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Fatherless
boys-some
of
whom
yield
to
bad
company,
others
to
good
influence-give
British
writer
Yorke's
latest
a
strong
emotional
dimension.
Self-reliant
Mark
lives
with
his
unmarried
mother;
angry,
thieving
Steve
with
his
widowed
stepmother.
Together
they
while
away
afternoons
with
aged
invalid
Tom
Morton
at
his
home,
The
Willows.
Up
the
road
at
Merrifields
lives
Richard
Gardner,
a
generous
man
of
great
patience,
with
his
abusive,
manic-depressive
wife,
Verity,
and
her
sons,
vulnerable
Terry
and
tough,
rude
Justin.
As
village
incidents
of
vandalism,
arson
and
burglary
escalate,
each
of
the
boys
falls
under
suspicion.
When
Tom
dies,
homely
retired
spinster
Marigold
Darwin
buys
his
house.
Here
Yorke's
trademark
suspense
kicks
in:
Alan,
the
man
Tom
raised
as
a
son,
has
completed
a
prison
sentence
for
his
wife's
murder
and
finds
he
is
disinherited.
Determined
to
dig
up
his
murder
weapon
under
the
shed
at
The
Willows
so
he
can
start
a
new
life
in
crime,
Alan
nurses
his
rage,
and
it's
only
a
matter
of
time
before
he
claims
a
new
victim.
Yorke
works
a
subtle
psychological
study
of
bad
behavior,
yet
leaves
the
reader
free
to
root
for
the
triumphs
of
those
who
choose
to
act
decently.
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Title
:
Serious
Intent
Author
:
Margaret
Yorke ISBN
:
0-316-91280-8
Category
:
Fiction
Subject
:
Mystery
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Publication
Year
:
1995
Publisher
:
Little,
Brown
&
Company Copyright
:
Margaret
Yorke
1995
Pages
:
280 Binding
:
Hardcover Condition
:
Good
-
Ex-library,
Dustjacket
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Product
Dimensions
Height
(mm)
:
190 Width
(mm)
:
135 Thickness
(mm)
:
25 Weight
(grams)
:
423
Product
Code
:
813-YOR-9321
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