Simisola (v.o.)Hutchinson, 1994 - 323 pages In an English town, Inspector Wexford investigates attacks on black women which lead to murder. A study of the slave-like condition of foreign domestics in Britain, who are not given the status of immigrants so they can be deported if they agitate for more money. |
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Page 54
... sure ? ' ' Well , I'm sure I never left it unlocked . ' ' Strange , isn't it ? ' said Burden , after they left her . ' Women in ground floor flats are supposed to be sleepless with dread about intruders . They have alarms , they have ...
... sure ? ' ' Well , I'm sure I never left it unlocked . ' ' Strange , isn't it ? ' said Burden , after they left her . ' Women in ground floor flats are supposed to be sleepless with dread about intruders . They have alarms , they have ...
Page 71
... sure there wasn't . ' The doctor sat down and fixed Wexford with his eyes . He had a rather disconcerting way of ... sure she had never had any boyfriend but Euan . Apart , that is , from - I'm not quite sure how to say this ... ' ' Say ...
... sure there wasn't . ' The doctor sat down and fixed Wexford with his eyes . He had a rather disconcerting way of ... sure she had never had any boyfriend but Euan . Apart , that is , from - I'm not quite sure how to say this ... ' ' Say ...
Page 122
... sure that somehow they would miss Zack Nelson , that he was a genius at slip - giving . Kimberley had no phone , even if it was possible to phone people waiting to sign on . Burden didn't know whether it was or not and he was sure Vine ...
... sure that somehow they would miss Zack Nelson , that he was a genius at slip - giving . Kimberley had no phone , even if it was possible to phone people waiting to sign on . Burden didn't know whether it was or not and he was sure Vine ...
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