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 64
... walked up the stairs ahead of him , sure - footed on the treads , her hand touching the banister more from convention than for support . Percy Hammond was in a chair by the window , staring into an empty street . The face that was ...
... walked up the stairs ahead of him , sure - footed on the treads , her hand touching the banister more from convention than for support . Percy Hammond was in a chair by the window , staring into an empty street . The face that was ...
Page 127
... walked in ? ' A cunning look came into Zack's face , making it slightly lopsided . There was something sinister about him , something called evil . His eyes narrowed . ' Couldn't believe me eyes , ' he said , his tone becoming ...
... walked in ? ' A cunning look came into Zack's face , making it slightly lopsided . There was something sinister about him , something called evil . His eyes narrowed . ' Couldn't believe me eyes , ' he said , his tone becoming ...
Page 135
... walked back to the Benefit Office together and Burden followed him in . He was talking to the security officer , asking if he could remember any specific threats being made to Annette , when a shrill scream from Wendy Stowlap's counter ...
... walked back to the Benefit Office together and Burden followed him in . He was talking to the security officer , asking if he could remember any specific threats being made to Annette , when a shrill scream from Wendy Stowlap's counter ...
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