Apple Tree Yard Author:Louise Doughty There can't be a woman alive who hasn't once realised. in a moment of panic. that she's in the wrong place at the wrong time with the wrong man. For respected scientist Yvonne Carmichael, her split-second and totally uncharacteristic decision to engage in a harmless bit of flirtation with a charismatic stranger is one that will ultim... more »ately have fatal repercussions. Self-described as a bit of a middle-aged frump mired in a stolid and sexless marriage, Yvonne leaps at the chance for risky romance with a man who exudes an air of danger and mystery. Is he a spy for MI5 or a high-powered politician?« less
This book started out with a lot of potential and I was intrigued right away. But I felt the actual court case dragged and pulled the rest of the story down with it.