Dupe - Anna Lee, Bk 1 Author:Liza Cody Anna Lee is the private investigator called in to placate the parents of Dierdre Jackson. They will not believe the verdict of the police in the death of their daughter. Dierdre could not have died as the result of an accident on an icy road. She had driven race cars; the stretch of road was too easy. In search of simple corroborating evidence, ... more »Anna finds motives and murder as she probes the unsavory world of the London film industry where Dierdre sought glamour and found duplicity ... and death.
Winner of the annual John Creasey Award as Britain's Best First Mystery Novel.« less
This mystery won an award as Britains Best First Mystery Novel. Anna, the main character, is not the wild, independent type, just quietly stubborn and very likeable. Very readable.