Fell Purpose

Zellah Wilding - a straight-A student from a strict churchgoing family - lies dead on Wormwood Scrubs. What was this good girl doing out there, dressed to kill, when she was supposed to be at a sleepover with schoolfriends? Who took her to the Bank Holiday fair? And who followed her afterwards? A secret boyfriend from a run-down estate, a recently-released serial rapist... or could the answer lie closer to home?
It seems the more Bill Slider investigates, the less he understands this very secret girl...
"Readers will find themselves gripped from the first page to the last by the complex characters, keep-'em-guessing plot, surprising twists, and - most of all - by the multifaceted Slider." - Booklist on Fell Purpose
"A sly wit that leavens this richly detailed mystery is a bonus" - Publishers Weekly on Blood Never Dies
"Only a die-hard misanthrope would disdain a chance to spend time with Slider" - Kirkus Starred Review for Body Line

Cynthia Harrod-Eagles was born in Shepherd’s Bush in London. She was educated at Burlington School, a girls’ charity school founded in 1699, and at the University of Edinburgh and University College London, where she studied English, history and philosophy. She wrote her first novel while at university and in 1972 won the Young Writers’ Award with The Waiting Game.
Afterwards she had a variety of jobs in the commercial world, while writing during the evenings and weekends. The birth of the Morland Dynasty series enabled her to become a full-time writer in 1979. The series was originally intended to comprise twelve volumes, but it has proved so popular that it has now been extended to thirty-four.
Fell Purpose