A Coat of Varnish Recent or describing the female aid

or describing the female aid worker who inspired the main character in his The Constant Gardener

Bruno's pursuit of this rare knowledge brings him to London

you have been found guilty by this court of perpetrating a violent and unprovoked attack on an innocent family including a charge of attempted murder

A dazzling and lyrical debut crime novel

Conservative and famously controversial

A Coat of Varnish Recent or describing the female aidHumphrey Leigh, retired resident of Belgravia, pays a social visit to an old friend, Lady Ashbrook, who is waiting for medical test results. When Lady Ashbrook gets the all clear, she enjoys her new lease of life for ten days. When she is then found brutally murdered, the entire upper middle class neighbourhood is thrown into disarray.