Frances Fyfield: Staring at the Light (UK 2019)

From the Publisher:
Someone has stolen the only person John Smith has ever loved - his twin brother Cannon. Johnny will stop at nothing to get him back but Cannon doesn't feel the same way any more. He's married now, and he loves his wife. In a desperate effort to avoid Johnny's destructive brotherly affections, Cannon enlists the aid of Sarah Fortune, a lawyer who has turned helping the needy and eccentric into something of an art form.

Sarah hides Cannon's wife for him, but she cannot quite trust Cannon's judgement. Is Johnny really intent on inflicting unendurable pain on the woman who has hi-jacked his brother's affections? Sarah doesn't really believe in evil, and it is that lack of faith which makes her shockingly vulnerable...

Frances Fyfield: Staring at the Light. Sphere, ISBN: 9780751573701 (February, 2019), 406 p., £7.99.

Frances Fyfield: Staring at the Light (USA 2014)

From the Publisher:
Someone has stolen the only person John Smith ever loved -- his twin brother, Cannon. Johnny will stop at nothing to get him back, but Cannon doesn't feel the same way anymore. He's married now, and he loves his wife. In a desperate effort to avoid Johnny's destructive brotherly affections, Cannon enlists the aid of Sarah Fortune, a lawyer who has turned helping the needy and eccentric into something of an art form. Sarah hides Cannon's wife for him, but she cannot quite trust Cannon's judgment. Is Johnny truly intent on inflicting unendurable pain on the woman who has hijacked his brother's affections? Sarah doesn't really believe in evil, and it is this lack of faith that makes her shockingly vulnerable...

Fans of Ruth Rendell and Julia Spencer-Fleming will love this atmospheric psychological thriller.

Frances Fyfield: Staring at the Light. A Sarah Fortune Mystery. Witness Impulse / HarperCollins, ISBN: 9780062301468 (April, 2014), eBook, 433 KB (ca. 416 p.), $2.99.

Frances Fyfield: Staring at the Light (UK 2004)

From the Publisher:
Johnnyboy Smith wants to punish his brother Cannon. An ungovernable psychopath with an appalling and violent past, he's extremely good at punishing people. But he never hurts women -- he can't bear to touch them. Which is why someone else will have to kill Julie, his brother's wife. The woman who stole Cannon from him, the woman who took his love away. Her death will be Cannon's punishment.

But lawyer Sarah Fortune -- a feisty combination of eccentricity, sex appeal and the moral high ground -- is one step ahead of Johnnyboy. She has hidden Julie. And she has helped transform Cannon. But in a twilight world of half-hidden secrets and blurred identities, has Cannon really thrown off his own criminal past?

Frances Fyfield: Staring at the Light. A Sarah Fortune Novel. Time Warner Paperbacks, ISBN: 0751534374 (September, 2004), 406 p., £6.99.

Frances Fyfield: Staring at the Light (UK 2000)

From the Publisher:
Someone has stolen the only person John Smith has ever loved - twin brother Cannon. Johnny will stop at nothing to get him back but Cannon doesn't feel the same way any more. He's married now and loves his wife.

In a desperate effort to avoid Johnny's destructive brotherly affections, Cannon enlists the aid of Sarah Fortune, a lawyer who has turned helping the needy and eccentric into something of an art form. Sarah hides Cannon's wife for him but she cannot quite trust Cannon's judgement. Is Johnny really intent on inflicting unendurable pain on the woman who has hijacked his brother's affections? Sarah doesn't really believe in evil and that could make her very vulnerable.

Widely acclaimed as Frances Fyfield's most mesmerizing and suspenseful novel to date, Staring at the Light will keep you on the very edge of your seat.

Frances Fyfield: Staring at the Light. Corgi Books, ISBN: 0552145262 (March, 2000), 397 p., £6.99.

Frances Fyfield: Staring at the Light (USA 2001)

From the Publisher:
London lawyer Sarah Fortune masks a numbed heart with a string of lame-dog clients and a retinue of eccentric lovers. Now she finds herself protecting Cannon Smith, a man whose worst enemy turns out to be his own beloved twin brother, Johnny. Long ago the brothers were inseparable, but now they've taken different paths, and Johnny doesn't like that... not one bit. To exact revenge, he uses his talents for inflicting the worst kind of pain. He's a man who fears nothing -- except the dentist's chair.

Not since Marathon Man has that chair been such a horrific centerpiece. In Staring at the Light, Fyfield has created a tour de force that takes her far beyond the trappings of the traditional mystery novel into the realm of high art.

Frances Fyfield: Staring at the Light. Penguin Books, ISBN: 0140298452 (January, 2001), 307 p., $5.99.

Frances Fyfield: Staring at the Light (USA 2000)

From the Publisher:
When it comes to subtle but electrifying psychological suspense, Frances Frfield is hard to match. Her portrayal of strong yet vulnerable women, her social probing, and her superb characterizations make Frances Fyfield one of the most exceptional crime writers writing today.

A maverick London lawyer with an irresistible smile and a body to match, Sarah Fortune masks a numbed heart with a string of lame-dog clients and a retinue of eccentric lovers. Now she finds herself protecting Cannon Smith, a man whose worst enemy turns out to be his own beloved twin brother, Johnny. Long ago the brothers were inseparable, but now they've taken different paths - and Johnny doesn't like that... not one bit.

It's hard for Sarah to believe that a man could hate his, brother so, but Johnnyboy is truly evil. Inflicting the worst kind of pain is his deepest pleasure and there is nothing he fears -- except the dentist's chair.

Not since Marathon Man has that chair been such a horrific centerpiece. In Staring at the Light Fyfield has created a tour de force that takes her far beyond the trappings of the traditional mystery novel into the realm of high art.

Frances Fyfield: Staring at the Light. A Novel of Suspense. Viking, ISBN: 0670887307 (January, 2000), 275 p., $23.95.

Frances Fyfield: Staring at the Light (UK 1999)

From the Publisher:
Why should a man want to destroy his brother's wife?
For John Smith, a man with a corrupted conscience, the motive is simple. Someone has stolen the only person he has ever loved or was ever capable of loving: his twin brother, Cannon. Without him, life has no meaning and Johnny will stop at nothing to be his brother's keeper. But Cannon does not want his brother any more. He's married now and his wite both loves and needs him. He and Johnny may once have been disfigured orphans in a storm, but he's changed that too, with the help of a good dentist. Johnny is afraid of the dentist.

Cannon, sometime bombmaker and gifted artist, goes into hiding rather than risk Johnny's destructive brotherly love. Sarah Fortune, an unusual lawyer who has made helping the needy and eccentric into her own kind of art form, shields Cannon and, more importantly, his wife, the real target, the one who deserves the worst kind of pain Johnny can inflict. But is Cannon really telling the truth about Johnny? Sarah cannot quite believe anyone is incapable of redemption. Failure to believe in evil could make her vulnerable.

Frances Fyfield: Staring at the Light. A Novel of Suspense. Bantam, ISBN: 0593041054 (February, 1999), 271 p., £15.99.