Gillian Slovo — Death Comes Staccato

Women's Press Ltd,The 1987 Paperback, 197pp. Sumptuous West End apartments and exclusive nightclubs are an unlikely setting for streetwise Kate Baeier's next assignment. But when Kate is hired by the wealthy Mrs Weatherby to act as minder for her daughter Alicia, brilliant musician and spoiled brat, she begins to move in new and dangerous circles. Kate is detailed to shadow the enigmatic figure who haunt's Alicia's concerts, but the mystery deepens when a broken body is discovered at the foot of a staircase after the performance. Kate must tangle with double murder, police hoods and a new ardent admirer before the truth begins to come to light. Some tanning. (ISBN: 9780704340558). Good.