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In a dark house

by Deborah Crombie

Scotland Yard detectives Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James investigate linked cases of a body found in a burned warehouse beside a women's shelter for victims of spousal abuse and the mysterious disappearance of a beautiful, young, emotionally fragile hospital administrator. Meanwhile, nine-year-old Harriet, a victim of parental abduction waits in an old, dark, rambling house, not knowing whether she will ever see her feuding parents again.

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?