title: The Coniston Case (The Lake District Mysteries)
author:  Rebecca Tope 
description: 'Intrigue and family disputes, hidden secrets and suspicion...a pleasant read, from an author with a string of crime novels to her name.'
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  ## Contents
  
  
  [About the Book](about_book.xhtml)
  
  
  [About the Author](about_author.xhtml)
  
  
  [Also by Candice Fox](also_by.xhtml)
  
  
  [Title Page](title_page.xhtml)
  
  
  [Dedication](dedication.xhtml)
  
  
  [Prologue](prologue.xhtml)
  
  
  [Crimson Lake](chapter001.xhtml)
  
  
  [Epilogue](epilogue.xhtml)
  
  
  [Read on for an extract from _Hades_](appendix002.xhtml)
  
  
  [Acknowledgements](acknowledgements.xhtml)
  
  
  [Copyright](copyright.xhtml)
  
  
  ## About the Book
  
  
  **12.46:** 13-year-old Claire Bingley stands alone
  
  
  at a bus stop.
  
  
  **12.47:** Ted Conkaffey parks his car beside
  
  
  her.
  
  
  **12.52:** The girl is missing …
  
  
  Six minutes is all it takes to ruin Detective Ted Conkaffey’s life.
  
  
  Accused but not convicted of Claire’s abduction, he’s now living in the croc-
  infested wetlands of Crimson Lake.
  
  
  Where a high-profile local man has just gone missing …
  
  
  ## About the Author
  
  
  Candice is the middle child of a large, eccentric family from Sydney’s western
  suburbs. The daughter of a parole 