title: Lies that Bind: A Cotswold murder mystery (An Alex Duggins Mystery)
author:  Stella Cameron 
description: <b><i>"Cozy fans who are fond of dogs and cats, and who believe that a nice cup of tea can solve almost any emotional trauma, will be rewarded."</b></i> (<i>Publishers Weekly</i>)<br /><br />"Cameron gets it just right, with a good feel for English village life, plenty of suspense, and a heroine who is both savvy and fearless" (<i>Booklist</i>)
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  Synopsis ¦ KISSCUT
  
  
  
  
  
  Saturday night dates at the skating rink have been a tradition in the small
  southern town of Heartsdale for as long as anyone can remember, but when a
  teenage quarrel explodes into a deadly shoot-out, Sara Linton—the town’s
  pediatrician and medical examiner—finds herself entangled in a terrible
  tragedy.  
  
  
    
  
  
  What seemed at first to be a horrific but individual catastrophe proves to
  have wider implications. The autopsy reveals evidence of long-term abuse, of
  ritualistic self -mutilation, but when Sara and police chief Jeffrey Tolliver
  start to investigate, they are frustrated at every turn.  
  
  
    
  
  
  The children surrounding the victim close ranks. The families turn their
  backs. Then a young girl is abducted, and it becomes clear that the first
  death is linked to an even more brutal crime, one far more shocking than
  anyone could have imagined. Meanwhile, detective Lena Adams, still recovering
  from her sister’s death and her own bruta