When Fran Varady is approached by Private Investigator Clarence Duke, she mistrusts him on instinct. But she can't ignore what he has to tell her. Her mother, Eva, who walked out on Fran when she was only seven years old, has hired Clarence to find her daughter. And for good reason. Eva is dying. So Fran is reunited with the mother she hasn't seen for fifteen years, and is soon to lose again. But the biggest bombshell of all is still to come...
Fran Varady, aspiring actress and private investigator, feared the worse when her friend Ganesh began updating his uncle's newsagent's shop. But even she couldn't guess at the trouble that would follow when a man bursts in and asks to use the toilet - and is later found stabbed to death.
A second crime novel featuring private investigator Fran Varady who is ridiculed by the police when she tells them about the kidnap of a girl witnessed by an alcoholic vagrant. Then, two days later, she is approached by a business associate of her father whose daughter has also been kidnapped.
Fran Varady, is insolvent, unemployed, nearly homeless, but resolute. Her dreams of being an actress seem a long way off, but the quietly resolute Fran is a survivor. Which her former housemate, Terry, found hanging from the ceiling rose of her room is not.
Healthy at 100: The Scientifically Proven Secrets of the World's Healthiest and Longest-Lived Peoples
Why do some people age in failing health and sadness, while others grow old with vitality and joy? In this revolutionary book, bestselling author John Robbins presents us with a bold new paradigm of aging, showing us how we can increase not only our lifespan but also our health span. Through the example of four very different cultures that have the distinction of producing some of the world’s healthiest, oldest people, Robbins reveals the secrets for living an extended and fulfilling life in which our later years become a period of wisdom, vitality, and happiness.