Coming out in Wednesday May 21st 2008 (to be launched at Eccleshall
library)
Dr Daniel Gregory, a GP in the small, picturesque market town of Eccleshall, is becoming concerned by the frequency of visits by Vanda Struel and her two-year-old daughter Anna-Louise. At first he believed they were merely a symptom of a vulnerable young woman, over-protective of her child. But as the number of consultations escalates and the complaints become increasingly bizarre, Daniel worries that there could be something more sinister driving Vanda to the doctor’s surgery day after day…
Distressing developments lead to Daniel’s integrity being called into question, both as a clinician and as a man. His duty as a doctor collides with his conscience and the distinction between them becomes evermore blurred. His personal life is also far from straightforward; his wife is reluctant to allow him visiting rights to his daughter, a member of his staff has a crush on him, and his overly possessive mother is on her way to sort out the mess…
With his professional reputation under threat – and even, ultimately, his life – Daniel quickly learns that nothing is as it seems: fine reputations can crumble; illness is not necessarily illness; love, not always love; and children, not necessarily innocent. But just how much is the terrible turn of events going to cost him?
A captivating and thrilling read from start to finish, The Watchful Eye is the latest mystery from the gifted pen of Priscilla Masters.
PROLOGUE
The child lay in her cot, eyes frozen, as the door opened quietly.
She watched the shadow darken her view as the door was closed equally quietly.
She moved her head to follow the shape as it approached her, hardly breathing
as the shadow loomed over her cot, stretching a hand out. She whimpered
but was still.
Only her tongue flicked around her mouth as the hand descended
slowly to cover her face.
She was helpless and dumb.
Only her eyes could move – that and her tongue, flicking
uselessly, doing little more than reddening her mouth. It was an impotent
thing.
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