Bad Neighbours

Ruth Dawson?finds her perfect living space in an art deco building in Potts Point, The Lumen. The apartment boasts parquetry floor, a wall of books, the Harbour Bridge visible from her sofa and a twenty-minute walk to her office in the city. It's perfect until Ben, the homeless guy, dies under the corrugated iron lean-to in the garden where he lived.? The residents of The Lumen do little to hide their relief. They?can cease their half-hearted attempts to find an acceptable solution to what they called 'the Ben problem', and return to more important issues: whether Lucas in the basement flat can keep his dog Mavis; how it is that Lucas can afford to live there; and how it is that the banker who owns the whole of the top floor spent the owner's corporation funds to restore the glass-domed roof, but took for himself the light from the sun and the stars. They're not happy when Ruth Dawson brings Detective Sharon Messer in. Ben was poisoned. Methanol. And one of the residents?was involved. Praise for Joanna Jenkins: 'A very impressive novel.' Canberra Weekly 'A satisfying and twisting thriller.' Books + Publishing 'A fabulous page turner ... ' Sydney Arts Guide 'Eminently readable ' The Justinian

Ideal for readers interested in crime & mystery.