The Nature of the Beast

Synopsis of The Nature of the Beast

«The Nature of the Beast» is the suspense novel by Frances Fyfield, published by Time Warner Paperbacks in paperback (376 pages, in English).

Douglas Petty, a man of hedonistic tastes whom the inheritance of a dog shelter and his marriage to Amy have calmed, sues a tabloid for defamation. His wife, a key witness, suffers a serious railway accident from which she disappears without a trace. The investigation reveals that perhaps she was not fleeing the present, but the lies she has carried since childhood, in a suspense plot about identity and family secrets.

Crime novel by British author Frances Fyfield, originally published in 2002. The cover includes a comment by Ian Rankin.

For readers of psychological thrillers and suspense novels focused on guilt, secrets of the past, and the reconstruction of an identity.