The Under Ground (Strong Women Book 4)

Jinny knew something was wrong. She didn't know how wrong...Living in central London, Jinny Munro is a divorcee who shares her home with her partner, Ellis Brunel. She tolerates her demanding, grown-up children and loves her job. When Jinny's estranged mother, Sally Walton, is murdered, Jinny is forced to examine her relationship with this philandering, neurotic woman.As Jinny investigates her mother's tangled love life, she is horrified to discover she was having affair with Jinny's criminal ex-husband and has now married a much younger man. After attending her mother's funeral, Jinny is convinced that Sally's new husband is somehow implicated in the murder but the police are following another line of enquiry.Jinny's job as an advertising executive brings her a new project. A series of meetings with the project director, Lynus Brown, clarify her strength and determination to find her mother's killer. Jinny feels that Lynus is the only person who really understands her torment as she becomes more introverted following her mother's death.Jinny is determined to succeed and soon starts to realise that the lives of those around her are more complex than she thought. She uses her morning journeys on the London Undergound to focus her mind and negotiate the maze of emotions. But the situation becomes critical when someone tries to kill her.Finally she emerges and, with Ellis' help she escapes the dangerous situation she finds herself in - both mentally and physically. Jinny realises that the coping strategies and strength she has found extend much further than her everyday life and that we don't always see everything around us.