CASTING THE FIRST STONE
Book ID/图书代码： 11701213B64780
English Summary/英文概要： A year after her husband’s death, young widow and art collector Diana Porteous listlessly roams the beach near her home. Her friend and agent Saul takes action, introducing her to his stylish, anarchic sister, Sarah, to pep her up.
They plan that Di should rediscover her talents as a thief, as well as art expert, to recover stolen paintings - and begin with Steven, the neighbour’s son, who is amassing works of art in a strange building in London, including work stolen from his mother.
But if Di is interested in his illicit treasures, he is equally fascinated by hers - and in the secrets still held in that house by the sea...
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 在丈夫去世一年后，年轻的寡妇，一位艺术收藏爱好者戴安娜•伯提厄斯无精打采地在位于海滩边上的房子附近晃悠。她的朋友兼代理人索尔为了让她打起精神，把她时尚而整天胡闹的妹妹萨拉介绍给她。他们计划让迪马再度发现戴安娜曾为小偷和艺术鉴赏专家的天赋才能，并协同邻居的儿子斯蒂夫，一位在伦敦奇怪的建筑里积攒着许多艺术品，这当中还包括从他母亲处偷窃而来的，重新再去召回这些被盗名画。但如果迪马过于沉湎于他的那些非法财宝的话，他也会同样地觊觎戴安娜手里的艺术品 — 而这其中的秘密都沉睡在海滨的这所房子里… (Sandy)
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About the Author/作者介绍： 弗朗西斯•法斐徳（生于1948年11月18日），是一位英国律师兼犯罪小说作家。
在英国德比郡长大的弗朗西斯，在纽卡斯尔大学就读英语系之前，大部分时间都在修道院学院渡过。毕业后，她学修了刑法。最初弗朗西斯在伦敦警察厅工作，后来去了皇家检察署。弗朗西斯自称“在历经了那段长时间的刑法磨砺后，激励了作者动笔将这些故事付诸于页面之上。我本想写一些浪漫小说，但身边的发生的累累罪案让我一直无法适从。”法斐徳的犯罪小说还赢得了无数奖项，其中包括她在2008年发表的《石中血》所夺得的犯罪小说作家协会的邓肯•罗利匕首奖，以及她的另外一部《沉睡》也夺得的银匕首奖。除此之外，她在2006年发表的《房产之争》也获得了邓肯•罗利匕首奖提名。
弗朗西斯也一直撰写心理惊悚类小说，她的小说已经被译成十四种不同国家的语言，有些作品甚至被搬上了荧幕。法斐徳最为热捧的作品是，海伦•韦斯特系列小说，这部系列作品曾两度翻拍成电视屏幕，并大获成功。
Frances Fyfield has spent much of her professional life practising as a criminal lawyer, work which has informed her highly acclaimed crime novels. She has been the recipient of both the Gold and Silver Crime Writers’Association Daggers. She is also a regular broadcaster on Radio 4, most recently as the presenter of the series ’Tales from the Stave’. She lives in London and in Deal, overlooking the sea which is her passion.
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Sales in other countries/其他国家销售情况：Rights sold:UK: Little, Brown/Sphere (pub November 2013)
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