The Scent of Fear
Worth buying if: You enjoy Margaret Yorke’s moral-focused psychological thrillers.
Skip it if: You want fast-paced police procedural plots with multiple POV detectives.
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Summary
On 256 pages, Yorke follows a protagonist haunted by a mysterious stalker and a secret that won't stay buried; domestic settings, forensic detail, and moral ambiguity drive the suspense toward a stark climax.
Why this book now
Readers seeking classic early-2000s noir and Margaret Yorke’s steady atmospheric plotting will find The Scent of Fear a cleanly produced ISIS Publishing Ltd edition worth rediscove.
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- You enjoy Margaret Yorke’s moral-focused psychological thrillers.
- You prefer domestic suspense centered on a single woman’s past.
- You want fast-paced police procedural plots with multiple POV detectives.
- You expect high-tech forensic detail or graphic violence.
- You only want something with very current references and examples.
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Exact edition: Edition shown · ISBN-13 9780753162668
Worth buying if: You enjoy Margaret Yorke’s moral-focused psychological thrillers.
Skip it if: You want fast-paced police procedural plots with multiple POV detectives.
Check Amazon for the current price and availability of this exact edition.
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Reading commitment
Light Short sit-downs
At about 256 pages, the novel is a medium-length, character-driven read suitable for a weekend or several focused evenings.
What stands out here
This ISIS Publishing Ltd 2001 paperback preserves Yorke’s measured prose and the book’s original domestic noir tone rather than a modernized rewrite.
Best way to approach it
Approach The Scent of Fear as a slow-burn character study: read attentively to catch subtle clues in dialogue and domestic detail that reveal the novel’s moral center.
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Exact edition: ISBN-13 9780753162668
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