Almost a Crime

About this book

Tom and Octavia Fleming glitter among the chattering classes of London in the late 1990s. Tom a brilliant political strategist and Octavia an equally talented charity consultant appear to have it allgood looks money success and three pretty childreneverything but precious time together. When Octavia realizes that Tom is having an affair she plots her revenge against her husband. But nothing prepares Octavia for the identity of Toms mistress and her misdemeanors hardly compare to the revenge enacted by the other woman after Tom calls it off. Described by Dominick Dunne as a writer "with verve and heart immersing the reader in a world of engrossing and unforgettable glamour and passion " and praised by Barbara Taylor Bradford as "marvelously engrossing " Penny Vincenzi has been captivating European and American audiences ever since the publication of her Spoils of Time trilogy. Packed with twists and trysts Almost a Crime continues the tradition of the thrilling Vincenzi bestseller.