Nothing seems to be working out in Francessca's life: She's locked in a loveless marriage with a merchant banker, and her only relative, her brother, is injured severely and loses his memory when his aircraft crashes. On her way from the hospital after visiting him, she, too, is involved in an accident. The only good thing that comes of this unfortunate event is meeting Philip Lester, a Good Samaritan who rescues her. But just as things start looking up, the police find contraband diamonds in the brother's aircraft. Thus begins a trail involving both the police and the underworld that spreads to the continent and ends in murder at an elegant manor house in the quiet Thames Valley.Publisher's Web site: www.strategicpublishinggroup.com/title/Francessca.html Hugh Tetlow was born in Preston, Lancashire. He spent his early years in Cheshire, North Wales. He joined the RAF in 1942 and trained in Canada. After the war, he farmed in North Wales, rejoining the RAF in 1951. Hugh served as an air traffic controller and as an engineer. He speaks Russian, German and Welsh. Hugh has lived in a number of countries namely, England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Germany and the Middle East. He now lives in North Staffordshire where his interests include fishing, gardening, cooking, field sports, ornithology and entomology.