A Song for Athena

by Linda Sole

Julia is bored with her lifestyle as a secretary in London; the only excitement is meeting attractive Nick Ryan. When she gets a phone call from the older sister she barely knows, and an invitation to go to Spain for a while, she agrees wholeheartedly. Julia had always been in awe of Athena with her lavish lifestyle, extravagant, wealthy friends and wild parties. However, during her stay in Spain, Julia realizes that Athena's life doesn't seem to be quite as carefree as she had always assumed, and loud arguments indicate that something is wrong. Back in London and embarking on a relationship with Nick, Julia hears that Athena's villa has been ransacked and her sister killed. In shock, she returns to Spain to sort out the funeral arrangements and discovers amongst her things a key to a safety deposit box, in which are four envelopes, each marked with a name and each containing criminal evidence. Slowly Julia uncovers the truth surrounding Athena's lifestyle, and it proves to be a dangerous world full of dark secrets, blackmail and death.

224 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

LINDA SOLE also writes under the names of Anne Herries, Emma Quincey, Lynn Granville and one as Juliana Linden.

Linda was born in Swindon. Her family moved to Ely in Cambridgeshire when she was nine, and Linda attended the local school but left at fifteen to work as a hairdresser in her father's business. She was married at eighteen and ran her own hairdressing business for some years before moving to Cambridge, although Linda has now moved to somewhere a bit quieter in Cambridgeshire. She started writing in 1976, combining this with helping her husband to run his antique shop.

Writing as Anne Herries, Linda won the 2004 RNA Romance Award and the Betty Neels Trophy. She lives in Cambridgeshire. After many happy years of taking their holidays in Spain she and her husband, now have a second home in Norfolk. Being only a short drive, they can visit for a few days at a time, which suits their busy lifestyle these days. They are only just across the road from the sea, and can see it from their windows. At home and at the sea they enjoy watching the wildlife and have many visitors to their gardens, particularly squirrels. Anne loves watching their antics and spoils both them and her birds shamelessly. She also loves to see the flocks of geese and other birds flying in over the sea during the autumn, to winter in the milder climes of this country. Anne loves to write about the beauty of nature and sometimes puts a little into her books, though they are mostly about love and romance. She writes for her own enjoyment and to give pleasure to her readers.