Nobody's Fault — Nancy Holmes

On a brisk April night in 1974, Lord Charles Warrington sneaks back into his fashionable London townhouse to murder his estranged wife, the Countess Amanda. Instead he bludgeons to death a young nanny by mistake, then brutally beats his wife, only to end up making love to her one last time before he flees the scene. But Amanda's ordeal isn't over. It has only begun. Now she has a terrifying choice: Either let Charles get away with impunity, or fight back against his patrician social circle as it closes ranks to protect one of its own--even if he has committed murder.

A chillingly suspenseful, richly told story that opens the doors of both Britain's most elegant houses and its most private bedrooms, this eloquent, moving novel has at its center an extraordinary murderer--and an unforgettable woman.