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Murderous intent, from Islington to York

LENA and Timea have known each other since they were children in a small village in Hungary.

In In Strangers' Houses by Elizabeth Mundy (Constable, £7.99), a desire to see more of the world has brought them to Islington where they work as cleaners in private homes.

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