Loss and revenge run deep and strong in this powerful and emotional novel. After the loss of her husband and son to a terrorist’s bomb Danni wants revenge – but what happens when you meet the killer face to face? Fast-paced, emotionally pitch-perfect and with a heart-wrenching ending,
Kiss the Bullet is a thriller as gripping, intelligent and satisfying
as they come from the author of Ties That Bind.
Could you fall in love with the man who killed your family?It is eighteen years since Danni's husband and three-year-old son were killed by an IRA bomb in central Glasgow, and she still can't move on from the tragedy that has blighted her life. As a fresh wave of violence sweeps through Ireland, she decides she needs revenge. A journey into the dark heart of the Belfast underworld brings her face to face with the sinister Pearson and his enigmatic, one-time accomplice Johnny.
Could you fall in love with the man who killed your family?It is eighteen years since Danni's husband and three-year-old son were killed by an IRA bomb in central Glasgow, and she still can't move on from the tragedy that has blighted her life. As a fresh wave of violence sweeps through Ireland, she decides she needs revenge. A journey into the dark heart of the Belfast underworld brings her face to face with the sinister Pearson and his enigmatic, one-time accomplice Johnny.
As Danni struggles to hold onto her sense of purpose in a world where the idealist and the psychopath seem indistinguishable, she is drawn into a battle to save the life of Stella, a young prostitute. But who is Johnny and why is he helping her? Did he plant the bomb that killed her family?
And most disturbingly, what exactly are her feelings for him?Fast-paced, emotionally pitch-perfect and with a heart-wrenching ending, Kiss the Bullet is a page-turner as gripping, intelligent and satisfying as they come.
'I was driven to the ending . . . very good indeed’ Melvyn Bragg
‘A stunning debut which is reminiscent in style and characterisation to the work of the bestselling US writer Anne Tyler’ SCOTSMAN
‘Maeve Binchy and Rosamund Pilcher fans will find a great deal to enjoy in Deveney’s matching of landscape and mood as well as in her sensitive handling of a crucial moment in a woman’s life’ SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY
‘Moving and thought provoking’ EASY LIVING magazine, Top Ten Summer Reads
Author
About Catherine Deveney
Catherine Deveney was born and brought up in Glasgow and now lives in the Highlands of Scotland. She taught English and drama before becoming a journalist who specialised in feature writing and celebrity interviewing. A former Scottish Journalist of the Year, she has won many awards for her writing and has also hosted an interview series on Scottish television. Now a freelance writer and trainer, she has written extensively about abuse in the Catholic church over the years and was responsible for breaking the story of Cardinal Keith O'Brien in the Observer. She is married with two sons and one daughter.
Could you fall in love with the man who killed your family?It is eighteen years since Danni's husband and three-year-old son were killed by an IRA bomb in central Glasgow, and she still can't move on from the tragedy that has blighted her life. As a fresh wave of violence sweeps through Ireland, she decides she needs revenge.
Kiss the Bullet features in the following genres: Sagas, Family Drama, Thriller and Suspense, eBooks of the Month, Fiction, Romance / Relationship Stories, Recommendations
Paperback, Ebook. £4.99. Digital. Available Immediately. Country restrictions apply..
Kiss the Bullet was written by Catherine Deveney and published by Old Street Publishing
£4.99. Digital. Available Immediately. Country restrictions apply..
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