When I Was Ten is the stay-up-all-night thriller by acclaimed crime author Fiona Cummins.
'Grips like a vice' - Val McDermid, author of the Karen Pirie series
'Absorbing, tense and beautifully paced' - Daily Mail
Twenty-one years ago, Dr Richard Carter and his wife Pamela were killed in what has become the most infamous double murder of the modern age.
Their ten year-old daughter - nicknamed the Angel of Death - spent eight years in a children's secure unit and is living quietly under an assumed name with a family of her own.
Now, on the anniversary of the trial, a documentary team has tracked down her older sister, compelling her to break two decades of silence.
Her explosive interview sparks national headlines and journalist Brinley Booth, a childhood friend of the Carter sisters, is tasked with covering the news story.
For the first time, the three women are forced to confront what really happened that night - with devastating consequences for them all.
'I finished it with my heart in my mouth. Highly recommended' - Louise Candlish, author of Our House
'Dark, creepy and ultimately compassionate' - JP Delaney, author of The Girl Before
'Utterly compelling; a true just-one-more-chapter thriller' - Clare Mackintosh, author of The Last Party
| ISBN: | 9781035063499 |
| Publication date: | 24th April 2025 |
| Author: | Fiona Cummins |
| Publisher: | Pan Books an imprint of Pan Macmillan |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 368 pages |
| Genres: |
Psychological thriller Crime and mystery: women sleuths Narrative theme: Social issues Family Drama |
When I Was Ten is the stay-up-all-night thriller by acclaimed crime author Fiona Cummins.'Grips like a vice' - Val McDermid, author of the Karen Pirie series'Absorbing, tense and beautifully paced' - Daily MailTwenty-one years ago, Dr Richard Carter and his wife Pamela were killed in what has become the most infamous double murder of the modern age.Their ten year-old daughter - nicknamed the Angel of Death - spent eight years in a children's secure unit and is living quietly under an assumed name with a family of her own.Now, on the anniversary of the trial, a documentary team has tracked down her older sister, compelling her to break two decades of silence.Her explosive interview sparks national headlines and journalist Brinley Booth, a childhood friend of the Carter sisters, is tasked with covering the news story.For the first time, the three women are forced to confront what really happened that night - with devastating consequences for them all.'I finished it with my heart in my mouth. Highly recommended' - Louise Candlish, author of Our House'Dark, creepy and ultimately compassionate' - JP Delaney, author of The Girl Before'Utterly compelling; a true just-one-more-chapter thriller' - Clare Mackintosh, author of The Last Party
When I Was Ten features in the following genres: Psychological thriller, Crime and mystery: women sleuths, Narrative theme: Social issues, Family Drama
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When I Was Ten was written by Fiona Cummins and published by Pan Books an imprint of Pan Macmillan
When I Was Ten has 368 pages
£8.99, reduced from £9.99. In Stock.