Winner of the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award 2016.
A hit-and-run in Bristol, a dead five year old and a CID police partnership with a spark between the partners. Good police procedural stuff. Then a first-person narrative girl, Jenna, goes into hiding in Wales and another first-person voice from her past tells a story too. There is so much left hanging, so much you assume and then find it not to be so that enables the mystery to ratchet up the tension.
What starts slowly and pretty formulaically suddenly turns and becomes truly compulsive. Great stuff. ~ Sarah Broadhurst
May 2015 Debut of the Month
Reviewed by Sarah Broadhurst Sarah Broadhurst spent her early working life in the book trade in both retail and wholesale until the arrival of children forced her to look for freelance work she could do from… More reviews by Sarah Broadhurst
'A terrific, compelling read with an astonishing twist that floored me. I loved it and did not want it to end.'
-Peter James
'A hugely assured and gripping debut and a twist that made me green with envy.'
-Mark Billingham
'With its authentic voices, switchback twists and delicate character studies, this is a rewarding read from a writer with a real understanding of what makes a gripping crime novel.'
-Sarah Hilary
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About Clare Mackintosh
Clare Mackintosh is the multi-award-winning author of five Sunday Times bestselling novels. Translated into forty languages, her books have sold more than two million copies worldwide, have been New York Times and international bestsellers and have spent a combined total of 64 weeks in the Sunday Times bestseller chart. Clare lives in North Wales with her husband and their three children.
For more information visit Clare's website www.claremackintosh.com or find her on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok @ClareMackWrites plus Twitter @ClareMackint0sh
