A policeman's wife dies in an unexplained fall from her flat. As journalist Cherry Magraw digs deeper, whistleblowing, corruption and her own past are exposed in this gripping crime thriller.The second Cherry Magraw novel picks up the story on from her near death clifftop chase in Between The Lies. Recurring themes of deceit and domestic abuse remain at the heart of Cherry's fearless reporting, this time leading her into the centre of the very organisation who should be policing the crime.
Louise Tickle is an award-winning journalist and broadcaster who specialises in reporting on domestic abuse, family courts and child protection. In 2022, her Tortoise Media investigation, Hidden Homicides, was nominated for the Orwell Prize for Exposing Britain’s Social Evils. She was previously shortlisted for her work on the BBC One film Behind Closed Doors and her Guardian reporting on domestic abuse. She lives up a winding hill in the Cotswolds, and heads west to the Pembrokeshire coast and its spectacular island wildlife with her partner and two sons whenever she can.