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Kate Rokesmith's decision to go to the river changed the lives of many. Her murder shocked the nation. Her husband, never charged, moved abroad under a cloud of suspicion. Her son, just four years old, grew up in a loveless boarding school. And Detective Inspector Darnell, vowing to leave no stone unturned in the search for her killer, began to lose his only daughter. The young Stella Darnell grew to resent the dead Kate Rokesmith. Her dad had never vowed to leave no stone unturned for her. Now, 30 years later, Stella is dutifully sorting through her father's attic after his sudden death. The Rokesmith case papers are in a corner, gathering dust: the case was never solved. Stella knows she should destroy them. Instead, she opens the box, and starts to read.
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Lesley Thomson went to Holland Park Comprehensive and the Universities of Brighton and Sussex. Her first novel, A Kind of Vanishing, won the People's Book Prize in 2010. She is also the author of The Detective's Secret.
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'A cerebral thriller ... evokes chills from more than just the frigid winter nights ... Twists and surprises abound' Forward Reviews Magazine. 'This book has a clever mystery plot - but its excellence is in the characters, all credible and memorable, and in its setting in a real West London street, exactly described' Literary Review. 'This is a haunting novel about loss and reconciliation, driven by a simple but clever plot' The Sunday Times. 'Skilfully evokes the era and slow-moving childhood summers ... A study of memory and guilt with several twists' Guardian. 'Tense and gripping ... On the edge of my seat? No way - I was cowering under it' Shotsmag. 'A thoughtful, well-observed story ... It reminded me of Kate Atkinson' Scott Pack.
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- PublisherHead of Zeus
- Publication date2013
- ISBN 10 1908800259
- ISBN 13 9781908800251
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- Number of pages480
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