Review
'A scary. Superbly crafted thriller from the mistress of unease.' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH 'Places Margaret Yorke in the company of P.D James and Ruth Rendell.' OPTIONS 'A book that sees Margaret Yorke vying for Patricia Highsmith's Laurels'.' PUBLISHING NEWS 'Nobody does it better than Margaret Yorke.' DAILY TELEGRAPH 'Yorke's territory lies behing the net of curtains of respectable suburbia... no crime writer compares in extracting unease, fear and evil from such placid surfaces.' THE TIMES
Product Description
Although the sentence her served was for rape and assault, William Adams is a cold-hearted killer. Now he's free- free to change his name and start a new life. At a rural guest house, his dream becomes a nightmare- for him and others- when he meets someone from his past. Someone who also hides under a false name. But from a small deceit, great crimes can grow...