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Tom Bale (Author)
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Publication Date: 4 Feb 2010

On a cold January morning, a nightmare awaits in a small Sussex village. A deranged young man goes on the rampage, shooting everyone in his path before taking his own life. It is a senseless, tragic event, but sadly not an unfamiliar one.

At least, that's what everyone thinks.

Only Julia Trent - believed to be the sole survivor - knows that there was a second man involved. But after being shot and badly injured, her account of the massacre is ignored.

But she cannot let it rest there. Together with Craig Walker, the journalist son of one of the victims, Julia sets out to find the truth. As they peel back the layers of a dark and dangerous conspiracy, they discover the slaughter didn't begin on that bitter day in January. And worst of all, it won't end there...

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  • Paperback: 448 pages
  • Publisher: Preface Publishing (4 Feb 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1848090730
  • ISBN-13: 978-1848090736
  • Product Dimensions: 12.9 x 2.8 x 19.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 140,688 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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"Bale keeps us guessing as our heroes edge towards a shocking climax" (Guardian )

"This first time thriller cuts the mustard ... Very readable" (Daily Mail )

"A spellbinding thriller ... Quite simply the best book I've read this year" (Latest Magazine )

"Be prepared to sit up all night reading this one" (Book Club Forum )

"Here is a treat for crime fans. Brighton novelist Tom Bale has produced a gripping contemporary thriller despite setting it largely in a sleepy Sussex village. Pacy and well written ... the deft local references simply add to the horror of the tale" (Argus )

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Quite simply the best book I've read this year.Populist thriller - certainly. Amazing pageturner - definitely. Brilliant artifice and professional writing at its best -
without a shadow of doubt." --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Good, but more depth required. 5 Aug 2011
By Classy Lady
Format:Kindle Edition
The story line is fast passed in the early chapters, but also a little far fetched in places. A mass killing in a village, and the police seem unable or unwilling to investigate the crime fully.
The main characters Julia and Craig are left to lead us to the conclusion that everyone else is either a mass murderer or a bent copper.

Saying all that, this book still managed to hold my interest in the main, a couple of times the prose and descriptions were lengthy to the point of boring.

Good story-line, just needed a bit more depth..
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5.0 out of 5 stars Thrilling 30 Dec 2012
By N. Chapman
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I loved this book. It was a gripping read from start to finish I couldn't put it down. Would highly recommend.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Read 5 Jun 2010
By M. Dowden HALL OF FAME TOP 50 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
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Tom Bale bursts onto the crime scene with quite a good novel. If you are affected by the recent events in Cumbria I should warn you not to read this book. Our story starts when Julia Trent is going to clean out her dead parents' house in a sleepy Sussex village. First of all she thinks that she is seeing things when what looks like the postman laying next to his van. Julia soon finds however that she has driven into a massacre, with the killer still on the prowl. With the killer chasing her Julia tries to escape death but a the same time she sees that there is another person involved with the killings. When the emergency services finaly arrive on the scene the person who was chasing her is dead and the police ignore her warnings of a second killer, believing that it is just shock. Believing that the killer has finished his spree, and then taken his own life, the case looks rather open and shut.

But when Craig Walker, a freelance journalist comes across Julia and her report he seeks her out. Craig lost his father in the shootings and is pretty sure that Julia is telling the truth. Together they set out to pin together all that happened on the fateful morning of the killings, but could they be heading for danger themselves?

With a story full of secrets, and people wanting to buy the land around the village for re-development, lots of money is at stake and someone doesn't want to lose out. You will have to read this book to find out who is ultimately pulling whose strings, and who wins and loses.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
I love this book, it was thrilling and exciting and i was gripped from the beginning to the end. Highly recommended.
Published 1 month ago by RC Trading
4.0 out of 5 stars A good little filler ...
Hit's the ground running from the first page which is a great way to start a book & i don't know why more author's don't do it ... Read more
Published 1 month ago by JoParky56
4.0 out of 5 stars Good Read
This is my first book by Tom Bale. Very good read so will be looking for more of his titles and looking forward to the next one one published.
Published 1 month ago by Lorna Doone
1.0 out of 5 stars Good story telling, keeps your interest till the end.
Easy reading with a good plot, right up my street. Tom Bale is an author I will continue to read.
Published 2 months ago by David Holmes
2.0 out of 5 stars Frustrated by the layout
Now, I'm aware this is possibly unfair to the author, but I read the ebook version of this and was increasingly frustrated by the layout. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Nikky
5.0 out of 5 stars compulsive reading
First book of this author that I had read, but I couldn't put it down and read it in two days. Serious page turner, gutted when I got to the end! Definitely recommend.
Published 4 months ago by Moomah
5.0 out of 5 stars Fast Moving & Intriguing.....
This book holds your interest from the first page to the last. It is a fast moving story, and very intriguing, with numerous twists and turns - certainly edge of the seat material... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Franmarie18
4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable read
Well written and enjoyable read. Slightly far fetched story but easy to imagine with good description. Slightly predictable ending but this did not spoil my experience. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Lucie
2.0 out of 5 stars Is the title a plot description?
The premise was intriguing and then we got into the meat of the book and it became tiresome. The characters were all stereotypes, engendering very little sympathy from the reader... Read more
Published on 2 Jun 2010 by Marmaduke Gentle
2.0 out of 5 stars Basic descriptive novel that won't tax your brain
I started this novel with high hopes as the plot description on the back cover was original. However, boredom crept in after just a couple of chapters. Read more
Published on 2 April 2010 by Graham Brown
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