Ruth Dugdall

Sam is 17, starving herself and longing for oblivion....

On a chilly morning in rural Suffolk, Cassandra Hawke is woken by a gunshot. Her mother is clinging on to her life, the weapon still lying nearby. Everyone thinks it’s attempted suicide—but none of it makes any sense to Cass. She’s certain there’s more to it than meets the eye.

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‘Ruth Dugdall’s novels are intelligent and gripping, with a sophisticated psychological sensibility. She is a huge talent’ Sophie Hannah She vanished without a trace. But someone knows exactly where she is. Bronte Lowe — single mother and the key witness to a local hit-and-run —...

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