<b>A beguiling author who interweaves past and present</b>

The Times

<b>A beguiling author who interweaves past and present</b>

The Times

<b>Haunting</b>

Independent

<b>I loved this novel . . . Clever plotting hides a </b><b>powerful story of loss, malice and deception</b>

- Ann Cleeves,

<b>The chilling plot will keep you spooked and thrilled to the end</b>

Closer

<b>A traditional detective story with an intriguing historical twist . . . Ellis is a fine storyteller, weaving the past and present in a way that makes you want to read on</b>

Peterborough Evening Telegraph

<b>Star author. Unputdownable</b>

Bookseller

<b>I absolutely loved this book . . . A perfectly paced crime novel that</b> <b>beautifully evokes both time and place</b>. <b>Kate Ellis</b> <b>keeps you guessing all the way through to the final unexpected twist</b>

- L. C. Tyler,

<b>A splendidly macabre thriller</b> <b>with a very dark heart and a hugely effective twist at the end</b>

- Andrew Taylor,

<b>Fascinating, with a characteristically clever twist</b>

- Martin Edwards,

<b>Imagine a plot as devious as anything Agatha Christie devised, locate it in a Derbyshire village in 1919 and with writing as close to the pulse as Vera Brittain's <i>Testament of Youth </i>and you will have some idea of the extraordinary power of Kate Ellis's new novel</b>

- Peter Lovesey,