Halfway House

Name: Halfway House
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SKU: 9781922863935
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Meet the roommates from hell

By Helen FitzGerald

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Meet the roommates from hell On her first shift at a halfway house for violent offenders in Edinburgh - the only job she could get - rebounding Australian expat Lou is taken hostage. For nine long hours, the only people who can help her are the... Read More

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Meet the roommates from hell

On her first shift at a halfway house for violent offenders in Edinburgh - the only job she could get - rebounding Australian expat Lou is taken hostage. For nine long hours, the only people who can help her are the residents. But who can Lou trust? The mum-and-dad-killer, the elderly legless rockstar paedophile, the stammering suicide chat room guy, or the Armani-suited conman?

Slick, darkly funny and nerve-janglingly tense, Halfway House is a breathtaking thriller and an unapologetic reminder: never corner a desperate woman.

A genius combination of horror, humour and humanity - Ber Carroll

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781922863935

Publisher: Affirm Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 27 February 2024

Country: Australia

Imprint: Affirm Press

DIMENSIONS

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 288

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Crime & Thriller Fiction General Fiction Helen FitzGerald

About the Author

Helen FitzGerald is the bestselling author of thirteen adult and young-adult thrillers, including Ash Mountain (2021) and The Cry (2013), which was longlisted for the Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award and is now a major BBC/ABC drama. Helen worked in a Halfway House in Edinburgh herself and as a criminal justice social worker for over fifteen years. She grew up in Kilmore, Victoria, Australia. She now lives in Glasgow with her husband.

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