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A SUNDAY TIMES best crime book of 2022. In the peaceful Sussex countryside, a double stabbing shatters the lives of James Ritchie and his son Wilbur. DI Toni Kemp's investigation leads her to Blacklock House, a grand mansion turned flats, where seven residents harbour dark secrets. In this chilling thriller, Lesley Thomson weaves a tense, modern country-house mystery full of deception and intrigue.
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In a grand old mansion in the middle of the Sussex countryside, six people have seen more than they should... The new standalone thriller from Lesley Thomson.

In a grand old mansion in the middle of the Sussex countryside, six people have seen more than they should... The new chilling standalone thriller from Lesley Thomson.

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SUNDAY TIMES BEST CRIME BOOK OF 2022

In a grand old mansion in the middle of the Sussex countryside, seven people have seen more than they should... The new chilling thriller from Lesley Thomson.

James Ritchie was looking forward to a boys' day out with his son, Wilbur – even if he was a little late picking him up from the home of his ex-wife, Anna. Annoyed by his late arrival, and competing for their son's attention, Anna leaves the two of them to their day with the promise of a roast dinner when Wilbur returns.

But Anna will never see her family again. That afternoon, James and Wilbur are found dead, the victims of a double stabbing on the beach.

DI Toni Kemp, of Sussex police, must unravel a case which has shocked the county to its core. What she discovers will lead her to Blacklock House, a grand country mansion, long ago converted into flats. Here in the middle of nowhere, where a peacock struts the lawn, and a fountain plays intermittently, seven long-term residents have seen more than they should.

But this is a community who are good at keeping secrets...

'Like the best of Barbara Vine and Agatha Christie crossed with the unique Lesley Thomson brilliance.' Elly Griffiths

'This modern take on the country-house mystery shocks from the off.' The Times

'Colourful characters and devious plotting.' Ian Rankin

'Electrifying, gritty.' Woman's Own

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781801109277

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 09 June 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Head of Zeus -- an Aries Book

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 145.0mm

Height: 228.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 400

About the Author

Lesley Thomson grew up in west London. Her first novel, A Kind of Vanishing, won the People's Book Prize in 2010. Her second novel, The Detective's Daughter, was a number 1 bestseller and sold over 500,000 copies. Visit her website at lesleythomson.co.uk

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