'Mark is a wonderfully descriptive writer' Peter James
Cumbria, 1967. Grieving the loss of her son, Cordelia Hemlock is in the village graveyard when lightning strikes a tomb, giving her a glimpse of a fresh corpse that doesn't belong among the crumbling bones. But when the body vanishes, the authorities refuse to believe her, a relative newcomer to rural and ancient Upper Denton.
Cordelia persuades Felicity, her new friend from the village and the only other person to have seen the corpse, to join her unofficial investigation. But the other villagers don't take kindly to their interference. There are those who believe the village's secrets should remain buried . . . whatever the cost.
Publisher: Canongate Books
ISBN: 9781838850944
Number of pages: 352
Weight: 236 g
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 21 mm
Edition: Main
Mark is a wonderfully descriptive writer and an exciting young talent - PETER JAMES
Exceptional . . . Evocative prose . . . Mark is writing at the top of his game - Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Deft writing, a plot filled with strange and unexpected twists, vivid characters, and a constant feeling of foreboding make this a gripping and unusual read - Booklist
David Mark is an original and captivating new voice - VAL McDERMID on DARK WINTER
Mark [is] one of the darkest of the new faces in British crime writing, and not one to miss - Daily Mail
This intricately plotted bleak story has a menacing tone - Library Journal
As the story progresses things get darker and darker, secrets are revealed but are the answers the right ones? I continued totally gripped to the very end and I think anyone who likes a good murder mystery will have... More
My thanks to NetGalley and publisher Canongate - Black Thorn, for the ARC.
This is just such an intriguing book, cleverly constructed with writing which exudes atmosphere and menace, well-drawn, interesting...
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