{"product_id":"9781035003884-black-thorn","title":"Black Thorn","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlack Thorn \u003c\/i\u003eis a standalone novel from Sarah Hilary, Theakston's Crime Novel of the Year winner and author of \u003ci\u003eFragile\u003c\/i\u003e. They thought that they had found their forever home on the wild Cornish coast, until one night their neighbours started dying . Perfect for fans of Belinda Bauer and Tana French.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Sarah Hilary, winner of Theakston’s Crime Novel of the Year and author of \u003ci\u003eFragile\u003c\/i\u003e, this is a slow-burn psychological mystery set against the abandonment of an exclusive housing development – and devastation of the families that lived there .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An astonishingly gifted writer' – Marian Keyes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Immersive, claustrophobic, unbearably tense and quite brilliant' – Ann Cleeves\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow much do you really know about the people next door?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBlackthorn Ashes was meant to be their forever home. For the first six families moving into the exclusive new housing development, it was a chance to live a peaceful life on the cliffs overlooking the Cornish sea, safe in the knowledge that it had been created just for them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut six weeks later, paradise is lost. Six people are dead. And Blackthorn Ashes is left abandoned and unfinished, its dark shadows hiding all manner of secrets.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of its surviving residents, exiled to a local caravan park in the wake of the tragedy, is Agnes Gale, an autistic woman trying to survive the fallout with her family. She is determined to find out the truth about what happened. Even if that truth is deadlier than she could have ever believed possible .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith a compelling, diverse cast of characters, and moving back-and-forth between time periods with an increasingly pervasive sense of unease, \u003ci\u003eBlack Thorn \u003c\/i\u003eis perfect for book clubs and fans of Belinda Bauer.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A creepy and atmospheric tale, beautifully and sensitively written’ – \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReaders love \u003ci\u003eBlack Thorn\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Grips so hard you can't stop reading’\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Clever, haunting and beautifully written’\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘An author that never puts a foot wrong’\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40892258156641,"sku":"9781035003884","price":16.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28233451.jpg?v=1722434904","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781035003884-black-thorn","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}