{"product_id":"9781035443789-versions-of-a-murder","title":"Versions of a Murder","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLIFE AFTER LIFE\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eWRONG PLACE WRONG TIME\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHERE ONE MOMENT\u003c\/i\u003e in this speculative thriller in which a junior doctor in 1970s Yorkshire must keep reliving the day of her murder in order to try and stop a prolific serial killer.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat if you had to relive the day of your murder again and again?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWest Yorkshire, 1974. Dr Heidi Quick is a newly qualified junior doctor, desperate to prove herself in a man's world. After a brutal triple shift, she accepts a lift home from her trusted colleague Fred Preston - only for him to strangle her in her own flat.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMoments later, Heidi wakes in the on-call room - alive, back on shift, forced to live the same day again. And again. But no matter what choices she makes, each time the day ends the same: with her murder. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDesperate, Heidi is forced to turn killer herself. But even with Fred dead, the nightmare doesn't end - and death comes for Heidi soon after. Now she must face a terrifying reality: escaping this loop won't come from killing Fred once.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd as it turns out, Fred Preston isn't only after her either. Beneath his charm lies the darkness of a real-life inspired UK serial killer who has been preying on the weak, the voiceless and the forgotten for years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Heidi relives versions of her life - sometimes making it days, sometimes decades - the lines blur between destiny and choice, victim and perpetrator, past and future. Heidi must not only outwit her killer, but prevent any other murders and bring him to justice, all whilst facing the ultimate question:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat will it take to finally break this loop once and for all?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'What a sensational reading experience. I was blown away. I devoured it in a day and will be thinking about it for some time. Bold and original. crime writing at its most elevated. I defy you to put this down once you start reading.' \u003cb\u003eCHRIS BRIDGES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMORE PRAISE FOR PAULA DALY:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The UK's answer to Liane Moriarty' \u003cb\u003eCLAIRE MCGOWAN\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eKept me guessing right until the end. I devoured it' \u003cb\u003eCLAIRE DOUGLAS\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'I always know I'm in safe hands when I open a Paula Daly novel. She's a hugely talented writer' \u003cb\u003eC. L. TAYLOR\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'One of the most hypnotically gripping books I've read' \u003cb\u003eTESS GERRITSEN\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Riveting and page-turning' \u003cb\u003eLISA GARDNER\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Yet another gripping, heartbreaking read from a brilliant writer' \u003cb\u003eJILL MANSELL\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Fiendishly addictive' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Emotional, twisty and a joy to read' \u003cb\u003eMARK EDWARDS\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'A clever and original thriller. Highly absorbing and full of surprises' \u003cb\u003eLESLEY KARA \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":57957003886966,"sku":"9781035443789","price":9.42,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_41495787_68356222-a9d1-4c16-bc05-41fff113c2dd.jpg?v=1780519114","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781035443789-versions-of-a-murder","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}