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The Red House

Roz Watkins

The Red House

Hardback
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June 22, 2023
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A masterclass in pace and intrigue. Tense, immersive, clever, surprising and unique.
Andrea Mara, author of No One Saw a Thing

Synopsis

Only the killer holds the key. . .

A Sunday Times Book of the Summer

IT WAS THE CRIME THAT SHOCKED A NATION.

The Flowers were the perfect family. Until the day fifteen-year-old Joseph shot dead his parents and baby brother whilst his younger sister Eve hid. The family home became known as ‘The Red House’, the place where the walls were covered in blood.

THEY THOUGHT THEY HAD THE KILLER.

No one knows why Joseph murdered his family: the following day he crashed his car and has been in a coma for two decades. Eve’s always known he did it; she saw the crime, after all.

WHAT IF THEY WERE WRONG?

Now an adult, Eve is forced to re-examine her memories when disturbing new evidence about the case comes to light. Rumour has it that Joseph created a hidden level in his game that night, which might hold the key.

But if Joseph didn’t do it, then the killer’s still out there – and they’re coming back for the girl who escaped...

Product Information

Number of pages
416
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
#ISBN
Number of pages
9780008422790
Date of Publication
June 22, 2023
Format
Hardback
Weight
640
g
Dimensions
3.9
x
24.1
x
16.2
cm

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Reviews

I wanted to immediately start reading again to check the very clever clues… A clever and engaging mystery with a resolution that will completely blow you away.
Susi Holliday, author of The Hike
You won’t know where you’re going until the last page. A genuinely delicious mystery.
Christina Dalcher, author of Vox

About the author

Roz Watkins

Roz is the author of the DI Meg Dalton crime series. When writing the first three books, she lived on the edge of the Peak District, where the series is set. (Meg lives in Belper, and the fictional town Eldercliffe was inspired by nearby Wirksworth.)

Roz has a Post Graduate Certificate in Business and Personal Coaching from the University of Derby and is an experienced course leader.

Before she started writing, Roz worked as a partner in a firm of patent attorneys in Derby, but of course this has nothing to do with there being a dead one in her first novel! She has also worked as a business coach and an animal trainer.

Roz's dog Starsky accompanies her on walks, checking out potential murder locations and hoping to find a body. All her animals are a great help.

Roz has recently moved to Cornwall, which is providing fantastic inspiration for more books. She lives in beautiful Falmouth, a short walk from the sea.

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