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In the Peak District village of Scarsdale, 13-year-old girls didn’t just run away. So when Alison Carter vanished in the winter of '63, everyone knew it was a murder.

Catherine Heathcote remembers the case well - a child herself when Alison vanished. Now a journalist, she persuades DI George Bennett to speak of the hunt for Alison. But when a fresh lead emerges, Bennett tries to stop the story - plunging Catherine into a world of buried secrets and revelations.

©2001 Val McDermid (P)2015 W F Howes Ltd

Accolades & Awards

Anthony Award
2001
Los Angeles Times Book Prize
2000
Anthony Award Los Angeles Times Book Prize Police Procedural Mystery Crime Detective Thriller & Suspense Crime Thrillers Suspense Women Sleuths Thriller Fiction Women's Fiction
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One of her best in my opinion.
Definitely worth listening to. A totally riveting story.

Excellent

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Loved this book. It was exciting but smart and sensitively written. The narrator has a nice voice but was rather deadpan, and the first few seconds of narration of several chapters was cut off for some reason, but still this was a thrilling book and I'll look for more by this author.

Edge of Seat

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This was an excellent listen. Gripping from start to finish, the story was told to me so visually that I could place myself in Scarsdale during biting cold winders and blissful summers. The narration is excellent by Paddy. Clear and told with conviction, she brilliantly portrayed these characters written by Val. I fully reccomend this title.

Gripping story with suberb northern narration.

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The story appeared to be a bit slow to start off with but you feel invested in the characters and the unsolved disappearance of Alison Carter.
Brilliant story, brilliant writing, brilliant narration. Highly recommend to all readers who enjoy murder mysteries and crime novels. And a new Val McDermid fan.

What a twist!

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