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David Swain is two years into his life sentence for murdering the lover of his ex-girlfriend, Katya Osman. In the dead of night, he escapes from prison. Hours later, Katya is found murdered in her uncle’s home, Blackwater Hall.



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‘Compulsively readable. Crafted with cunning and imbued with menace.’ – Richmond Times Dispatch

‘Simon Tolkien has once again written a gripping and nuanced thriller laced with historical detail, treachery, and his signature writing style -a uniquely suspenseful blend that the Los Angeles Times called “half Christie and half Grisham.”’

The King of Diamonds Inspector Trave

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      Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/03/2012
      ISBN13: 9780007454181, 978-0007454181
      ISBN10: 000745418X

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      David Swain is two years into his life sentence for murdering the lover of his ex-girlfriend, Katya Osman. In the dead of night, he escapes from prison. Hours later, Katya is found murdered in her uncle’s home, Blackwater Hall.



      Trade Review

      ‘Compulsively readable. Crafted with cunning and imbued with menace.’ – Richmond Times Dispatch

      ‘Simon Tolkien has once again written a gripping and nuanced thriller laced with historical detail, treachery, and his signature writing style -a uniquely suspenseful blend that the Los Angeles Times called “half Christie and half Grisham.”’

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