Sixteen-year-old Shelley tells this dark and gripping story. Bullied so badly at school that she has to leave and surviving – just - her parents’ bitter divorce, Shelley and her mum hole up in an isolated house, miles from anywhere. When their private peace is shattered by a violent intruder Shelley unleashes all her anger and takes matters into her own hands. But Shelley’s actions create new shocking new problems; how do you dispose of a dead body? And how do you stop anyone else finding out about it? A tense thriller with an unflinching heart.
A Piece of Passion from the Publisher of Mice, Maria Rejt:
"Mice
is not a thriller that conforms particularly to what a bestselling
thriller purports to be these days – there are no serial killers, no
high-octane car chases, no baroque methods of torture. It begins as a
simple tale of domesticity which, within a matter of pages, has evolved
into an edge-of-your-seat psychological thriller that literally will not
let you go.
"The set up is simple. A middle-aged woman and her teenage
daughter escape to a rural idyll. They are retreating from the
miseries of failed relationships and vicious school bullying. Together
and alone in the country they are safe. Until a stranger intrudes and
a split second decision sends their world into tailspin.
"Gordon
Reece is an author who has such empathy with his characters and such
control over his plotting that the reader is held in a vice-grip. Once
started, there is no escaping his story which hurtles to a truly
chilling and haunting climax. I loved its simplicity and power but it
is the ending which stays with you long after the last page has been
turned."
The Lovereading view...
A gripping, unique suspense thriller with a chilling twist . . .
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