Read more divorce, regret, poverty and bitter family secretsĪn intelligent and beguiling mystery that examines how our past haunts our present, told by a unique voice in contemporary crime fiction This is even betterįar more than a crime novel, covers the fallout from. Locke was shortlisted for the Orange prize for her debut. interested in subtle, complex questions of identity, family and history Rich in atmosphere, strong in story, hinges on human complexity And as she lives on site with her daughter, she wonders: how much danger are they in? A thriller with as much heart as it has pace, Attica Locke combines a riveting mystery with a shattering story of how our history is never just the past. Where is Donovan, the member of staff no one has seen? And all the time, Caren is thinking that there are only so many keys, only so many ways in to Belle Vie with its six foot high perimeter fence.

The family who own Belle Vie will have to be told. So there will be police, asking questions. A young woman lying face down in a shallow grave, her throat cut clean. Back at her office, the gardener calls to tell her she missed something. Just after dawn, Caren inspects the grounds of Belle Vie, the historic plantation house she manages. Bury your bodies deep and your secrets deeper. By the prize-winning author of Heaven My Home, a taut crime novel perfect for reading groups.

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The cutting season