Blacklands : The addictive debut novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author

FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SNAP 'Extraordinarily powerful and evocative . . . will leave you breathless.' Daily Mirror VOTED CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR when it was first released, and still the most gripping, powerful thriller debut you will read this year. ___ Steven Lamb is 12 when he writes his first letter . . . to a serial killer Every day after school, whilst his classmates swap football stickers, twelve-year-old Steven digs holes on Exmoor, hoping to find a body. His uncle disappeared aged eleven and is assumed to have fallen victim to the notorious serial killer Arnold Avery - but his body has never been found. Steven's Nan does not believe her son is dead. She still waits for him to come home, standing bitter guard at the front window while her family fragments around her. Steven is determined to heal the widening cracks between them before it's too late - even if that means presenting his grandmother with the bones of her murdered son. But when Steven realises this is an impossible task, he crafts a careful letter to Arnold Avery in prison. And there begins a dangerous cat-and-mouse game between a desperate child and a bored psychopath . . . Readers love Blacklands: 'A dark, gripping story . . . full of tension' ***** 'A truly chilling and disturbing read' ***** 'An intelligent crime thriller that seeps with atmosphere' ***** *Belinda Bauer's pulse-pounding new thriller, EXIT, is out now*Author: Bauer, Belinda,author
Contributors: Bauer, Belinda,author
Binding: paperback
Number Of Pages: 221
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Languages: English,Published,English,Original Language,Englis
Edition: British Edition
Published/Release Date: 2 Jan 2010
Format: Paperback / softback
Publisher/Studio/Brand: Transworld Publishers Ltd
Author/Director/Artist: Belinda Bauer
Dimension (cm): 198x127x22 mm
Package Dimension (cm): 28x194x126 mm
Item Weight (g): 251
Package Weight (g): 240