When I Was Ten

When I Was Ten
Fiona Cummins
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Paperback
h197 x 130mm - 400pg
14 Oct 2021 UK
International import eta 10-19 days
9781509876983
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'A rich, intricately-woven novel of childhood crime and adult redemption. I finished it with my heart in my mouth. Highly recommended' - Louise Candlish'Dark, creepy and ultimately compassionate, When I Was Ten is a chilling look at the consequences of a childhood gone wrong' - JP Delaney'Pacey, dark and surprises to the bitter end. Loved it' - Fiona BartonTwenty-one years ago, Dr Richard Carter and his wife Pamela were murdered in what has become the most infamous double murder of the modern age.Ten-year-old Sara Carter - nicknamed the Angel of Death - spent eight years in a children's secure unit and is living quietly under an assumed name with a family of her own.Now, on the anniversary of the trial, a documentary team has tracked down her older sister Shannon Carter, compelling her to break two decades of silence.Her explosive interview sparks national headlines and journalist Brinley Booth, a childhood friend of the Carter sisters, is tasked with covering the news story.For the first time, the three women are forced to confront what really happened on that blood-soaked night - with devastating consequences for them all.When I Was Ten is a chilling page-turner by Fiona Cummins.Praise for Fiona Cummins:'Head and shoulders above most of the competition' - Val McDermid'When writing from the perspective of ordinary people caught up in horrific events, Fiona Cummins is unbeatable' - Sunday Express'Brilliant . . . dark, creepy and twisted' - C. J. Tudor'A crime novel of the very first order' - David Baldacci'An excellent read' - Martina Cole'Creepy as hell' - Ian Rankin'Fiona Cummins has a gift for tapping a rich seam of evil that underpins the surface of the every day. Suberbly sinister' - Sunday Mirror
This thriller explores typically dark territory for this author, who has a gift for tapping a rich seam of evil that underpins the surface of the every day. Superbly sinister. -- Sunday Mirror (The Neighbour)
She is the master of depicting the way the most terrifyingly grotesque and evil psychopaths inveigle their way into the lives of ordinary people [...] when writing from the perspective of ordinary people caught up in horrific events, Fiona Cummins is unbeatable. [The Neighbour] -- Jake Kerridge * Sunday Express *
The Neighbour is masterfully written and intricately plotted to keep the reader captivated until a hugely enjoyable finale. -- Jon Coates * Daily Express *
A crime novel of the very first order -- David Baldacci on The Collector
Trust me - Cummins is a keeper -- Lee Child on The Collector
It's a rare debut that has this much polish. Harrowing and horrifying, head and shoulders above most of the competition -- Val McDermid on Rattle
Fiona Cummins is an award-winning former Daily Mirror showbusiness journalist and a graduate of the Faber Academy Writing A Novel course. She lives in Essex with her family. The Neighbour is her third novel, following Rattle and The Collector.

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