Fancy an early read?
Tom Bale's Skin and Bones is due to be published by Preface on Jan 1st, 2009. If you can't wait, you can have a proof copy. See the bottom of this post for how to get your mitts on it. (Because I think a little work should be involved.)
The synopsis runs:
On a cold January morning, a nightmare awaits in a small Sussex village. A deranged young man goes on the rampage, shooting everyone in his path before taking his own life. It is a senseless, tragic event, but sadly not an unfamiliar one. At least, that's what everyone thinks. Only Julia Trent - believed to be the sole survivor - knows that there was a second man involved. But after being shot and badly injured, her account of the massacre is ignored. But she cannot let it rest there. Together with Craig Walker, the journalist son of one of the victims, Julia sets out to find the truth. As they peel back the layers of a dark and dangerous conspiracy, they discover the slaughter didn't begin on that bitter day in January. And worst of all, it won't end there.
The first person to respond in the comments with the correct missing words from the following sentence will have the novel. You can explore for the answer here. (UK readers only please, due to the recession.)
"Julia trapped the door with her foot and turned back, smiling. At that moment, with her own heart weighing so heavily, she would never have believed Moira had less than BLANK BLANK to live. "
That's OK, I have 300 others to read! (Including a couple you have already kindly sent me, CFR).
Posted by: Maxine | 12 November 2008 at 12:56
Ooee, by only 5 minutes, sorry Maxine. Ian, if you'd like to send me your postal adress. Cheers.
cfr
Posted by: crimeficreader | 11 November 2008 at 20:08
20 minutes!
Posted by: Maxine | 11 November 2008 at 19:21
Hmm, 20 minutes perhaps?
Posted by: Ian | 11 November 2008 at 19:17
That'll be 20 minutes?
Posted by: Ian | 11 November 2008 at 19:16