
''For once, the description "impossible to put down" is fully merited, for this is an absolute page-turner'' Daily Mail
''With Dead Woman Walking, Sharon Bolton exceeds her own high standards of excellence. It grips from the start . . . The plot merges skilfully, with many splendid twists along the way'' The Times
Just before dawn in the hills near the Scottish border, a man murders a young woman. At the same time, a hot-air balloon crashes out of the sky. There’s just one survivor.
She’s seen the killer’s face – but he’s also seen hers. And he won’t rest until he’s eliminated the only witness to his crime.
Alone, scared, trusting no one, she’s running to where she feels safe – but it could be the most dangerous place of all . . .
''Bolton is a gripping storyteller with fine, haunted characters'' Peter James
''Crepuscular, uncanny mystery'' Guardian
''Bolton establishes a forbidding atmosphere . . . A slippery, devious narrative in which things are not always what they seem'' Crime Scene
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