Awakening by Sharon Bolton
How did it all begin? I suppose it would be the day I rescued a new-born baby from a poisonous snake, heard the news of my mother's death and encountered my first ghost ...Veterinary surgeon Clara Benning is young and intelligent, but practically a recluse. Disfigured by a childhood accident, she lives alone and shies away from human contact wherever possible. But when a man dies following a supposed snake bite, the victim's post mortem shows a higher concentration of venom than could ever be found in a single snake. Assisted by her softly spoken neighbour and an eccentric reptile expert, Clara unravels sinister links to a barbaric ancient ritual, an abandoned house and a 50-year-old tragedy that left the survivors fiercely secretive. Then the village's inventive attacker strikes again, and Clara's own solitary existence is brutally invaded. For someone the truth must remain buried in the past ...even if they have to kill to keep it there.
"A clever, intricately plotted thriller, full of characters far from the conventional mould of the genre..S.J. Bolton has elevated herself to the High Priestess of English Rural Gothic. If she carries on like this she will have worshippers in their millions" -- Peter Millar The Times "Assured and original. Sacrifice was good: Awakening is even better" SIMON BECKETT "A tour de force - totally grips from beginning to end" JENNI MURRAY
Sharon Bolton (previously S. J. Bolton) is the author of six critically acclaimed novels. She has been shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger for Crime Novel of the Year, the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year and the CWA Dagger in the Library. Sharon lives near Oxford with her husband and young son. For more information about the author and her books, or to check out her addictive blog, visit www.sjbolton.com. You can also join her on Facebook at www.facebook.com/SJBoltonCrime
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| ISBN 13 | 9780593059234 |
| ISBN 10 | 0593059239 |
| Title | Awakening |
| Author | Sharon Bolton |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Year published | 2009-04-23 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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