Snap by Belinda Bauer

Snap by Belinda Bauer

LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE

The latest from award-winning crime writer Belinda Bauer, winner of the UK National Book Award, and longlisted for the Man Booker Prize, Snap is a gripping novel about a teenage boy's hunt for his mother's killer. Eileen Bright puts her 11-year-old son Jack in charge when she left their broken-down car on the side of the road to find help. But she never comes back, and three years later, Jack's still in charge: of his sisters, of making ends meet, of making sure nobody knows they're all alone in the house, and--quite suddenly--of finding out who murdered his mother. Meanwhile, a young woman named Catherine While wakes to find a knife beside her bed, and a note reading "I could have killed you." With a husband on the road and a baby on the way, Catherine makes a single bad choice that leads her into a tangled web of deception and danger. A stylish, masterfully written novel that will have readers on the edge of their seats, Snap is Belinda Bauer at the height of her powers.

Belinda Bauer was born in England and grew up in South Africa. She has worked as a journalist as a screenwriter, winning the Carl Foreman/Bafta Award for Young British Screenwriters for her script The Locker Room. She has five award-winning novels to her credit, all of which have been translated into twenty-one languages. She is based in Wales.