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Splintered Light
(1 reviews with an average rating of 5 out of 5)
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Twelve years ago two women were murdered, a tiny girl miraculously surviving the attack. The man imprisoned - Deryk Cheever - is now walking free. But no-one touched by this apparently random act of violence can escape the past.
Cheever's illegitimate son, Charlie, is convinced of his father's innocence, determined to prove it. Leah: now a teenager haunted by terrifying dreams, furious Cheever's free, is unable to piece together her memories of what happened. And Linden, fresh out of Feltham Young Offenders Institute, wondering why his older brother, Victor's, so obsessed with the case. Inexorably the connections between them emerge from the past's shadows
Engaging, believable characters, painful family secrets and tension which mounts to a nail-biting climax make this an addictive, well-plotted, gritty, thriller.
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Tessa, 27 October 2014
Cate Sampson has written another page-turner! This time she manages to evoke the complicated world of gangs, youth crime and peer group pressure and gives the reader a fascinating and valuable insight into how difficult life can be for many young people growing-up in our complicated world. Her observations are astute and beautifully expressed and her writing is a complete pleasure to read despite the sometimes disturbing subject matter. This is a book packed with strong, well-defined chara...