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This fabulous debut will make you think twice before allowing a rumour or gossip to pass your lips! Sally McGown stabbed a little boy to death when she was ten years old, it is now 48 years later and rumour has it that she has a new identity and is living in town. Joanna has no idea that the rumour she helped start will spread like wildfire and have explosive repercussions for her and her family. Lesley Kara sets the scene beautifully, with Joanna telling her own story and introducing the local town folk. Another voice enters, quietly menacing to start, and as it flicks in and out the tension increases with crackling intensity. Wicked little thought traps and misdirections are scattered on the path in front of you, even if I tell you to expect the unexpected, you still may find yourself gasping as the action plays out. The Rumour is a beautifully readable, clever and thrilling tale with an ending that delivers a venomous sting!
Liz Robinson
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The Rumour Synopsis
When single mum Joanna hears a rumour at the school gates, she never intends to pass it on. But one casual comment leads to another and now there's no going back . . . Rumour has it that a notorious child killer is living under a new identity, in their sleepy little town of Flinstead-on-Sea. Sally McGowan was just ten years old when she stabbed little Robbie Harris to death forty-eight years ago - no photos of her exist since her release as a young woman. So who is the supposedly reformed killer who now lives among them? How dangerous can one rumour become? And how far will Joanna go to protect her loved ones from harm, when she realizes what it is she's unleashed?
About This Edition
| ISBN: |
9780552175500 |
| Publication date: |
25th July 2019 |
| Author: |
Lesley Kara |
| Publisher: |
Corgi Books an imprint of Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Pagination: |
403 pages |
| Primary Genre |
Thriller and Suspense
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Lesley Kara Press Reviews
In this chilling tale of paranoia, suspicion and accusation, Lesley Kara keeps you guessing until the final page. - Paula Hawkins, No.1 bestselling author of THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN and INTO THE WATER
A great debut with a slyly clever premise and a rollercoaster ride to the very last sentence. - Fiona Barton, bestselling author of THE WIDOW and THE CHILD
An intriguing premise, a creeping sense of dread, and a twist you won't see coming! Everyone is going to be talking about The Rumour. - Shari Lapena, bestselling author of THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR
A brilliant premise with a killer twist. The Rumour depicts the prejudices and secrets that simmer in a small seaside town to devastating effect. - Colette McBeth, author of AN ACT OF SILENCE
Pssst, have you heard... #TheRumour is a cracking thriller about the damage that idle gossip can wreak in a small town. I thought I had the twist worked out. Boy was I wrong! - Tammy Cohen
