Past Reason by
Margaret Murphy
hbk out September 99
Published by Macmillan
at £16.99
When Jenny Campbell lost the possibility of having children, she turned to fostering to ease her pain. But her husband Fraser had other ideas, and now
they've agreed to take a break. But when a small pyjama-clad boy is found walking the streets of Liverpool, too shocked to speak, Jenny cannot turn
away.
Meanwhile, a woman lies dead in an empty house. And another small boy is missing. As Fraser grows increasingly unsettled, mysterious phone calls
start to disturb Jenny. And the dark haunting secrets from other people's pasts are stirred into a chilling brew that mystifies and threatens all the
players in this tense, tormented drama.
Anguished and agonising, Past Reason reveals the terrible things that people do to each other as the lives of the central characters unravel for the most unexpected of reasons. A complex and multi-layered narrative set vividly in Liverpool, this journey into psychological suspense should not be missed.
(
Val McDermid
- Gold Dagger winner & creator of Lindsay Gordon, Kate Brannigan & Tony Hill)
Past Reason by
Margaret Murphy