The Companion
1st Edition
Published on 9. June 2022
400 pages
978-1-80110-924-6 (ISBN)
Description
A SUNDAY TIMES BEST CRIME BOOK OF 2022
In a grand old mansion in the middle of the Sussex countryside, seven people have seen more than they should... The new chilling thriller from Lesley Thomson.
In a small community
James Ritchie was looking forward to spending the day with his son, though he was a little late picking him up from his ex-wife, Anna.
In the middle of nowhere
Later that afternoon, they are found dead, the victims of a double stabbing. Anna will never see her family again.
You need to keep your secrets close...
As DI Toni Kemp unravels the case, she is brought to a grand country mansion, long ago converted into flats. In this quiet, peaceful place, seven long-term residents have seen more than they should.
But this is a tight-knit group - and they are good at keeping secrets...
PRAISE FOR THE COMPANION:
'Like the best of Barbara Vine and Agatha Christie crossed with the unique Lesley Thomson brilliance.' Elly Griffiths
'This modern take on the country-house mystery shocks from the off.' The Times
'Colourful characters and devious plotting.' Ian Rankin
'Electrifying, gritty.' Woman's Own
In a grand old mansion in the middle of the Sussex countryside, seven people have seen more than they should... The new chilling thriller from Lesley Thomson.
In a small community
James Ritchie was looking forward to spending the day with his son, though he was a little late picking him up from his ex-wife, Anna.
In the middle of nowhere
Later that afternoon, they are found dead, the victims of a double stabbing. Anna will never see her family again.
You need to keep your secrets close...
As DI Toni Kemp unravels the case, she is brought to a grand country mansion, long ago converted into flats. In this quiet, peaceful place, seven long-term residents have seen more than they should.
But this is a tight-knit group - and they are good at keeping secrets...
PRAISE FOR THE COMPANION:
'Like the best of Barbara Vine and Agatha Christie crossed with the unique Lesley Thomson brilliance.' Elly Griffiths
'This modern take on the country-house mystery shocks from the off.' The Times
'Colourful characters and devious plotting.' Ian Rankin
'Electrifying, gritty.' Woman's Own
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN-13
978-1-80110-924-6 (9781801109246)
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Lesley Thomson grew up in west London. Her first novel, A Kind of Vanishing, won the People's Book Prize in 2010. Her second novel, The Detective's Daughter, was a number 1 bestseller and sold over 500,000 copies. Visit her website at lesleythomson.co.uk
Content
- Intro
- Also by Lesley Thomson
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Freddy
- Chapter 3
- Toni
- Chapter 4
- Martha
- Chapter 5
- Martha
- Chapter 6
- Toni
- Chapter 7
- Freddy
- Chapter 8
- Martha
- Chapter 9
- Chapter 10
- Chapter 11
- A Month Later
- Freddy
- Chapter 12
- Chapter 13
- Chapter 14
- Freddy
- Chapter 15
- A week later
- Chapter 16
- Martha
- Chapter 17
- Freddy
- Chapter 18
- Toni
- Chapter 19
- Chapter 20
- Toni
- Chapter 21
- Martha
- Chapter 22
- Toni
- Chapter 23
- Martha
- Chapter 24
- Chapter 25
- Freddy
- Chapter 26
- Martha
- Chapter 27
- Toni
- Chapter 28
- Martha
- Chapter 29
- Martha
- Chapter 30
- Chapter 31
- Freddy
- Chapter 32
- Toni
- Chapter 33
- Toni
- Chapter 34
- Freddy
- Chapter 35
- Chapter 36
- Toni
- Chapter 37
- Chapter 38
- Toni
- Chapter 39
- Freddy
- Chapter 40
- Martha
- Chapter 41
- Toni
- Chapter 42
- Freddy
- Chapter 43
- Toni
- Chapter 44
- Chapter 45
- Chapter 46
- Toni
- Chapter 47
- Freddy
- Chapter 48
- Martha
- Chapter 49
- Toni
- Chapter 50
- Freddy
- Chapter 51
- Freddy
- Chapter 52
- Chapter 53
- Martha
- Chapter 54
- Freddy
- Chapter 55
- Toni
- Chapter 56
- Freddy
- Chapter 57
- Toni
- Chapter 58
- Six Weeks Later
- Acknowledgements
- About the Author
- An Invitation from the Publisher
