The Child Who

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The stunning new novel from the critically lauded author of Rupture and The Facility : ‘Fantastic. Absorbing, moving, hugely gripping' Mark Billlingham, bestselling author of the Tom Thorne novelsA quiet English town is left reeling when twelve-year-old Daniel Blake is discovered to have brutally murdered his schoolmate Felicity Forbes.For provincial solicitor Leo Curtice, the case promises to be the most high profile and morally challenging - of his career. But as he begins his defence Leo is unprepared for the impact the public fury surrounding Felicity s death will have on his family - and his teenage daughter Ellie, above all.While Leo struggles to get Daniel to open up, hoping to unearth the reasons for the boy s terrible crime, the build-up of pressure on Leo s family intensifies. As the case nears its climax, events will take their darkest turn. For Leo, nothing will ever be the same again . . . ISBN:9780330522755