A woman's carefully constructed life unravels as she is arrested for murder in this powerful and intense psychological thriller.
Simone is a wife, a mother, a daughter and a suspected murderer. She and her husband Eric have left the hustle and bustle of Amsterdam for a remote village in the south of France. Together with their two small children, they have bought a tumbledown country estate to renovate and turn into a home and guesthouse. But, months into her new existence, she is arrested. The plan was simple. They wanted to start again, and the pace in France suited them. But who can you trust to work on your home when you don’t know a soul?
Enter Peter. A helpful ex-pat who has built a business that serves their community. It all goes well until Michel, a beautiful young labourer, arrives. Soon he’s all Simone can think about and she’ll do anything to be with him. But Peter is watching – and he’s in control.
Awards
Winner of De Zilveren Vingerafdruk (Silver Fingerprint) 2006.
Author description
Esther Verhoef was born in 1968 and gained recognition for her critically acclaimed action thrillers Restless and Under Pressure. She is also the author of Close-Up, which was shortlisted for the 2007 Golden Noose for best thriller of the year. Alexander Smith (born 1984) graduated from Cambridge University in Modern and Medieval Languages in 2006. He has lived and worked in the Netherlands, Japan and South Korea.
