Author:Sheila Quigley
A week before Christmas Debbie Stansfield's life falls apart. Her son - her funny, cheeky, kind Richard - has been found hanging from a tree at the Seven Sisters. The police think it's suicide but Debbie won't - can't - accept it. Her son would never kill himself. Not her Richard. No way.
Richard's four friends know something about his death. Detective Inspector Lorraine Hunt can feel it. The teenagers are clearly terrified about something - something that scares them more than the police. But they're not about to tell...
As the days tick down to Christmas, Lorraine, increasingly overworked and under pressure, can't ignore her suspicions that there's more to Richard's death than meets the eye. And when Richard's friends start going missing, her worst fears are confirmed. Just who is preying on the young people in Houghton-le-Spring? And will Lorraine be able to stop them, before another vulnerable teenager is found dead?
Sheila Quigley proves she isn't a one-hit wonder with this gritty follow-up to Run For Home
—— BellaA good read
—— Literary ReviewSheila doesn't just write blistering crime novels, she creates a world of grim reality and a raw humanity that grips the emotions and oozes into your psyche
—— Daily RecordA scary masterpiece
—— Northern EchoTension screams on every page
—— Peterborough Evening TelegraphThis thriller flows at a tremendous speed, the gripping subject matter making for compulsive reading
—— North East LifestyleTackles big subjects, including teacher-pupil romances, sexual assault, homophobia and murder.You'll love it if...you enjoyed The Girl on the Train so crave another intelligent thriller.
—— Sunday TelegraphDeftly orchestrated and beautifully written tale of abuse, loyalty and regret.
—— GuardianHer real metier is psychological suspense, and her accomplished new book, Different Class, is a prime example of her skills in this area . . . Crime novel or literary novel? Categories really don’t matter; readers will find themselves comprehensively gripped.
—— IndependentA long way from Chocolat, Joanne Harris's reinvention as a writer of psychological thrillers continues apace...delivers it beautifully.
—— Mail on SundayShe does a nice line in witty, psychological thrillers set in the fictional Yorkshire village of Malbry....Excellent.
—— SunCompellingly suspenseful...both a splendidly dark comedy and a disturbing thriller
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A writer with a total command of the psychological thriller idiom...Different Class, subtle and allusive, is Joanne Harris at the top of her game.
—— Barry Forshaw , Crime TimeTerrific twists pile up at a highly satisfying rate...you'll be hooked'.
—— James Walton , Reader's DigestMs Harris was once a teacher and uses this experience to create a background of great depth and detail.
—— Saga MagazineA cracking psychological thriller that drips with menace...tightly plotted and completely engrossing.
—— Good HousekeepingJoanne Harris is best-known for the France-set novel Chocolat,.But she does a nice line in witty psychological thrillers...Excellent.
—— SunThe characterisation is always totally convincing....The denouement is exciting and totally surprising to the reader...a thrilling and unexpected ending.
—— Crime Review