First published 2002
Jane Kingsley opens her eyes in a Salisbury clinic, her mind wiped clean of the events that brought her there. Everyone around her tells the same story: she attempted suicide after her fiancé Leo Wallader betrayed her by running off with her best friend. Jane cannot accept this explanation. The memories that do surface frighten and confuse her, fragments that contradict what her family insists happened. Dr. Proterhoe becomes her ally as she struggles to piece together the truth from the wreckage of her fractured memory. Somewhere in the depths of her mind lies a bloody reality that defies belief. Jane must decide whether she truly wants to uncover what her psyche has buried so deep.
Genres: mystery, crime, contemporary, psychological-thriller
Vibes: dark, emotional, intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: psychological-suspense, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Salisbury
Period: contemporary
Audio CD · Macmillan
Content warnings: mental-illness, suicidal-ideation