First published 2008
Hugh Bennett works as a reporter for a local newspaper when he witnesses a shocking crime on Guy Fawkes night. A group of boys stabs a man to death right in front of the bonfire on the village green. Bennett prepares to write the story for his paper, but something troubles him. His certainty about what he saw begins to waver. Details that seemed clear at first now appear fuzzy. Did the events unfold exactly as he remembered? The more Bennett examines his memory, the less sure he becomes about the truth. His professional duty demands he report the facts, but which version represents reality? Bennett confronts a crushing moral choice that will define both his career and his conscience.
Genres: fiction, 20th-century, suspense, mystery, crime, psychological-thriller
Vibes: dark, emotional, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: unreliable-narrator
Period: 20th-Century
231 pages · Paperback · House of Stratus