'This story holds you tight and then drops you like a stone' - Liz Nugent
The Death of Her is a haunting psychological thriller from Debbie Howells, author of the bestselling Richard and Judy Book Club success The Bones of You.
A womanās body is discovered on a Cornish farm, battered and left for dead in a maize field. Airlifted to hospital, her life hanging in the balance, no oneās sure who she is. Three days later she comes round, but her memory is damaged. She knows her name ā Evie ā but no more, until she remembers another name. Angel ā her three-year-old daughter.
As the police circulate Evieās photo, someone recognizes her. Charlotte knew her years ago, at school, when another child went missing. Leah Danning, who vanished whilst in Evieās care.
When the police search Evieās home, thereās no sign of Angel. More disturbingly, thereās no evidence that she ever lived there, forcing the police to question whether Evieās having some kind of breakdown.
But even from the darkest place sheās ever known, Evie believes her daughter is alive. The police remain unconvinced ā unaware that on the fringes of Evieās life, thereās someone else. Someone hidden, watching her every move, with their own agenda and their own twisted version of reality.