âAs much a thriller as a chilling exploration of grief, The Woman on the Pier is one of B P Walterâs finestâand most shockingânovels yetâ A. J. Gnuse, author of Girl in the Walls
Two strangers meet on the pier
Only one walks awayâŚ
Screenwriter Caroline Byrne is desperate to know why her daughter Jessica died, murdered in Stratford when she was supposed to be at a friendâs in Somerset.
When Caroline discovers the messages Jessica had been sending a boy named Michael, she realises itâs because of him. Because he failed to meet her that day.
Heâs the reason why her daughter is dead.
And so she makes a choice. Heâs the one whoâs going to pay.
That is her promise. Her price.
Set between Essex, Kent, and Australia, The Woman on the Pier is a dark suspense thriller brimming with secrets and lies seeping across three generations â a must-read for fans of Lucy Foley and Rosamund Lupton.
âAn unflinching, visceral and eloquently written dissection of a motherâs grief and her journey to get what she perceives as justiceâ R. J. Parker, author of The Good Neighbour
