-As much a thriller as a chilling exploration of grief, The Woman on the Pier is one of B P Walter-s finest-and most shocking-novels yet- A. J. Gnuse, author of Girl in the WallsTwo strangers meet on the pierOnly one walks away-Screenwriter Caroline Byrne is desperate to know why her daughter Jessica died, murdered in Stratford when she was supposed to be at a friend-s in Somerset.When Caroline discovers the messages Jessica had been sending a boy named Michael, she realises it-s because of him. Because he failed to meet her that day.He-s the reason why her daughter is dead.And so she makes a choice. He-s the one who-s 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 - a must-read for fans of Lucy Foley and Rosamund Lupton.-An unflinching, visceral and eloquently written dissection of a mother-s grief and her journey to get what she percei
