* Longlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger Award 2022 *-Guaranteed to hook you . . . At times both touching and darkly funny- Anna Bailey, Sunday Times bestselling author of Tall Bones-A beguiling, beautifully crafted treat of a novel. It holds so much wisdom yet wears it so lightly. There are shades of Kate Atkinson in the way Rosalind balances dark themes with dry humour, a great plot, exquisitely realised characters, and more than a hint of feminist sensibility . . . truly everything I want in a novel- Jessica Moor, bestselling author of Keeper-[An] excellent character-driven tale . . . by turns amusing, sorrowful, and thrilling. Stopps is definitely a writer to watch- Publishers Weekly, STARRED review-A quirky, witty thriller that reminds us not to underestimate the older generation- Best-Darkly comic and gripping- Woman-s Own* * *Grace, Meg and Daphne, all in their seventies, are minding their own business while enjoying a cup of tea in a caf-when seventeen-year-old Nina stumbles in. Sh
