- EAN13
- 9781398716506
- Éditeur
- Orion
- Date de publication
- 18/04/2024
- Langue
- anglais
- Fiches UNIMARC
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The Vanishing of Joni Blackwood
A brilliantly chilling and thrilling mystery debut novel
Lisa Rookes
Orion
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Aide EAN13 : 9781398716506
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The debris from the night before is scattered underneath the village tree and
across the cobbles. Red wine stains the ground like blood. And Joni has
vanished.
Joni Blackwood is my best friend. She was there for my first crush, stood
beside me at my wedding, watched my daughter grow up. She's been there through
the painful mess of the divorce, too. So when she suddenly goes missing on All
Gallows' Eve, I'm first to raise the alarm.
People outside the village say she must have been sacrificed in some pagan
ritual. But All Gallows' Eve isn't like that. We're just simple folk enjoying
an annual bonfire to keep an old tradition alive. It's mulled cider and local
mums running charity bake sales to be in with a chance of winning Gallows
Queen. Joni wins every year.
My mum used to say this village was built on the roots of The Gallows Tree,
that they're underneath the ground, under all of our houses. It used to scare
me as a kid. Thick, snaking roots squirming under me. No matter how far you
ran, they could tunnel after you. And when the bones of a small child are
unearthed in the church graveyard, I have to wonder how many secrets are
running through our village, like the roots of the tree. And I wonder if Joni
can really outrun hers. And I wonder if I can really outrun mine.
The Vanishing of Joni Blackwood is an utterly compelling mystery with a twist
you won't see coming. Perfect for fans of C J Tudor, Caroline Mitchell and
Erin Kelly.
across the cobbles. Red wine stains the ground like blood. And Joni has
vanished.
Joni Blackwood is my best friend. She was there for my first crush, stood
beside me at my wedding, watched my daughter grow up. She's been there through
the painful mess of the divorce, too. So when she suddenly goes missing on All
Gallows' Eve, I'm first to raise the alarm.
People outside the village say she must have been sacrificed in some pagan
ritual. But All Gallows' Eve isn't like that. We're just simple folk enjoying
an annual bonfire to keep an old tradition alive. It's mulled cider and local
mums running charity bake sales to be in with a chance of winning Gallows
Queen. Joni wins every year.
My mum used to say this village was built on the roots of The Gallows Tree,
that they're underneath the ground, under all of our houses. It used to scare
me as a kid. Thick, snaking roots squirming under me. No matter how far you
ran, they could tunnel after you. And when the bones of a small child are
unearthed in the church graveyard, I have to wonder how many secrets are
running through our village, like the roots of the tree. And I wonder if Joni
can really outrun hers. And I wonder if I can really outrun mine.
The Vanishing of Joni Blackwood is an utterly compelling mystery with a twist
you won't see coming. Perfect for fans of C J Tudor, Caroline Mitchell and
Erin Kelly.
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