Description: The Fletchers' beautiful home has been built between two churches in Heptonclough, a small village on the moors that time forgot. It ought to be paradise for this young family of five, but it soon becomes a nightmare.
Brief description: SHARON BOLTON is a Mary Higgins Clark Award winner and an ITW Thriller Award, CWA Gold Dagger and Barry Award nominee. Her books included the Lacey Flint novels: Now You See Me, Dead Scared, Lost, and A Dark and Twisted Tide. She lives near London, England.
Review Quotes:
"If S. J. Bolton carries on like this, she will have worshippers in the millions." --The Times (London)
"Awakening is a delicious gothic thriller." --Maureen Corrigan, National Public Radio, on Awakening "I was totally riveted by S. J. Bolton's second thriller, Awakening. . . . Perfect reading for a long plane trip." --Nancy Pearl on Awakening "Evil is slithering through Dorset, and plucky Clara won't rest until she scotches it. . . . Bolton's heroine, so troubled and so valiant, is irresistible." --Kirkus Reviews on Awakening "This riveting debut novel . . . just might be the page-turner of the summer. . . . It's been a long time since we've devoured a book this length at one sitting. . . . We were just grateful to find ourselves in the hands of as extraordinary a storyteller as S. J. Bolton." --The Denver Post on Sacrifice "Val McDermid meets Patricia Cornwell on the North Sea." --St. Petersburg Times on Sacrifice "Bolton combines rich history, precise forensic detail, and breathtaking use of landscape in what is a stunning blend of medical thriller and creepy gothic suspense tale." --Booklist (starred review, Top Ten Crime Novel Debut) on Sacrifice