The Rumour

In unserer Stadt lebt eine Mörderin."
Joanna zieht mit ihrem Sohn Alfie von London in eine Kleinstadt am Meer. Zunächst ist es die pure Idylle - dann hört sie, dass die Kindermörderin Sally McGowan, die als Zehnjährige einen Spielkameraden umbrachte, unter anderem Namen in der Stadt leben soll. Vor Jahrzehnten machte der Fall Schlagzeilen, inzwischen ist Sally längst aus dem Gefängnis entlassen worden. Unbedacht erzählt Joanna anderen Müttern von dem Gerücht und ihrem Verdacht, wer die Mörderin von damals sein könnte. Sie ahnt nicht, was für eine verheerende Spirale von Ereignissen sie damit in Gang setzt. Und wie sehr sie selbst in diese Geschichte verstrickt ist.

When single mum Joanna shares a rumour at the school gates - desperate to ingratiate herself with the clique of mothers at her son's new school - there is no going back . . .Rumour has it that a notorious child killer is living under a new identity, in their sleepy little town of Flinstead-on-Sea. Sally McGowan was just ten when she stabbed little Robbie Harris to death over 47 years ago - no photos of her exist since her release as a young woman.So who is the supposedly reformed killer who now lives amongst them? How dangerous can one rumour become? And how far will Joanna go to protect her loved ones from harm, when she realizes what it is she's unleashed?

Autorentext

Lesley Kara is the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Rumour, Who Did You Tell?, The Dare, The Apartment Upstairs and The Other Tenant. The Rumour was the highest selling crime fiction debut of 2019 in the UK, a Kindle No.1 bestseller, and is now a major TV series on Channel 5. Lesley is an alumna of the Faber Academy 'Writing a Novel' course. She lives in Kent.

You can follow Lesley on Instagram at @lesleykarawriter, on Facebook at lesleykarawriter, and on X @LesleyKara. You can also sign up for her newsletter at www.lesleykara.com/newsletter.

Klappentext

Lesley Kara is an alumna of the Faber Academy Writing a Novel course. She lives on the North Essex coast. Her first novel, The Rumour, was a Sunday Times Top 10 Bestseller. Her second novel, Who Did You Tell?, is out soon.

Zusammenfassung

When single mum Joanna hears a rumour at the school gates, she never intends to pass it on. But one casual comment leads to another and now there's no going back . . .

Rumour has it that a notorious child killer is living under a new identity, in their sleepy little town of Flinstead-on-Sea.

Sally McGowan was just ten years old when she stabbed little Robbie Harris to death forty-eight years ago - no photos of her exist since her release as a young woman.

So who is the supposedly reformed killer who now lives among them? How dangerous can one rumour become? And how far will Joanna go to protect her loved ones from harm, when she realizes what it is she's unleashed?
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'Everyone is going to be talking about The Rumour. An intriguing premise, a creeping sense of dread, and a twist you won't see coming!' Shari Lapena, bestselling author of The Couple Next Door.

Readers can't stop talking about The Rumour:

*** 'So good ... The twist is amazing and really caught me out.'
* 'Downloaded it last night before bed and have stayed up all night reading it! Could not put it down.
* 'I couldn't devour this book quickly enough ... The surprises didn't stop til the very last page.'**

IF YOU'VE ALREADY DEVOURED THE RUMOUR THEN LOOK OUT FOR THE DARE, THE CAPTIVATING NEW THRILLER FROM LESLEY KARA. OUT NOW!****