The Murder Ballad

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Psychological suspense to match Nicci French and Minette Walters- A gripping follow-up to Jane Hill's Grievous Angel. Stumbling headlong into a passionate fling and an impromptu marriage to music star Trey, Maeve's life is about to change beyond recognition. Trey wants to whisk her off to his country house in North Carolina and Maeve follows him without a backward glance. But when she first lays eyes on her new home -- a dilapidated old cabin in the middle of nowhere -- she begins to feel uneasy. Nothing quite matches up to what she's been led to expect and, below the surface, a dark secret lies buried that has never been resolved. Too late Maeve realizes that she is all alone in a strange country, sharing a life with a man she hardly knows ...

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Prepare to be sucked in and swept along by this chilling white-water rapid of a thriller * Cosmopolitan *
By turns playful and poignant, sexy and sinister, Hill's darkly comedic portrait of a woman scorned packs a captivating surprise * Booklist *
A new voice in psychological suspense fiction * Daily Mail *
A sensational new addition to the psychological thriller shelves * Daily Record *
A thrilling tale * The Lady *

Author Bio

Grievous Angel author Jane Hill was born and brought up in Portsmouth. She has worked in radio for twenty years, firstly as a journalist and then as head of programming for an award-winning group of local commercial radio stations. She is now a freelance writer and broadcaster and is also pursuing a career as a stand-up comedian. She has a passion for live music and also for travelling, particularly in the USA. Her next book, Can't Let Go, will be published in March 08.