When We Fall

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It isnt strangers you need to worryabout here. Blood lines run deep and in unexpected places. Every victim, everyaccused, well know. The past runs alongsideus all the time. Some days itspills into the open.

In thewild, coastal townof Merritt, AlexTillerson and her mother make a shocking find on the beach.The police claim its an accidental death but thereare whispers ofmurder and that it is not the first.

Bella Greggs was found dead at the bottom of aravine but drowned in salt water. Maxine McFarlane was pulled from the oceanbut with no water in her lungs.Black feathers were found with both bodies butwhat do they mean

AsAlexfights for answers to honour the dead, and to discover why hermother fled town as a teenager, good people keep looking the other way,memoriesbecome unreliable and secrets threaten to reveal the past.

Alex discovers the truth never dies butit can kill

Praise for When We Fall:

'A vivid, twisting story that keeps you guessing to the end. This is top-shelf Australian crime.' Mark Brandi, author of Wimmera and The Others

Atmospheric and absorbing, When We Fall is an absolute page-turner. Sara Foster, author of The Hush

'A suspenseful, rattling thriller with an ending that will have you gnawing your fingernails to the bone.'Fiona Hardy, Readings

A wonderful storyteller. The combination of art, death and small town secrets makes for a sinister, complex tale that I could not put down. Ive loved all of Aoifes books but I think this is the best yet. Sarah Bailey,author ofThe Housemate

Reviews

A vivid, twisting story that keeps you guessing to the end. This is top-shelf Australian crime. * Mark Brandi, author of Wimmera and The Others *
Atmospheric and absorbing, When We Fall is an absolute page-turner. * Sara Foster, author of The Hush *
A wonderful storyteller. The combination of art, death and small town secrets makes for a sinister, complex tale that I could not put down. Ive loved all of Aoifes books but I think this is the best yet. * Sarah Bailey, author of The Housemate *

Author Bio

Aoife Clifford is the author ofAll These Perfect Strangers,which was long-listed for both the Australian Industry General Fiction Book of the Year and the Voss Literary Prize, and Second Sight, a Publishers Weekly (starred review) and PW Pick for Book of the Week. Aoifes short stories have been published in Australia, United Kingdom and the United States, winning premier prizes such as the Scarlet Stiletto and the S.D. Harvey Ned Kelly Award.