The Fire Child
IT TOOK ONLY SIX WORDS TO SHATTER HER DREAMS…
The gripping psychological thriller from the bestselling author of The Ice Twins
When Rachel marries handsome David and moves to a beautiful house in Cornwall, she gains wealth, love, and an affectionate stepson, Jamie.
But then Jamie’s behaviour changes, and her perfect life begins to unravel. He makes disturbing predictions, claiming to be haunted by the spectre of his late mother. As September slips away and December looms, Rachel grows increasingly suspicious of her husband – and begins to suspect there might be truth in Jamie’s words:
‘YOU WILL BE DEAD BY CHRISTMAS’
PUBLISHER: Grand Central
FIRST PUBLISHED: 16/06/2016
"We're all astronauts, really, aren't we; interstellar astronauts, travelling so far into the blackness we can never return."
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Locations mentioned in The Fire Child
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