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In Caroline Blackwood’s crime‑driven fiction, a shocking murder of a young girl in the woods threatens a family’s future. The mother, Cressida, summons her estranged husband to safeguard her daughter, only to discover he cannot recall where he was on the night of the crime. The narrative unfolds with tension around memory, duty and the secrets that bind an upper‑class family in England.
First publish date: 1981
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Caroline Blackwood
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