The First CutThe unputdownable new psychological suspense novel by the author of WINK MURDER. A best friend murdered. A marriage going nowhere. A deadly obsession. Nicky's had more than her share of heartache. So when she meets a hot young stranger she thinks a little flirting can help her forget the past. She's married, but it's innocent enough. Except what starts as fun leads to a terrible ordeal, and a dark secret. Nicky's about to discover that the scars of

Can they uncover the truth in time to prevent a massacre

they stop at Venta: a simmering cauldron of social unrest where the Silures tribe

by a satirist of Indian middle-class mores

For fresh leaves are falling

But she isn't who she once was

A heroin addict witnesses the shooting and seizes the moment to steal Scrappys drugs

According to all evidence

magic and fate are inextricably linked

Once a Red refugee

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An outrageous adventure with the most terrifying villain Brenda's ever faced - her best friend

Tanwen the serving-girl and Lady Alice