Helen FitzGerald Halfway House : The nerve-shatteringly tense, searingly funny new

On her first shift at an Edinburgh halfway house for violent offenders, a young woman is taken hostage and thats just the beginning The twisty, shocking, darkly funny thriller by awardwinning author Helen FitzGerald. A new novel from Helen Fitzgerald isalways a major event magnificentMark Billingham Outrageous, hilarious and dark as hell this is Helen FitzGerald on absolute top form Doug Johnstone [Lou] is irresistible and very funny The setup is fascinating, the narrative is both fastmoving and convincing Literary Review Theyre the housemates from Hell When her disastrous Australian love affair ends, Lou ODowd heads to Edinburgh for a fresh start, moving in with her cousin, and preparing for the only job she can find working at a halfway house for very highrisk offenders. Two killers, a celebrity paedophile and a paranoid coke dealer all out on parole and all sharing their outwardly elegant Edinburgh townhouse with rookie nightworker Lou And instead of finding some meaning and purpose to her life, she finds herself trapped in a terrifying game of cat and mouse where she stands to lose everything including her life. Slick, darkly funny and nervejanglingly tense, Halfway Houseis both a breathtaking thriller and an unapologetic reminder never to corner a desperate woman Tense, claustrophobic and laughoutloud funny an amazingly talented writer Michael Wood A genius combination of horror, humour and humanity B M Carroll Praise for Helen FitzGerald Shortlisted for Theakston... | Helen FitzGerald Halfway House : The nerve-shatteringly tense, searingly funny new