Francine Toon Bluff Hardback Book

From the author of the Sunday Times bestseller, Pine, comes a haunting and atmospheric new gothic thriller, set in the brooding Scottish landscape. Fabulous Sunday TimesToon is great on atmosphere Mail on SundayUtterly gripping Scottish Field[A] masterclass in suspense BooksellerIn this corner of Fife, summer nights meant parties on windblown beaches, wrapped in hoodies and denim jackets, pretending you werent cold in the stubborn evening light. JOANIE, 2013. Desperate to flee the claustrophobia of St Rule, Joanie has been looking forward to her big escape. But at the eleventh hour this dream slips through her hands. Devastated, Joanie falls into the orbit of an enigmatic couple a pair of charismatic academics at the towns university who offer her a new kind of freedom. CAMERON, 2023. When Cameron arrives back in St Rule for Christmas, a question burns in his mind whatever happened to Joanie? Its been a decade since he saw his former friend. But as he starts to look for answers, it becomes clear that someone wants to keep this secret buried at all costs. How far should he go in pursuit of the truth?Praise for Francine ToonDark, beguiling, and steeped in menace, Francine Toon spins a brooding mystery which shimmers with unease Lucy Rose, author of The LambA chilling, slowburn novel i NewspaperA taut, eerie exploration of memory, belief, and the treacherous edges of girlhood. Francine Toon has a knack for getting deep under the skin Kirsty Logan, author of Things We Say in... | Francine Toon Bluff Hardback Book