When I Was Ten is the stay-up-all-night thriller by acclaimed crime author Fiona Cummins.'Grips like a vice' - Val McDermid'Absorbing, tense and beautifully paced' - Daily MailTwenty-one years ago, Dr Richard Carter and his wife Pamela were killed in what has become the most infamous double murder of the modern age.Their ten year-old daughter - nicknamed the Angel of Death - spent eight years in a children's secure unit and is living quietly under an assumed name with a family of her own.Now, on the anniversary of the trial, a documentary team has tracked down her older sister, compelling her to break two decades of silence.Her explosive interview sparks national headlines and journalist Brinley Booth, a childhood friend of the Carter sisters, is tasked with covering the news story.For the first time, the three women are forced to confront what really happened that night - with devastating consequences for them all.'I finished it with my heart in my mouth. Highly recommended' - Louise Candlish'Dark, creepy and ultimately compassionate . . . a chilling look at the consequences of a childhood gone wrong' - JP Delaney'Utterly compelling; a true just-one-more-chapter thriller' - Clare Mackintosh'Pacy, dark and surprises to the bitter end. Loved it' - Fiona Barton
ISBN: | 9781509876983 |
Publisher: | Pan Macmillan |
Imprint: | Pan Books |
Published date: | 30 Dec 2021 |
DEWEY: | 823.92 |
DEWEY edition: | 23 |
Language: | English |
Number of pages: | 369 |
Weight: | 284g |
Height: | 197mm |
Width: | 129mm |
Spine width: | 27mm |