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Witness

by Cath Staincliffe
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A senseless crime, a community in fear... what would you do if you bore witness to a drive-by shooting? Would you come forward, knowing how high the cost will be?
Fiona, a midwife, is plagued by panic attacks and unable to work. Has she the strength to testify?
Mike, a delivery driver and family man, faces an impossible decision when his frightened wife forces him to choose - us or the court case.
Cheryl, a single-mother, doesn't want her child to grow up in the same climate of fear. Dare she speak out and risk her own life?
Zak, a homeless man, offers to talk in exchange for witness protection and the chance of a new start.
Ordinary people caught up in an extraordinary situation. Just how high will be the price of their bearing witness?
Praise for Cath Staincliffe:
'Cath Staincliffe gets into the heads of ordinary people and makes them extraordinary' Ann Cleeves
'Modest, compassionate... a solid ingenious plotter with a sharp eye for domestic detail' Literary Review
'Complex and satisfying' The Sunday Times
'It's always exciting to see a writer get better and better, and Cath Staincliffe is doing just that' Val McDermid
'This powerful, often harrowing story will move you to tears' My Weekly on Fear of Falling
'Harrowing and humane. A real knockout' Ian Rankin on Fear of Falling
'An intelligent and emotionally engaging moral workout' Daily Telegraph

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Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

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  • ISBN: 9781849017770
  • Release date: April 21, 2011

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  • ISBN: 9781849017770
  • File size: 514 KB
  • Release date: April 21, 2011

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subjects

Fiction Mystery

Languages

English

A senseless crime, a community in fear... what would you do if you bore witness to a drive-by shooting? Would you come forward, knowing how high the cost will be?
Fiona, a midwife, is plagued by panic attacks and unable to work. Has she the strength to testify?
Mike, a delivery driver and family man, faces an impossible decision when his frightened wife forces him to choose - us or the court case.
Cheryl, a single-mother, doesn't want her child to grow up in the same climate of fear. Dare she speak out and risk her own life?
Zak, a homeless man, offers to talk in exchange for witness protection and the chance of a new start.
Ordinary people caught up in an extraordinary situation. Just how high will be the price of their bearing witness?
Praise for Cath Staincliffe:
'Cath Staincliffe gets into the heads of ordinary people and makes them extraordinary' Ann Cleeves
'Modest, compassionate... a solid ingenious plotter with a sharp eye for domestic detail' Literary Review
'Complex and satisfying' The Sunday Times
'It's always exciting to see a writer get better and better, and Cath Staincliffe is doing just that' Val McDermid
'This powerful, often harrowing story will move you to tears' My Weekly on Fear of Falling
'Harrowing and humane. A real knockout' Ian Rankin on Fear of Falling
'An intelligent and emotionally engaging moral workout' Daily Telegraph

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Fiction Mystery