A gripping and beguiling debut reading group mystery for fans of Tigers in Red Weather and Tangerine
Inga Vesper is a journalist and editor. She moved to the UK from Germany to work as a carer, before the urge to write and explore brought her to journalism. As a reporter, she covered the coroner's court and was able to observe how family, neighbours and police react to a suspicious death. Inga has worked and lived in Syria and Tanzania, but always returned to London, because there's no better place to find a good story than the top deck of a bus.
'A perfect read. California, 1959, a nation divided. In one
stifling suburb murder plays out against a backdrop of racial &
gender injustice. The desire for change rises from the pages like
heat off a sidewalk' - Mary Paulson Ellis
'Mrs. Wheatley from The Queen's Gambit meets a smart and compelling
murder mystery in this beautifully written novel. Bravo!' - Deborah
O'Connor
'Beautifully written and brilliantly observed, as well as being a
page-turning mystery. The 1950s come alive with issues that
resonate today.' - Simon Lelic
'Raced through this very atmospheric novel set in a hot American
50s summer. Not just a beguiling murder mystery but also has
important things to say about race, gender and class. Loved it!' -
Araminta Hall
'I was hooked from the opening sentence. A sharp examination of
privilege and oppression, it's completely gripping and kept me
guessing right to the end' - Amanda Mason, author of The Wayward
Girls
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