Ruth Bussey knows what it means to be in the wrong and to be wronged. She once did something she regrets, and her punishment nearly destroyed her. Now Ruth is rebuilding her life, and has found a love she doesn't believe she deserves: Aidan Seed.
Aidan is also troubled by a past he hates to talk about, until one day he decides he must confide in Ruth. He tells her that years ago he killed someone: a woman called Mary Trelease.
Ruth is confused. She's certain she's heard the name before, and when she realises why it sounds familiar, her fear and confusion deepen - because the Mary Trelease that Ruth knows is very much alive.
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(@HodderBooks, 1 September 2009, paperback, 552 pages, bought from @BarnardosScot)
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I'm a huge fan of Sophie Hannah. She's one of my favourite poets and her physiological thrillers offer a refreshing change. I bought this book years ago in a charity shop and misplaced it. I'd forgotten all about it until I found in in a box last year when I was moving house. I loved this book. Every page was a treat. Like all of Hannah's thrillers, there's so much going on that is slowly drip-fed to you, lots of misdirection and seemingly small events are shown to have a lot of significance much later on. I loved the title by the way. In this book, Zailer and Waterhouse investigate a murder that may not have happened. The victim is alive and well and has never heard of the man who's confessed to killing her. Zailer and Waterhouse are initially told there is no investigation when the victim is found to be alive and perfectly fine. Zailer knows something is off and refuses to give up. I haven't read all of the Spilling CID books so will need to check the rest out.
