It started as nothing, just a scary story passed around between schoolchildren. But for Sadie and her friends, the rumours soon became an unhealthy obsession - and the darkness all too real.
Years later, Sadie's teenage daughter Amber has been charged with murder, and her trial shocks the world. How could such a young girl commit such a terrible crime?
It seems the secrets of Sadie's past have come back to haunt her daughter. And the terrifying truth of what happened all those years ago is finally about to come out . . .
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When I first embarked upon this project, I was cautious.- FROM 'MAKING THE MOVIE: THE DIFFICULT JOURNEY TO THE TRUTH' BY FEDERICA SOSA, PUBLISHED IN VARIETY MAGAZINE, JULY 2019
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(Wildfire, 7 June 2018, e-book, 258 pages, bought from AmazonKindle)
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I had a great time reading The Tall Man. I bought it ages ago and forgot about it. The book moves between past and present, gradually revealing how a murder committed by a teenage girl is linked to the murder of a child so many years ago and a sinister urban legend. I had so many questions as I read. Is the Tall Man real? Why did Sadie abandon her family? What did Amber really do? Not all of my questions were answered but I'm okay with that. This is gripping thrill-ride.