Gallows Hill (Clare Hart Thriller) - Softcover

Orford, Margie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1868423956 ISBN 13: 9781868423958

Publisher: Jonathan Ball, 2011

Synopsis

How far would you go?

Dr. Clare Hart is summoned to investigate a building site where hundreds of centuries-old skeletons have been found--beneath Gallows Hill, where Cape Town's notorious execution grounds once stood. But she discovers that a woman, recently dead, is hidden among these long-buried bones. Who was the woman in the green silk dress? Who wanted her dead? Who interred her body beside the ancient graves? As Clare gets closer to revealing the truth about Gallows Hill, she becomes entangled with a fascinating but vulnerable young woman and is drawn into a world of art, desire, and destructive jealousy. Against a backdrop of corporate corruption and seething political tensions, Clare and Riedwaan's complex relationship remains as explosive as ever--and their very lives are at risk, for those who guard the secret of the woman in the silk dress will stop at nothing to keep the truth buried.

Gallows Hill is a suspenseful and compelling thriller that will captivate fans of Tess Gerritsen and Deon Meyer.

About this title

About the Author:

Margie Orford is an award-winning journalist who has been dubbed the Queen of South African Crime Fiction. Her novels have been translated into nine languages. She was born in London and grew up in Namibia. A Fulbright Scholar, she was educated in South Africa and the United States. She is Executive Vice-President of South African PEN and a patron of Rape Crisis and the children's book charity The Little Hands Trust. She lives in Cape Town. The entire Clare Hart series is forthcoming from Witness Impulse.

About this edition

• Publisher: Jonathan Ball
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1868423956
• ISBN 13: 9781868423958
• Binding: Paperback