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From internationally bestselling, acclaimed author Melinda Salisbury comes a darkly seductive story of murder, betrayal, love, and family secrets in a small town in the Scottish Highlands.
Here are the rules of living with a murderer.One: Do not draw attention to yourself.Of course, when you live with a murderer, this is impossible. Even the subtlest of spectres is bound to be noticed. Which leads to the next rule.Two: If you can't be invisible, be useful.Everyone in this quiet lakeside community knows that Alva's father killed her mother, all those years ago. There wasn't enough proof to arrest him, though, and with no other family, Alva's been forced to live with her mother's murderer, doing her best to survive until she can earn enough money to run away.One of her chores is to monitor water levels in the loch-a task her father takes very seriously. Their family has been the guardian of the loch for generations. It's a cold, lonely task, and a few times, Alva can swear she feels someone watching her.But the more Alva investigates, the more she realizes that the truth can be more monstrous than lies, and that you can never escape your past . . .Download and start listening now!
“Narrator Elle Newlands’s Scottish brogue is the perfect voice for young Alva…Newlands will have listeners on the edge of their seats as Alva tells the story…[A] well-constructed horror story. Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.”
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“Keenly rendered characters, high-stakes action, and tender romance keep the pages turning until the tale’s heartrending close.”
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“Rich descriptions imbue both the setting and action with cinematic intensity…Skin-tingling, blood-curdling horror perfect for reading by firelight.”
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Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award
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About Melinda Salisbury
Melinda Salisbury is the author of three novels in the Sin Eater’s Daughter series and three in the Sorrow series. The Sin Eater’s Daughter was a finalist for the Young Adult Book Prize. She can be found on Twitter as @AHintofMystery.
About Elle Newlands
Elle Newlands, an Earphones Award–winning narrator, is a Scottish actor and a singer-songwriter whose vocals and music have been featured in radio, commercials, film, and television in both Europe and the United States. A classically trained vocalist, she has studied voice with coaches from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, La Scala in Italy, and voice builder Gary Catona. She has shared the bill with a diverse range of musical acts in various genres including Travis, Natalie Imbruglia, and the Pointer Sisters. She has also scored and composed music for film.