Why you should read it?
This debut novel is a psychological
thriller with many twists and turns to keep you guessing. Is Brigitte really who she appears to
be? There a number of different facets
to the story as we delve into the life of Brigitte as a child, teenager and
adult. The intriguing plot keeps you
questioning what you know and who you believe. Thoroughly enjoyable read.
What's it about?
A riveting psychological thriller.
Kurt
Cobain stands at the top of the stairs, wearing the brown sweater. 'Please
don't leave me,' she yells up at him. But it's too late; he's turning away as
the tram slows for the stop out on the street.
Then
she's lying on the road. Car tyres are going past, slowly. Somebody is
screaming. A siren howls.
Sweet
voices of little children are singing 'Morningtown Ride'.
Is Brigitte a loving wife and mother, or a
cold-blooded killer?
Nobody knows why she was in the east of the city
so early on the morning she was left for dead by a hit-and-run driver. It was
the Friday before Christmas 1994 -- the same day police discovered the body of
a man beaten to death in her apartment.
Fourteen years later, Brigitte is married to the
detective who investigated the murder, which she claims to have lost her memory
of in the car accident. They have young twins, and seem to be a happy family.
Until the reopening of the cold case.
Please Don't Leave Me Here is about loss, love
and lies. It is about pain, fear, and memory. And, above all, it is about
letting go.
‘A
remarkable debut. Stylish, assured writing and a compelling, totally believable
protagonist. Ms Chandler makes us believe in Brigitte even as we wonder whether
to believe her.’ Graeme Simsion
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