Single, childless and reduced to writing celebrity profiles, investigative journalist Suzannah Quinn's life is not going to plan...
During an interview with top publisher Roland Winterbourne, things seem to change, she meets Jamie Davis. It's love at first sight and within hours she has agreed to marry him. But Jamie insists on inviting no friends or family to the wedding and Suzannah's millionaire father quickly suspects him of being a fortune hunter.
At first the couple are blissfully happy. Suzannah's only worry is Jamie's mysterious past, which he refuses to talk about. However, when Suzannah suddenly inherits a flat off Portobello Road, everything changes. The move quickly triggers a change in their relationships and it's not long before the arguments start. Then one morning, after a particularly bad row, Jamie goes to work and doesn't return.
When she finds a scrap of paper in his jacket pocket with a name and address in North Devon, she is eager to investigate. What she discovers when she goes there brings her world crashing down...
'One of those rare and energetic books you can't put down yet don't want to end' - The Times
'A compelling, dark-hued psychological thriller that eerily captures some of London's more sinister undercurrents and sense of menace' - Guardian
'In her atmospheric novel Thorn, Vena Cork skilfully builds a sinister feeling of menace surrounding her attractive heroine' - Sunday Telegraph
'There's more to this psychological thriller than meets the eye. Look no further for a real sense of menace' - Daily Mirror
Vena Cork is from Lancashire, but has lived in London all her adult life. She attended Homerton College, Cambridge, where she was a member of Cambridge Footlights. She is married to the art critic Richard Cork and lives in North West London. She is also the author of Thorn and The Art of the Dying.
Genre: Mystery
During an interview with top publisher Roland Winterbourne, things seem to change, she meets Jamie Davis. It's love at first sight and within hours she has agreed to marry him. But Jamie insists on inviting no friends or family to the wedding and Suzannah's millionaire father quickly suspects him of being a fortune hunter.
At first the couple are blissfully happy. Suzannah's only worry is Jamie's mysterious past, which he refuses to talk about. However, when Suzannah suddenly inherits a flat off Portobello Road, everything changes. The move quickly triggers a change in their relationships and it's not long before the arguments start. Then one morning, after a particularly bad row, Jamie goes to work and doesn't return.
When she finds a scrap of paper in his jacket pocket with a name and address in North Devon, she is eager to investigate. What she discovers when she goes there brings her world crashing down...
Praise for Vena Cork:
'One of those rare and energetic books you can't put down yet don't want to end' - The Times
'A compelling, dark-hued psychological thriller that eerily captures some of London's more sinister undercurrents and sense of menace' - Guardian
'In her atmospheric novel Thorn, Vena Cork skilfully builds a sinister feeling of menace surrounding her attractive heroine' - Sunday Telegraph
'There's more to this psychological thriller than meets the eye. Look no further for a real sense of menace' - Daily Mirror
Vena Cork is from Lancashire, but has lived in London all her adult life. She attended Homerton College, Cambridge, where she was a member of Cambridge Footlights. She is married to the art critic Richard Cork and lives in North West London. She is also the author of Thorn and The Art of the Dying.
Genre: Mystery
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