Half Broken Things A Novel

A gripping tale of psychological suspense perfect for the readership of Minette Walters and Ruth Rendell,Half Broken Thingsis a novel that peers into the lives of three dangerously lost people...and the ominous haven they find when they find each other. Jean is a house sitter at the end of a dreary career. Steph is nine months pregnant and on the run. And Michael is a thief. Through a mixture of deceit, good luck, and misfortune, these three damaged loners have come together at a secluded country home called Walden Manor. Now all three have found what they needed most: a new beginning, a little kindness, a little love. Living off the manor's riches, tending its grounds and gardens, they leave the outside world far behind and build a happiness so long denied them. That is, until the first unexpected visitor arrives...igniting a chain reaction that is at once spellbinding and disastrous. A stunning, thought-provoking crime novel of chilling moral complexity,Half Broken Thingsis a gripping, haunting exploration of love and our need for it, of the damage done when we go long without it, and the deeds we might be driven to in its name. From the Hardcover edition.

Morag Joss grew up on the west coast of Scotland. She began writing in 1996, when her first short story won an award in a national competition. She then wrote three Sara Selkirk novels, set in Bath, and with her fourth novel, Half Broken Things, she won the 2003 CWA Silver Dagger Award. Her work has been translated into several languages. Morag Joss lives in the country outside the city of Bath and in London, where she is at work on her next novel, Puccini’s Ghosts.


From the Hardcover edition.