Murder is simpler than divorce:
When you marry the wrong man, your death is the most final settlement of all.
Orphaned as a child, heiress Morgana Hutton dreams of creating the perfect family she never had. Sheltered, isolated and naïve, she falls in love with the handsome Archie Edge, but her desire for a loving home blinds her to his true character. After she gives birth to their daughter, she begins to suspect Archie’s real motive is to destroy her and use their daughter to unlock her fortune. When she uncovers the truth, Archie tries to kill her, and goes into hiding with their daughter.
From the grand houses of Long Island, to the wilds of Scotland, we follow Morgana as she discovers the courage and ruthlessness she needs if she has any hope of tracking them down and taking back her daughter: the one person who taught her the real meaning of love.
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“Fast and suspenseful.”
COSMOPOLITAN
“Davies once again proves expert in crafting absorbing suspense.”
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“I grew to love the castle, and its wild landscape. I liked to stand with my back to the sea and gaze at the castle with its distant backdrop of mountains. Their serrated outline seemed to cut into the sky like a knife into fabric. Like the sea they changed colour with the elements and the light, transforming themselves from black at night, through dark red on a clear, rosy dawn, to a whole series of blues on a sunlit day, and greys in the rain. I could have painted all day, had I the time.”
FROM FINAL SETTLEMENT BY LINDA DAVIES
“Page turner.”
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