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The Facts of Life and Death [Kindle Edition]

Belinda Bauer (Author)

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EVERY KILLER HAS TO START SOMEWHERE . . .

The exceptional, genre-defying new novel from this award-winning writer

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'Call your mother.'

'What do I say?'

'Say goodbye.'

This is how it begins.

Lone women terrorised and their helpless families forced to watch - in a sick game where only one player knows the rules. And when those rules change, the new game is Murder.

Living with her parents in the dank beach community of Limeburn, ten-year-old Ruby Trick has her own fears. Bullies on the school bus, the forest crowding her house into the sea, and the threat of divorce.

Helping her Daddy to catch the killer might be the key to keeping him close.

As long as the killer doesn't catch her first...

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Format: Kindle Edition
File Size: 776 KB
Print Length: 336 pages
Publisher: Transworld Digital (27 Mar 2014)
Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.� r.l.
Language: English
ASIN: B00FAXJH74
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Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (20 customer reviews)

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #6,003 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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Belinda Bauer grew up in England and South Africa. She has worked as a journalist and screenwriter and her script The Locker Room earned her the Carl Foreman/Bafta Award for Young British Screenwriters.

With her first novel, Blacklands, Belinda won the CWA Gold Dagger for Crime Novel of the Year. Her second and third novels, Darkside and Finders Keepers, were highly acclaimed, and she was shortlisted for the CWA Dagger in the Library Award 2012 for her entire body of work. Rubbernecker is Belinda's latest novel.

Belinda is a repeat guest on Front Row and regularly appears at Harrogate Crime Festival. She lives in Wales.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Dark and Chilling. 8 April 2014

By Jo D'Arcy TOP 500 REVIEWER VINE VOICE

Format:Hardcover

Women in a beach community and surrounding areas in Devon are being targeted by a sick individual.

When they have been captured they are stripped.

When they have been stripped they are told to make a phone call.... to their mother.

When they make the phone call... they are told to say goodbye.

When they say goodbye... their mother's watch.

Who suffers the most in this game of murder, the victim or the mother left behind?

Whilst this is happening, a young girl Ruby Trick is struggling with her own battles, she is being bullied on the bus to school, she is being bullied at school. She lives in such a small community that she has only four other children to play with. Ruby cannot play in certain places, not just because of this sick individual who seems to be prowling the area but because part of the cliff face where they live is dying. It is being swept away by the weather and by the sea.

For Ruby there is no solace at home, the house has leaks and drafts which are ignored by her jobless father who seems to spend his time dressing up as a Cowboy to join a local cowboy club and a mother who works every hour she possibly can whilst trying to bring up Ruby in better circumstances and better choices than her husband is showing Ruby. The arguments between the parents seem to be reaching breaking point, similar to the eroding of the landscape around them. Every storm breaks away a little bit more of the marriage. But for Ruby, her dad is the best and he doesn't seem to mind the extra chocolate or biscuits that she eats, as long as Ruby helps feed this Cowboy obsession and Ruby can be his deputy and they can try and catch the killer together. Read more ›

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Dark character driven psychological thriller 27 Mar 2014

By Liz Wilkins TOP 500 REVIEWER

Format:Hardcover

‘Call your mother.’
‘What do I say?’
‘Say goodbye.’

This is how it begins. Living with her parents in the dank beach community of Limeburn, ten-year-old Ruby Trick has her own fears. Bullies on the school bus, the forest crowding her house into the sea, and the threat of divorce.

Helping her Daddy to catch a killer might be the key to keeping him close.

As long as the killer doesn’t catch her first..

So I recently read “Rubbernecker” from Belinda Bauer, also incidentally the first novel of hers I have read since Blacklands and it was so good that I was kind of worried that this one would fall flat. It absolutely did not do any such thing.

We follow along mostly with ten year old Ruby as she explores her world, puts up with bullies, hangs out with her friends and observes her people – she adores Daddy and is determined that he will be happy despite the fact that her parents are not getting on. Meanwhile young women are going missing, as a fledgling killer becomes more confident.

This was an extremely clever psychological thriller, especially as young Ruby’s viewpoint was so very authentic – she behaves like a ten year old with all the curiosity and wonder that time of life brings – and it was a different take on the way an adult would look at the world or peoples actions. Ruby, whilst helping her Dad try and track the killer, ends up with a lot of information that she doesnt realise is important. Offset that against the beautifully drawn police team (and not cliche at all – I thought Calvin was probably one of the most realistic sounding Police Officers I have ever read in fiction and boss Kirsty King was delightfully normal) and you have a cleverly constructed, character driven tale of the darker side of human nature. Read more ›

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A creepy, damp, unsettling thriller 28 Mar 2014

By Charles Hurren

Format:Hardcover

"In Rock Cottage the living room floor had bulged and finally splintered to reveal a root of oak as thick as a man's leg."

The village of Limeburn in Devon, beset by encroaching tides on one side, and the insidious creep of the forest on the other, in constant danger of being crushed to sand by twin forces of nature, is home to the Trick family. Ten year old, red-haired, lonely Ruby shares her father's impatience with her mother, who always seems to be working or nagging them about sleep and vegetables. Ruby is Daddy's little girl, especially since he joined the Gunslingers, a group of amateur cowboys who hang out in nearby Clovelly to talk spurs and replica weapons in fake American accents. John Trick buys his overweight child's affection with tall tales, macho bragging and Mars Bars.

The story begins quietly, unusually for Bauer, with a rather gentle tale of a small, struggling family in a dank Gothic setting. Ruby, of course, grabs a hold of our hearts and has us rooting for her very quickly but others in the small community are intriguing and engaging too. At this stage the book almost seems to be shaping up to be a 21st century Cranford.

Then - oh my goodness - chapter five! One of the most terrifying scenes I've ever read. It comes from nowhere, it grabs hold of that Ruby-softened heart with a damp, cold hand and squeezes hard. No spoiler, this is included in the cover blurb, but if you're a mother, this really is your WORST possible nightmare.

After that, it's only a matter of time before another of those horrible scenes jumps out at us. We can't relax, and neither can the residents of Limeburn and Clovelly.

To everyone who's lived through the wettest British winter in living memory, this book will seem scarily, remarkably topical. Read more ›

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5.0 out of 5 stars great thriller writer one of the best of her generation

as usual brilliant. Have read all of Belindas books and she is terrific.

cant wait for the next one .well done keep up your superb work

Published 2 days ago by phillip cogbill

5.0 out of 5 stars Tightly-plotted thriller

Belinda Bauer delivers yet another gripping thriller, her best since "Blacklands" - tightly plotted (not a wasted word), believable characters and deeply satisfying - she's... Read more

Published 3 days ago by Steve S., South Wales

4.0 out of 5 stars The Facts of Life and Death

I received this book from Goodreads/Dead Good in order to provide an honest review and I really enjoyed it. Read more

Published 6 days ago by Haze

5.0 out of 5 stars Unputdownable

Another superb novel from my favourite crime writer. I think this was her best to date. As dark, unsettling, atmospheric and wryly humorous as ever, but the author's superb... Read more

Published 7 days ago by K. Clarke

5.0 out of 5 stars A page turner I almost read in one go!

The first few chapters are a bit slow, but don't give up because the story builds and then, bang!! A really gripping story. Read more

Published 7 days ago by amanda

5.0 out of 5 stars Another good book!

I've been looking forward to reading this new book from Belinda Bauer having read all her other books. Read more

Published 8 days ago by Karl

4.0 out of 5 stars Another Great Book

Having read and enjoyed Ms Bauer's previous works, was keen to find out how she would find another unusual direction from which to surprise and entertain the reader. Read more

Published 12 days ago by P

5.0 out of 5 stars Just a great read!

Loved it! The way the author got into the mind of the little girl was the best. It had me laughing even perhaps when I shouldn't! Great read!

Published 13 days ago by Mags

5.0 out of 5 stars A gripping thriller

Wonderfully written with characters that came to life and ace that you could almost reach out and touch the smell of salt and the taste of fear wonderful a great read

Published 14 days ago by david dee

5.0 out of 5 stars RELIABLE AUTHOR DOES IT AGAIN

The author has a knack of writing about odd,quirky people living in forbidding places.
Add a cute and non irritating schoolgirl and her warring parents plus a serial killer=a... Read more

Published 14 days ago by VIVIENNE

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