And So It Begins

**So this is how it ends. It is clear to me now: one of us has to die.**

Mark and Evie had a whirlwind romance. Evie brought Mark back to life after the sudden death of his first wife. Cleo, Mark's sister, knows she should be happy for him. But Cleo doesn't trust Evie...

When Evie starts having accidents at home, her friends grow concerned. Could Mark be causing her injuries? Called out to their cliff-top house one night, Sergeant Stephanie King finds two bodies entangled on blood-drenched sheets.

**Where does murder begin? When the knife is raised to strike, or before, at the first thought of violence? A** **s Evie stands trial, the jury is forced to consider - is there ever a proper defence for murder?**

***And So It Begins* ****is a darkly compulsive psychological thriller with all the hallmarks of a Rachel Abbott bestseller - a provocative dilemma, richly-layered mystery, knife-edge tension, and brilliant characterization.**

**Praise for Rachel Abbott:**

'A properly addictive, leave-the-light-on thriller' *Red Magazine*

'Masterly and compelling. I couldn't put it down until its heart-stopping conclusion' *Robert Bryndza*

'Unbearably tense, with a killer twist' *Good Housekeeping*