A naked woman in red high-heeled shoes is perched on the edge of Clifton Suspension Bridge with
her back pressed to the safety fence weeping into a mobile phone. Clinical psychologist Joe
O'Loughlin is only feet away desperately trying to talk her down. She whispers 'you don't
understand ' and jumps. Later Joe has a visitor -- the woman's teenage daughter a runaway
from boarding school. She refuses to believe that her mother would have jumped off the bridge
-- not only would she not commit suicide she is terrified of heights. Joe wants to believe her
but what would drive a woman to such a desperate act? Whose voice? What evil? This
pulse-stopping psychological thriller is a truly gripping and chilling read from one of the
greatest crime authors of today.
