' A delicious smoke curl of a novel' JODI PICOULT ' A twisting engrossing and
beautiful mystery . . . Deeply moving and powerful' CHRIS WHITAKER SLOW-BURN BEAUTIFULLY
WRITTEN AND SOAKED WITH ATMOSPHERE KNIFE RIVER IS THE DEBUT NOVEL OF AN EXCITING NEW VOICE IN
LITERARY CRIME First there were my mother' s bones . . . A young woman returns home to
the small claustrophobic town of Knife River. When Jess was thirteen her mother went for a
walk and did not return - now fifteen years later bones have been discovered in the woods
nearby. Jess' s sister has remained in their childhood home - her life their home and the
town itself seemingly frozen in time. As days turn into weeks Jess' s understanding of the
past her sister and herself becomes more and more complicated - and the list of suspects
responsible for her mother' s terrible fate more and more ominous . . . ' An
intelligent literary mystery with a rich sense of place and a clever plot but it is
Champine' s keenly-observed depiction of the aftermath of tragedy and the corrosive impact
of loss that sets this novel apart' PAULA HAWKINS ' I couldn' t put Knife River
down. An incredibly compelling literary mystery. Beautifully written' OLIVIA KIERNAN
' Both a beguiling mystery and a tender exploration of sisterhood and first love this
beautiful deep winding road of a novel pulled me hard into its pages and wouldn' t let me
go. I was captivated by this debut' EMMA STYLES ' Atmospheric sharp and skilled at
twisting the reader' s guesses in unimaginable ways' JODI PICOULT A haunting slow
burning novel full of atmosphere and heart. Clever and beautifully written it is a satisfying
and moving read' ARAMINTA HALL ' An engrossing powerful debut with a fantastic sense
of place' T.M. LOGAN
