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How well do you know the people you love ... ?Best friends Noah Sadler and Abdi Mahad have always been inseparable. But when Noah is found floating unconscious in Bristol's Feeder Canal, Abdi can't--or won't--tell anyone what happened.Just back from a mandatory leave following his last case, Detective Jim Clemo is now assigned to look into this unfortunate accident. But tragedy strikes and what looked like the simple case of a prank gone wrong soon ignites into a public battle. Noah is British. Abdi is a Somali refugee. And social tensions have been rising rapidly in Bristol. Against this background of fear and fury two families fight for their sons and for the truth. Neither of them know how far they will have to go, what demons they will have to face, what pain they will have to suffer.Because the truth hurts.



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Gilly Macmillan

Gilly Macmillan is the Sunday Times & New York Times bestselling author of THE NANNY (out 2019) . Also WHAT SHE KNEW (previously published as BURNT PAPER SKY in some territories) , THE PERFECT GIRL, ODD CHILD OUT & I KNOW YOU KNOW. Gilly is Edgar Award nominated and an ITW award finalist. Her books have been translated into over 20 languages.She grew up in Swindon, Wiltshire and also lived in Northern California. She studied History of Art at Bristol University and the Courtauld Institute of Art in London.Gilly lives in Bristol, UK with her family and writes full time. She's currently working on her sixth novel.Author photo Céline Nieszawer/Leextra



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