When I Was Ten
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4.3 • 55 Ratings
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- £7.99
Publisher Description
‘GRIPS LIKE A VICE’ – Val McDermid
'Absorbing, tense and beautifully paced' - Daily Mail
Twenty-one years ago, Dr Richard Carter and his wife Pamela were killed in what has become the most infamous double murder of the modern age.
Their ten year-old daughter – nicknamed the Angel of Death – spent eight years in a children’s secure unit and is living quietly under an assumed name with a family of her own.
Now, on the anniversary of the trial, a documentary team has tracked down her older sister, compelling her to break two decades of silence.
Her explosive interview sparks national headlines and journalist Brinley Booth, a childhood friend of the Carter sisters, is tasked with covering the news story.
For the first time, the three women are forced to confront what really happened that night – with devastating consequences for them all.
When I Was Ten is the highly anticipated, stay-up-all-night next book by acclaimed crime author Fiona Cummins.
‘I finished it with my heart in my mouth. Highly recommended’ – Louise Candlish
‘Dark, creepy and ultimately compassionate… a chilling look at the consequences of a childhood gone wrong’ – JP Delaney
‘Utterly compelling; a true just-one-more-chapter thriller’ – Clare Mackintosh
‘Pacy, dark and surprises to the bitter end. Loved it’ – Fiona Barton
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Fiona Cumin’s When I was Ten details the chilling effects of childhood trauma in a truly spellbinding listen. 21 years ago, Dr Richard Carter and his wife Pamela were slain in an infamous double attack dubbed "The Hilltop Murders”. On the anniversary of the trial, we're introduced to the couple's convicted killer: their daughter, now living under a new identity after spending eight years on a children's secure unit. Memories for everyone involved in the case are further jolted by news of a forthcoming documentary—presented by Sara's sister. Read by Olivia Dowd, Cumins' story surveys the case from all angles—and carefully unravels issues of oversight and bias in the affairs of the criminal justice system and the media.
Customer Reviews
Predictable
Vert predictable and the ending is a bit of a let down but enjoyed it somewhat.
*Explosive Lies*
Three young girls make a catastrophic decision to keep a secret. This secret is life changing. Years later one wants to reveal this secret, one wants to write about it and one will stop at nothing to keep this secret right to the very end.
There is fall out from this secret as someone becomes collateral damage which causes one severe pain and in time all three come face to face for the ultimate showdown. There is one more secret to be revealed at the end of the book, but if you pay close attention at the beginning there is a hint.
Started a little bit slowly as we learned who the players were and boy this story grew and grew.