We Begin at the End
By Chris Whitaker

*THE THEAKSTON'S OLD PECULIER CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2021**WINNER OF THE CWA GOLD DAGGER FOR BEST CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR**WINNER OF THE NED KELLY INTERNATIONAL AWARD*Aand GUARDIANand BEST THRILLER OF THE YEARAnand EXPRESSand BEST THRILLER OF THE YEARAnand iand BEST THRILLER OF THE YEARAand MIRRORand BEST BOOKS OF THE YEARA WATERSTONES THRILLER OF THE MONTHREAD THE BOOK EVERYONE IS CALLING A MASTERPIECE!'A beautifully written mystery, packed with unforgettable characters'and JANE HARPER'Contender for thriller of the year'and SUNDAY EXPRESS'An accomplished and moving story of crime, punishment, love and redemption'and GUARDIANFor fans of Jane Harper'sand The Dryand comes a powerful novel about the lengths we will go to keep our family safe. This is a story about good and evil and how life is lived somewhere in between.Thirty years ago, Vincent King became a killer.Now, he's been released from prison and is back in his hometown of Cape Haven, California. Not everyone is pleased to see him. Like Star Radley, his ex-girlfriend, and sister of the girl he killed.Duchess Radley, Star's thirteen-year-old daughter, is part-carer, part-protector to her younger brother, Robin - and to her deeply troubled mother. But in trying to protect Star, Duchess inadvertently sets off a chain of events that will have tragic consequences not only for her family, but also the whole town.Murder, revenge, retribution.How far can we run from the past, when the past seems doomed to repeat itself?WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUTand WE BEGIN AT THE END:'Magnificentand . . . anand instant classic, a West Coastand Where the Crawdads Singand . . .and a special, vital novel. I'm grateful to have read it' A J FINN'Surelyand destined to conquer the world' RUTH JONES'Aand magnificentand crime novel. It deserves to win a hatful of awards. A BIG hat.and Consider me a major fan' MARK BILLINGHAM'Soand beautifully written' LYNDA LA PLANTE'Incredible writing,and characters so brilliantly drawnand they jump off the page.and Outstanding' BA PARIS'I LOVEDand this book . . . This isand a book to be read and re-read and an author to be celebrated' LOUISE PENNY'Aand stunningand andand heartbreakingand book -and will keep you grippedand until the last moving page' CLAIRE MCGOWAN'Anand exceptionally beautifuland and accomplished crime novel' ALI LAND'One of theand best booksand I've ever read' FIONA CUMMINS'An absolute masterclassand in crime writing and story-telling' JO SPAIN'One of the year'sand best crime reads' VASEEM KHAN'One ofand my favourite booksand of all time' M. W. CRAVEN, winner of the CWA's Gold Dagger Award'Breathtakingly beautiful. Another stunning story from theand geniusand of Chris Whitaker' COMPULSIVE READERS'Aand spellbinding masterclassand in storytelling . . . one of the best books I have ever had the joy to read' ALEX J BOOKS BLOG'Aand masterpieceand . . . a contender forand my top bookand of 2020' FOR WINTER NIGHTS BLOG'I was totally seduced by thisand absolute masterpieceand . . .and took my breath away' SUIDI'S BOOK REVIEWS'This book is bound to becomeand a classicand . . . Reader, Chris Whitaker's book made me cry . . . such isand the power of this writing' LIVE AND DEADLY BLOG'Utterly brilliantand . . . This isn't just crime fiction, this isand a masterclass' MELANIE READS BLOG'Aand masterpieceand of storytelling with clever twists and an ending to knock you sideways' CANDIS MAGAZINE'Thisand heart-rendingand story . . . is among theand most powerful and movingand I have read in years' DAILY MAIL'Cements Whitaker's status asand one of the most talented authors writing today' HEAT MAGAZINE'Masterlyand novel' SUNDAY EXPRESS'A dark yet painfully human tale that isand impossible to forget' CRIME MONTHLY'Beautifullyand writtenand and deeply moving' SUNDAY TIMES CRIME CLUB'Aand gorgeous, crystalline novel' JEANINE CUMMINS, author ofand AMERICAN DIRT'Heartbreaking and profound, this isand my thriller of the year'and MIRROR