A unique, beautiful, chilling new voice in commercial crime fiction 'I am about to pull the curtains and shut out the weather when, at the margin of my vision, a woman falls out of the sky' From the warmth of her living room, her infant twins tucked up in bed, Robin Ballantyne is horrified to witness the suicide of her neighbour, Paula Carmichael. An investigation soon reveals that this highly respected social activist and community figure had been haunted by dark, mysterious secrets. Inexplicably, her diaries are peppered with observations about Robin herself. When Robin puts this terrible event behind her and tries to restart her career as a TV producer, tragedy moves even closer to home and she finds herself at the centre of a murder investigation, her safe existence transformed into a living nightmare. Hounded by police and press, Robin must enter a dangerous race against the clock to save her name, and her life...

Author Biography

Catherine Sampson started her career in the BBC and has worked as Beijing correspondent for The Times. She now lives in Beijing with her husband and three children. Catherine's debut, Falling off Air, was published in 2004 to outstanding critical acclaim and the stunning sequel, Out of Mind, will be available soon in trade paperback.