In the riverside town of Bedford‚ four students can hear the haunting voice of a woman singing. The beautiful melody is coming from their neighbour − a reclusive creature who never opens the door to anyone or leaves her home in daylight.

They have no way of knowing that the woman next door‚ Madeleine Delaney is driven by a dangerous memory that for over twenty years has controlled her meagre existence …

Madeleine′s angelic voice and striking looks capture the hearts of many. But she only has eyes for club owner‚ Steve Drayton − a devastatingly handsome but terrifying man.

Then one night she witnesses a horrific crime‚ and her life is irrevocably changed forever.The kindness and friendship of one girl − Ellen‚ rescues Madeleine from utter devastation. But in order to survive‚ they must flee London‚ leaving behind those they dearly love‚ and danger is following them wherever they go.

Praise for Josephine Cox: •‘Cox’s talent as storyteller never lets you escape the spell’ Daily Mail • ‘Irresistible storytelling’ Books Magazine • ‘Driven and passionate’ Sunday Times

Author Biography

Josephine Cox was born in Blackburn, one of ten children. At the age of sixteen, Josephine met and married her husband Ken, and had two sons. When the boys started school, she decided to go to college and eventually gained a place at Cambridge University. She was unable to take this up as it would have meant living away from home, but she went into teaching --and started to write her first full-length novel. She won the 'Superwoman of Great Britain' Award, for which her family had secretly entered her, at the same time as her novel was accepted for publication.