Synopsis
Gripping and emotional, The Sunshine Man is a powerful story of a terrible crime and a revenge plotted over decades, set against the haunting beauty of rural Devon. From the bestselling author of The Lamplighters, Emma Stonex.
‘Luminously unsettling’ – The Observer
‘A deeply thrilling and emotionally rich page-turner’ – Lucy Clarke
‘A wholly original and immersive thriller’ – Harriet Evans
Birdie wakes to the news she’s been waiting eighteen years to hear: Jimmy Maguire – the man who murdered her sister – is out of prison.
She sends her children to school, picks up a gun, and leaves for London with one purpose: to find Jimmy and make him pay.
But there’s another side to this story, and Birdie is about to enter a world of family lies, worn-out loyalties and long-buried betrayals . . .
Readers love The Sunshine Man:
‘A compelling tight thriller with heart’ *****
‘Hits you right between the eyes’ *****
‘Brilliantly written with twists and turns’ *****
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“A remarkable novel – heart-wrenching, unflinching and deeply compassionate . . . thrilling, and incredibly moving. If you loved The Lamplighters, I guarantee you’ll love The Sunshine Man too”Emylia Hall, author of The Shell House Detectives
“Masterful. Not only suspenseful and exquisitely tense but a nuanced, humanely observed portrait of grief and trauma. A triumph”Jo Harkin, author of The Pretender
“The Sunshine Man is a masterful literary thriller . . . A deeply thrilling and emotionally rich page-turner. One of my books of the year”Lucy Clarke, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Castaways and One of the Girls
“A brilliantly accomplished story of fractured lives and the long-term reverberations of violent crime, The Sunshine Man is both poetic and fiendishly gripping. Stonex's prose is bruising and beautiful”Rosie Walsh, author of The Man Who Didn't Call
