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Alison Baillie
Alison Baillie was brought up in Ilkley, Yorkshire by Scottish parents. After studying English at the University of St Andrews she taught in several Edinburgh secondary schools before teaching EFL in Finland and Switzerland. Now she spends her time reading, writing, travelling, playing with her... show more

Alison Baillie was brought up in Ilkley, Yorkshire by Scottish parents. After studying English at the University of St Andrews she taught in several Edinburgh secondary schools before teaching EFL in Finland and Switzerland. Now she spends her time reading, writing, travelling, playing with her granddaughter and going to crime-writing festivals.
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Just a book blog
Just a book blog rated it 8 years ago
Shona McIver was thirteen when she was murdered. That was almost forty years ago, and modern DNA evidence shows that the wrong man has been serving time. As Shona's brother Tom returns to Scotland from South Africa to scatter their mother's ashes, he grows closer to Sarah and together they try to fi...
Mystereity
Mystereity rated it 9 years ago
Superb book! Along with a great mystery with plenty of twists and turns, there was a story of love, loss and renewal. It even had a happy ending. 13 year old Shona is murdered and her shattered family moves to South Africa. Decades later, brother Tom returns to his home town to scatter his mother...
alwaysbooks
alwaysbooks rated it 9 years ago
Shona, Tom's sister is raped and murdered aged 13 years. Jump forward to almost 40 years when Tom is back in Edinburgh. He has returned from South Africa to scatter his mother's ashes in the Western Isles. There is a school reunion too where he sees Sarah again. She was Shona's best friend. Who real...
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