WARRINGTON author Jacqueline Grima has been writing from an early age. Her first rejection slip came from a magazine when she was still a teenager.
But she persevered and in 2015 embarked on a creative writing MA at Manchester Metropolitan University, graduating with a distinction as well as the 2018 Janet Beer prize for outstanding contribution.
She has set her new novel “My Daughter’s Killer” in her home-town although apart from a reference to Penketh and a marina which could have been inspired by Fiddler’s Ferry, makes little use of local landmarks to create atmosphere.
Instead, she leads the reader down a series of intriguing false trails which help to create a sense of mystery, foreboding and menace. Just when you think you have worked out what is going to happen next, she adds another twist to the tale that keeps you turning the pages.
An unusual writing style, shifting repeatedly from past to present tense, adds to the drama.
At times, the many twists and turns begin the stretch the bounds of credulity, but this does not detract from the enjoyment of a highly original plot.
“My Daughter’s Killer” is published by HQ, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.
