The Fire Child: The 2017 gripping psychological thriller from the bestselling author of The Ice Twins

The Fire Child: The 2017 gripping psychological thriller from the bestselling author of The Ice Twins
S. K. Tremayne

The chilling new psychological thriller by S. K. Tremayne, author of the Sunday Times No. 1 bestseller, THE ICE TWINS.IT TOOK ONLY SIX WORDS TO SHATTER HER DREAMS…When Rachel marries handsome David and moves to a beautiful house in Cornwall, she gains wealth, love, and an affectionate stepson, Jamie.But then Jamie’s behaviour changes, and her perfect life begins to unravel. He makes disturbing predictions, claiming to be haunted by the spectre of his late mother. As September slips away and December looms, Rachel grows increasingly suspicious of her husband – and begins to suspect there might be truth in Jamie’s words:‘YOU WILL BE DEAD BY CHRISTMAS’

Copyright (#u3a7a5c6b-273f-5828-94a8-202012576fba)

This novel is entirely a work of fiction.

The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are

the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to

actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is

entirely coincidental.

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First published by HarperCollinsPublishers 2016

Copyright © S. K. Tremayne 2016

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Photographs 1-3, 5-8, 11, 13-16, 18-19 © S. K. Tremayne

Photographs 4, 9, 10, 17 © The Royal Cornwall Museum

Photograph 12 courtesy of the Cornish Studies Library, Redruth

(Photograph reference no. Corn02273)

Cover design by Richard Augustus © HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd 2017.

Cover photographs © Sylvia Cook / Arcangel Images (boy);

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For Danielle

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