Lily's Grave

By Belinda Bennett

Joan Hughes is the only person who can save Lily Jones when she is attacked on the way home from a dance. Their young lives will be forever entwined by a chance encounter in the dead of night.

It isn’t long before one is dead, leaving the other to face the consequences.

A twisty, dark and shocking small town murder mystery that will keep you guessing until the very end.

Set in Honiton, England, during 1944.

This book includes an original short story.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Belinda Bennett
• Release date: Feb 2, 2019
• ISBN: 9780463626894

Belinda Bennett

Belinda Bennett started writing fiction at primary school. Always passionate about creative writing, her talents were diverted to journalism in her late teens after both her parents died.She was diagnosed with HER2+ inflammatory breast cancer on January 23, 2020. Currently undergoing chemotherapy and targeted therapies, she is hoping to undergo surgery later this year.A fierce supporter of the underdog, Belinda supports causes that help the homeless and those whose lives have been blighted by addiction.Belinda is a former journalist, newspaper editor and freelance copywriter. She lives by the sea on the Jurassic Coast in Dorset, England.

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