The Replacement
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âGolding folds together a folklore-inspired plot with the modern twists and tension of a police procedural novel to create a bitingly unnerving storyâ Adele Parks, Platinum
âPowerful imagery and captivating characters, this a grabbing bookâ Magic Radio Book Club
âThe most original book youâll read this yearâ Crime Monthly
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When a small child is found wandering alone, the local shopkeepers call the authorities immediately. Twenty minutes later, the girlâs mother turns up, panicked and distraught. It doesn't take long to clear things up, and mother and daughter are soon reunited and sent on their way.
Miles away, the body of a man is discovered, floating in a bathtub, but the most surprising discovery of all is that he isn't dead. Despite his injuries, he is very much alive.
Two seemingly unrelated events. But as DS Harper begins to investigate, disturbing connections between the two incidents start to surface, and suddenly itâs not clear where the danger truly lies. Harper must find out, and quickly. Because someone, or something, is closing in and she needs to uncover the truth before itâs too late...
Weaving together the trademark folklore inspiration that readers loved in Little Darlings, with the procedural narrative force of a brilliant mystery, this is the excellent and unnerving new novel from Melanie Golding.
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Readers are captivated by The Replacement!:
I don't think I breathed properly throughout this brilliantly crafted thriller . . . This is by far one of the best psychological thrillers I've read and I was totally engrossed throughoutâ Reader review, âââââ
âA book with so many twists and unexpected outcomes. So unusual but totally gripping. I wanted the book to last foreverâ Reader review, âââââ
âThis book is brilliant . . . I love psychological thrillers and stories with myths and folklore [and Melanie] blends the two together [to] create the perfect book in my eyesâ Reader review, âââââ
âA deliciously dark and creepy tale which will have you addictedâ Reader review, âââââ
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Melanie Golding took the MA in Creative Writing program at Bath Spa University, and has recently completed work on a PhD which examines the use of folklore in contemporary thrillers. In recent years she has won and been shortlisted in several local and national short story competitions, which have been chosen to be recorded as podcasts by the Leicester-based festival Story City, and to be performed at both the regular Stroud Short Stories event and their special âbest ofâ event at Cheltenham Literature Festival.
Melanie has had a varied working life, including working as a teacher in prisons, young offenderâs units and residential schools for children with special educational needs. Her first novel, Little Darlings, became an ebook bestseller and has been optioned for screen by Free Range Films, the team behind the adaptation of My Cousin Rachel.
