The Execution

<p>‘Unnervingly cool prose…an entertainingly urbane thriller [whose] suspense lies not in the whodunit but in watching a perfect life unravel.’ Daily Telegraph</p> <p>Matthew Bourne suspects his partner Marianne of having an affair – though he has just embarked on one himself. Then one day a colleague's wife dies in tragic circumstances and Matthew is called to identify the body. Only much later does he realise that this incident has seeped into his life like a slow poison…A riveting narrative of mystery and menace ‘The Execution’ is a stunningly accomplished novel.</p>