The murmur of stones

os “Brilliant ane interes’ Diana’ “Sears. erewi up caring for her “schizophrenic father, and:‘when-her own son, Jason, is diagnosed as suffering: from the same affliction, she devotes herself to the quietly heroic responsibility of caring for a child who will never be ordinary -a fact that Mark, her husband, finds hard to accept. When Jason is drowned, Diana just cannot believe the coroner’s conclusion that her son’s death was accidental. Suspecting her: husband, she throws herself into building case against him, turning to her brother, David, and his family: for Support. And as the seductive qualities of Diana’s manic energy become impossible to ignore, David has --reason to fear for his own daughter’s safety and sanity. ts PRAISE FOR THOMAS H. COOK ‘A erate piece of work.’ Observer “Beautifully written, effortlessly paced, pSrietrating in _insight and chilling in denouement . . . one of the best novels you'll read this year.’ Jrish Examiner iy j brilliant description of how a seemingly perfect life can fall apart all because of one phone call. Outstanding:”. ook’s han th ime novel, . moves firmly imply couldn’t stop reading this novel . . . ok is a writer who is surely due his time on Cover design by nova white Cover photograph © Corbis Pe ie ane Aven ule