The Moment Before Impact
Alison Bruce
Haunting, compelling, this psychological thriller will have you hooked.
A night out ends in tragedy with two dead and one critically injured. Nicci Waldock survives, but her life is left in tatters. Years later, a sighting of Jack Bailey, the brother of her dead friend, leaves her with a shocking revelation.
Helped by former journalist Celia Henry, Nicci sets out to learn the truth about the accident, and discovers a series of lies and dangerous secrets that have been distorting everything she thinks she knows.
In a tense and gripping finale, Nicci must decide who she can trust, and who is about to kill again. And she realises that everything can be saved or lost in the moment before impact.
A night out ends in tragedy with two dead and one critically injured. Nicci Waldock survives, but her life is left in tatters. Years later, a sighting of Jack Bailey, the brother of her dead friend, leaves her with a shocking revelation.
Helped by former journalist Celia Henry, Nicci sets out to learn the truth about the accident, and discovers a series of lies and dangerous secrets that have been distorting everything she thinks she knows.
In a tense and gripping finale, Nicci must decide who she can trust, and who is about to kill again. And she realises that everything can be saved or lost in the moment before impact.
GENRE
Crime; Domestic Noir; Thriller
UK PUBLICATION
October 2020
Crime; Domestic Noir; Thriller
UK PUBLICATION
October 2020
Praise
"[Alison Bruce] always delivers ... Her latest is tense, twisty, terrific."
Ian Rankin
"A powerful and absorbing story that stayed with me long after I'd finished reading. A writer at the top of her game."
Elly Griffiths
"Alison Bruce has long been one of the most adroit crime fiction practitioners in the UK. The Moment Before Impact is further proof that she has not ceased to refine her craft - it's perhaps her most accomplished outing yet."
Financial Times, Barry Forshaw
"Unpredictable, challenging and compelling."
Sophie Hannah
"The Moment Before Impact is the perfect crime novel. Beginning with an emotional exploration into the events that led to a fatal car crash, it seamlessly morphs into something far more chilling. One of the best books I've read for a long time - simply sensational."
M.W. Craven
"A conspiracy story with plenty of twists becomes a race-against time suspense novel that belongs firmly in the 'just one more chapter before I sleep' category."
Morning Star
"Alison Bruce has written a superior thriller, full of suppressed menace, which proves you should never trust anyone."
Sunday Times Crime Club
Ian Rankin
"A powerful and absorbing story that stayed with me long after I'd finished reading. A writer at the top of her game."
Elly Griffiths
"Alison Bruce has long been one of the most adroit crime fiction practitioners in the UK. The Moment Before Impact is further proof that she has not ceased to refine her craft - it's perhaps her most accomplished outing yet."
Financial Times, Barry Forshaw
"Unpredictable, challenging and compelling."
Sophie Hannah
"The Moment Before Impact is the perfect crime novel. Beginning with an emotional exploration into the events that led to a fatal car crash, it seamlessly morphs into something far more chilling. One of the best books I've read for a long time - simply sensational."
M.W. Craven
"A conspiracy story with plenty of twists becomes a race-against time suspense novel that belongs firmly in the 'just one more chapter before I sleep' category."
Morning Star
"Alison Bruce has written a superior thriller, full of suppressed menace, which proves you should never trust anyone."
Sunday Times Crime Club
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