Shona thinks she shared a bed with a killer

And that he's marked her for murder

The truth... is far, FAR, worse

The Doll with a Bruise

A crime thriller by J. L. Dawn

"Brilliant"
5/5

“More twists and turns than a martial arts class”

"Gripping"
5/5

 “Read in one sitting – complex and intriguing with a terrifying villain”

Shona's mysterious bruise develops

after an ill-fated party where she was drugged and attacked.

An anonymous text arrives. It shows the same bruise on a headless, handless, still unidentified, corpse of a woman.
Was her attacker the murderer?

The dishy police inspector dismisses her as a fantasist.
Angry that no one believes her, Shona takes to social media.

She investigates, and discovers a woman who went missing from her village three months ago.

"Sharp thriller"
5/5

“The narrative cracks along. What makes this book special is the author’s sharp, contemporary voice.”

“I got through a lot of lockdown books, and this is the one that did it for me.”

Titles

Crime, Contemporary Fiction, Fantasy, Young Adult, Humour, Non-fiction