Witness the Night

Winner of the 2010 Costa First Novel Award, this is a highly atmospheric mystery set in India, with the controversial subject of female foeticide at the fore. In a small town in the heart of India, a young girl is found tied to a bed inside a townhouse where 13 people lie dead. The girl is alive, but only just. She is arrested for the murders she is believed to have committed. Visiting social worker Simran attempts to break through the girl’s mute trance to discover the truth. Hauntingly real and beautifully atmospheric, this ia a major debut.