The Matchstick Boy
By Rowena Kinread
When his young brother, Josef, is killed by a rock avalanche, Jakob believes it is murder. He had seen someone on the mountain ridge, above the scree, before it began to roll. But who would want to kill a child, and why? Jakob suspects Ramun, the privileged son of the owner of a matchstick factory, but nobody takes him seriously and he is powerless to obtain justice.
Thirty years later, Jakob’s profoundly deaf daughter is raped by Ramun and becomes with child. Determined to gain justice for his daughter, Jakob unearths a myriad of well-kept secrets in the tight-lipped community, but is anyone willing to tell the truth?
Just as he thinks he has uncovered all the facts, he realises he has made a vital mistake all along. Nothing is really as it seems.
Publication Date: October 10th, 2023
Publisher: Goldcrest Books
Page Length: 329 pages
Genre: Historical Crime / Mystery / Historical Thriller
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Thanks so much for hosting Rowena Kinread with The Matchstick Boy.
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