She has been readily accepted into her community, is fiercely loyal to her family and ultimately seems to be a very kind person. Rebecca is a character who it is very easy to like. It forces you to watch, to bear witness, just as Rebecca does, and leaves you too engrossed to ever think about looking away. This is a story which catches hold of you and refuses to let go. From here on in, the sense of foreboding builds and builds and from the very moment we meet Solomon, you know that this is a man who will not stop until he has exacted his revenge against those he feels have done him wrong. The story opens up in the immediate aftermath of the murder, a moment in time where Rebecca makes a decision which will forever change her future. A real step away from the police procedurals for which she is known, from the very beginning you get a real sense of the urgency and pace of the story. ‘ Witness’ is the new stand alone thriller from Caroline Mitchell, published under the Thomas & Mercer brand. Either way, she is forced to confront a past she felt certain she had left behind, a past which could ruin everything she has built up. Play Solomon’s game or find a way to stop him. And as the intended victims become even closer to home, Rebecca has to make a choice.

She knows this is Solomon’s work, knows that she should speak out, ask for help but she also knows why Solomon is so certain that she can’t.

If she tries to intervene or speaks to the police, she will die. She is given a time and place and forced to watch the atrocities take place. Choosing them is setting them up to be the victim of progressively worsening crimes and yet in each case she has the opportunity to select an alternative victim. Directing her to a website, Rebecca has only sixty seconds in which to decide the fate of one of her friends and neighbours. Until she finds a strange mobile phone in her home upon which she has received a simple and yet chilling message. With a new husband and a beautiful daughter, everything is perfect and finally Rebecca has learned to relax. She knows that he will never forgive her betrayal but she has used the time well, running from her former life and setting up home in a small village in Wales. Ten years ago, Rebecca gave testimony against her abusive and controlling boyfriend Solomon in the murder of a colleague. The hard part is testifying against a man you thought that you loved. Witnessing a murder is only the beginning.

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