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  1. Cover
  2. Praise for Cut to the Bone
  3. About the Author
  4. Also by Roz Watkins
  5. Note to Readers
  6. Dedication
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  66. Extract
  67. Prologue
  68. Chapter 1
  69. Author’s note
  70. Acknowledgements
  71. About the Publisher

‘Well, you wouldn’t exactly expect there to be people imprisoned there,’ Violet said. ‘It’s not your fault.’

‘I think Aunt Janet must have worked out there was a problem with Kirsty,’ Bex said. ‘She never wanted me to come to Gritton. Said it wasn’t safe, but I never knew why. I thought it was to do with the pigs.’

I nodded. And then she had warned Violet’s parents to keep her away from Gritton, which they did for as long as they could.

‘I keep thinking about Sofia,’ Violet said. ‘Locked up for her whole life. I can’t imagine. He gave them TV, but Sofia didn’t realise the TV people were real. She thought it was all made up, even though Nina did her best to educate her.’

‘Nina’s an incredible woman,’ I said.

‘They were kind to me,’ Violet said. ‘I’ll help them adapt any way I can.’

‘And Dad’s money can pay for whatever they need,’ Bex added.

‘The bastard can at least do that.’ Violet gave a shallow smile.

Bex turned to look at Violet and said, ‘He did it for love, you know. The kind of love he was taught by his father on the farm.’

‘Yeah,’ Violet said. ‘Misguided, fucked-up, Gritton-style love.’

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Extract

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Prologue

The man clambered into the cave on shaking legs, sucked in a lungful of stale air and stared wide-eyed into the blackness. When the dark mellowed, he shuffled inside and sank onto the seat that a long-dead troglodyte had hewn into the cave wall. The familiar coldness seeped through his trousers and into his flesh. The discomfort pleased him.

He fished out his torch and stood it upright, so the light beamed up and bounced onto the glistening floor. Bats hung above him, their tiny feet grasping at the rock, furry bodies tucked into cavities.

The solitude was soothing. No judgemental glances from colleagues. No clients clamouring for his attention like swarms of angry insects. No wife shooting arrows of disappointment his way.

He placed the book by his side. Eased the cake from his pocket, pulled open the crinkly plastic wrapper and took the soft weight in his hand. He hesitated; then brought it to his lips, bit firmly and chewed fast. Another two bites and it was gone.