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  1. Cover
  2. Dedication
  3. PART I
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  88. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  89. MORE FROM VALERIE KEOGH
  90. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
  91. The Murder List
  92. About Boldwood Books

Firstly, my amazing publisher, Boldwood Books. Such an amazing team: the CEO, Amanda Ridout; my supportive editor, Emily Ruston; copy editor, Becca Allen; proofreader, Shirley Khan; the sales and marketing team, Nia Beynon, Claire Fenby and Jenna Houston; and of course, the wonderful cover designers.

There are so many people in the writing community who deserve thanks for their support, but the following deserve a special mention – Leslie Bratspis, Pam Lecky, Lynda Checkley, Judith Baker, Anita Waller, Keri Beevis, Jim Ody, Donna Morfett, Beverley Ann Hopper, Helen Pryke Domi, Diane Saxon, Debbie Young, Helen Blenkinsop, Caroline Maston and Samantha Brownley.

Out on their own, of course, Jenny O’Brien – thanks again.

My family are always there for me – my eldest sister, Patricia Hudson, who reads an early draft and is always encouraging; my younger sister, Joyce Doyle, who reads and always has a question! I’m also lucky enough to have some wonderful nieces and nephews who are supportive – this book is dedicated to one, my niece, Niamh.

A huge thanks to my husband, Robert, who doesn’t mind when I disappear for hours because I just have to write.

And every blogger and reader who reads, reviews, contacts me, helps to promote, thank you all so much. It means so much.

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The Lodger

Chapter One

Mostly, a decision we make has few consequences, and often we can do a three-sixty, reversing it with a shrug and a smile. Sometimes, though, that decision is irreversible, and we must live with what we’ve done.

We can look back and analyse what led to our choice. The path we took. The very moment we turned the corner, put a foot on that slippery slope and were swept away. For years, Leigh had wondered exactly which point had been the one of no return, when she’d lost her balance and went careering towards a destination she’d never, ever, ever contemplated.

Finally, after going over and over every word of every conversation she could remember, or thought she could remember, she’d chosen… not the moment she’d lost control and lashed out at her manager… but a rare spontaneous act of kindness to a young woman who’d said she was in need. Such a simple thing to have led to such a catastrophic outcome. To this day, five years later, Leigh couldn’t remember it without a feeling of despair.