The Refugee By Kim Hopkinson

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The Refugee

Kim Hopkinson

In a small rural town, Bernard's seemingly perfect life is shattered when Sally, his beautiful ‎wife and Joshua, his young son, are murdered in cold blood. Nearby, in a local village a ‎refugee, far from home, attempts to put his violent past behind him and escape the ‎consequences of his monstrous deeds. Caught between his fractured reality and the lies ‎he spins Ahmed travels from town to town. Ahmed's psyche begins to unravel. Will he be ‎able to outrun his guilt or will the truth finally catch up with him. As the investigation ‎unfolds it seems that there were quite a few people who might have had reason to kill Sally. ‎Leading Inspector Lawrence to think that perhaps he should look for the perpetrator much ‎closer to home. A chilling tale of betrayal, rage and the lengths one man will go to, to ‎protect his reputation.‎

About Author

Kim Hopkinson, author

Kim Hopkinson

Kim Hopkinson was born in North London and from a young age, enjoyed writing poetry and ‎stories. She trained in journalism and worked on women's magazines in London. When she had a ‎family, she discovered a love for teaching and became an infant school teacher. Later, she was a ‎deputy head and headteacher and spent twenty years in education. Kim retired early to concentrate ‎on her writing and moved to Sussex where she lives with her family. This is her first book, and she ‎spends her time writing, raising sheep and enjoying her granddaughters.‎

Kim Hopkinson, author