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Four bystanders in the wrong place at the wrong time. Witnesses to the shocking shooting of a teenage boy. A moment that changes their lives forever.
Fiona, a midwife, is plagued by panic attacks and unable to work. Has she the strength to testify?
Mike, a delivery driver and family man, faces an impossible decision when his frightened wife forces him to choose – us or the court case.
Cheryl, a single-mother, doesn’t want her child to grow up in the same climate of fear. Dare she speak out and risk her own life?
Zak, a homeless man, offers to talk in exchange for witness protection and the chance of a new start.
Ordinary people in an extraordinary situation. Will the witnesses stand firm or be prevented from giving evidence? How will they cope with the emotional trauma of reliving the murder under pitiless cross-examination? A compassionate, suspenseful and illuminating story exploring the real human cost of bearing witness.
Witness (Mystery)Cath Staincliffe (Author)
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I hadn't heard of Cath Staincliffe until last year when I saw so many excellent reviews of her novel The Kindest Thing which explores the aftermath of a woman's decision to help her husband die. She has also written an 8 book crime series but with The Kindest Thing and now Witness, her writing has an added dimension - the crime and its investigation no longer take centre stage.
Witness opens with the brutal murder of a teenage boy in Manchester. The story revolves around four bystanders who happen to witness the killing - Fiona, a midwife who suffers panic attacks following the murder, Mike, a delivery man who is torn between doing the right thing and protecting his family, Cheryl, a single mother who knows the perpetrators and Zach, a homeless young man who is hoping for a fresh start via a witness protection programme. As in her previous novel, the question, "What would you do?", is put very firmly to the reader.
I don't read a lot of contemporary fiction but I think Cath Staincliffe may very well have converted me with this novel. Written in the third person, each chapter relates the back story of each witness, how they came to be at the murder scene, how they are encouraged/discouraged re the looming trial. The characters are distinctive, all coming from different backgrounds but all have so much to lose by bearing witness. The author creates a very vivid picture of modern-day Manchester and the influence of gang culture, the sway held by gang leaders. We also see how difficult it is for the police to gain the trust of potential witnesses, trying to reaasure them that there will not be any repercussions.
Witness is an extremely readable, well paced story about ordinary folk in extraordinary circumstances. Each of the main characters is strongly delineated, realistic, filled with the same strengths and weaknesses as we readers and thus the author makes it easy for us to empathise with their dilemna. Looking forward to reading Cath Staincliffe's previous stand-alone novels and future writing from this very perceptive, insightful author.
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