If you won the lottery, everything would be perfect. Or would it? That’s the central premise of this debut novel from journalist Michelle Davies.
Drawing on her experience of writing for women’s magazines and national newspapers, she introduces us to the Kinnock family, who have scooped £12 million on the EuroMillions draw.
After swapping their old home for a more exclusive neighbourhood and sending their teenage daughter, Rosie, to an expensive private school, life should be wonderful.
But their good fortune begins to unravel, after Rosie is kidnapped and the couple’s marriage buckles under the strain.
Told from the viewpoint of family liaison officer Maggie Neville, the story bowls along nicely enough, moving from the euphoria of winners’ luck through desperation, blackmail and murder.
