In 1976 a plane crashes into an isolated farmhouse in rural
England. Out of this horrific fiery disaster two people
miraculously survive—a young local woman and a baby boy from
the plane. Fast forward twenty-seven years and death is once
again present in the area. The female survivor is now dying
and has a secret to reveal—a secret that will change the
lives of those around her. A secret rooted in the night of fire.
Reporter Philip Dryden is going through the motions every
day. Since an automobile accident four years ago left his
wife in a coma, he has been on a downward slide. Once a star
reporter, he now writes for a small-town rag, conveniently
located near the convalescent hospital where his wife
resides. Maggie Beck, the one-time survivor, is dying of
cancer and has secrets weighing down on her as she nears
death. Maggie tells her secrets to a tape recorder, heard
only by Laura, Philip's comatose wife.
Human trafficking, date rape and pornography are all on a
collision course in this rural area. As Dryden investigates,
apparently unrelated events collide together, resulting in
torture and death. Does Laura have knowledge that can solve
these mysteries? And how can she communicate with Philip
while in a coma?
Darkly haunting, THE FIRE BABY will leave readers asking
themselves how one lie can lead to so much horror. Although
the book is seemingly disjointed at times, all elements end
up tied neatly together by the finale. American readers may
find it difficult to get into the story, but once they do,
they should enjoy this very British mystery. Mr. Kelly has
penned other books in the series, so readers have much to
look forward to after the poignantly hopeful ending.
An American plane crashes in a remote farm on England's
Cambridgeshire Fens. Out of the flames walks a young woman,
Maggie Beck, with a baby in her arms--the only two
survivors. Now, twenty-seven years later, Maggie is dying.
As she lies in the hospital, she give a startling deathbed
confession to the patient in the bed next to hers, Laura, a
woman slowly awakening from a coma. The confession would
blow open the murder case that Laura's husband, reporter
Philip Dryden, is covering... if only Laura could
communicate the shocking secrets she's learned.
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