Outliers Get to Know host Tracey Devlyn sits down with crime fiction author Vikki Wakefield to talk about her atmospheric and gripping new thriller—THE BACKWATER.
A deadly fire. A fugitive teen. A journalist chasing the truth.
When nine people die in a trailer park fire, seventeen-year-old Sabine confesses and vanishes into the backwaters. Twelve years later, journalist Rachel Weidermann hunts for the truth—but what she finds could shatter everything. Tense, unrelenting, and impossible to put down.
Vikki Wakefield writes fiction for young adults and adults. Her books explore family, class and relationships in a contemporary setting. Her novels All I Ever Wanted, Friday Brown, In Between Days and Ballad for a Mad Girl have been shortlisted for numerous awards. This Is How We Change the Ending won Book of the Year: Older Readers, Children’s Book Council Awards, 2020. After You Were Gone, a psychological thriller, is her first novel for adults. https://VikkiWakefield.com
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