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Jen Shaw has climbed all her life: daring ascents of sheer rock faces, crumbling buildings, cranes - the riskier the better. Both her work and personal life revolved around climbing, and the adrenaline high it gave her. Until she went too far and hurt the people she cares about. So she's given it all up now. Honestly, she has. And she's checked herself into a rehab centre to prove it. Yet, when Jen awakens to find herself drugged and dangling off the local lighthouse during a wild storm less than twenty-four hours after a 'family emergency' takes her home to Cornwall, she needs all her skill to battle her way to safety. Has Jen fallen back into her old risky ways, or is there a more sinister explanation hidden in her hometown? Only when she has navigated her fragmented memories and faced her troubled past will she be able to piece together what happened - and trust herself to fix it. 'Evocative, compelling and pulse-pounding' – Philippa East 'Thoroughly original - hooks you in from the start and keeps you guessing' – Frances Quinn 'Gritty, gripping, knotty, intense – this is going to be HUGE' – Fiona Erskine 'The thriller world has gained a compelling and seriously talented voice... I couldn't — and didn't want to — put it down' – Hannah Mary McKinnon 'A beautifully atmospheric story that grips you from the start! Jesmond cleverly weaves a tale of intrigue and suspense – a talented new crime fiction writer. One to watch!' – Louise Mumford 'It literally had me on the edge from the word go. Tense, taut and thrilling' – Lisa Hall 'A proper nerve-shredder of a tale. Literary Cornwall has rarely been so magnificently menacing. Hold on tight. You won't be able to let go until the very last page!' – Helen Fields 'Complex characters and a setting so vivid I could almost smell the sea air – an astonishing debut' – Marion Todd 'An exceptional debut. Skilfully written, tightly plotted and compulsive reading.' – Maddie Please

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A proper nerve-shredder of a tale. Literary Cornwall has rarely been so magnificently menacing. Hold on tight. You won't be able to let go until the very last page! -- Helen Fields Gritty, gripping, knotty, intense - this is going to be HUGE -- Fiona Erskine With complex characters battling their demons in the bleakest circumstances, On The Edge brings the dark side of Cornwall to life in this atmospheric thriller. A true page turner with unexpected twists -- Sophie Flynn, author of All My Lies Jenifry Shaw, a recovering (sort of) adrenaline junkie, is smart, impulsive, bull-headed, and too daring for her own good. She might be a bit of a mess, but she never, ever backs down from a fight. In short, she's the girl you want at your side when stuff hits the fan and a fantastic character to anchor a new mystery series -- Heather Young Complex characters and a setting so vivid I could almost smell the sea air - an astonishing debut -- Marion Todd

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Jane Jesmond writes crime, thriller and mysteries. Her debut novel, On The Edge, the first in a series featuring dynamic, daredevil protagonist Jen Shaw was a Sunday Times Crime Fiction best book. The second in the series, Cut Adrift, will be published in February 2023, and A Quiet Contagion, an unsettling historical mystery for modern times, in November 2023. Although she loves writing (and reading) thrillers and mysteries, her real life is very quiet and unexciting. Dead bodies and dangerous exploits are not a feature! She lives by the sea in the northwest tip of France with a husband and a cat and enjoys coastal walks and village life. Unlike her daredevil protagonist, she is terrified of heights!

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