Synopsis
A heart-stopping novel of shared pasts and a fury-fuelled present, The Sunshine Man is an addictive page-turner set against the sweeping hills of rural Devon. From Emma Stonex, bestselling author of The Lamplighters.
'Stonex is out to set pulses racing . . . [a] twisty thriller . . . luminously unsettling' - The Observer
'An ambitious revenge thriller . . . delicate and perceptive' - The Guardian
'A deeply thrilling and emotionally rich page-turner' - Lucy Clarke
'Fiendishly gripping' - Rosie Walsh
‘The week I shot a man clean through the head began like any other . . .’
In January 1989, Birdie wakes to the news she’s been waiting eighteen years to hear. Jimmy Maguire, the man who killed her sister, has been freed from jail. Birdie sends her kids to school and then leaves for London with a gun and a plan: to find Jimmy and make him pay.
But there’s another side to the story, and Birdie is about to enter a world of family lies, worn-out loyalties and long-buried betrayals . . .
READERS LOVE THE SUNSHINE MAN
'A compelling tight thriller with heart' *****
'Hits you right between the eyes' *****
'Brilliantly written with twists and turns' *****
Details
01 May 2025
9781529047387Reviews
A remarkable novel - heart-wrenching, unflinching and deeply compassionate . . . thrilling, and incredibly moving. If you loved The Lamplighters, I guarantee you’ll love The Sunshine Man tooEmylia Hall, author of The Shell House Detectives
Masterful. Not only suspenseful and exquisitely tense but a nuanced, humanely observed portrait of grief and trauma. A triumphJo Harkin, author of The Pretender
The Sunshine Man is a masterful literary thriller . . . A deeply thrilling and emotionally rich page-turner. One of my books of the yearLucy Clarke, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Castaways and One of the Girls
A brilliantly accomplished story of fractured lives and the long-term reverberations of violent crime, The Sunshine Man is both poetic and fiendishly gripping. Stonex's prose is bruising and beautifulRosie Walsh, author of The Man Who Didn't Call
