Walking Through Needles

Sam Mayfair knew she was different from a young age, with dark desires that were tinged with darkness. When her abuser was murdered, she was flung back into the hell of her rural Oklahoma childhood. She must hide terrifying truths of their past from investigators as she tries to help exonerate her stepbrother, Eric, who becomes the prime suspect.

Format: Hardback
Length: 320 pages
Publication date: 15 July 2021
Publisher: Polis Books

From an early age, Sam Mayfair knew she was different. Like any young girl, she developed infatuations and lust, but her desires were always tinged with darkness. Then, when Sam was sixteen, her life was shattered by an abuser close to her. And she made one shocking decision whose ramifications would reverberate throughout her life.

Now, fifteen years later, Sam learns that her abuser has been murdered. The death of the man who plagued her dreams for years should have put an end to the torture she had endured. But when her stepbrother, Eric, becomes the prime suspect, Sam is flung back into the hell of her rural Oklahoma childhood. As Sam tries to help exonerate Eric, she must hide terrifying truths of their past from investigators. Yet as details of the murder unravel, Sam quickly learns that some people, including herself, will do anything to keep their secrets buried deep.

Walking Through Needles is a riveting and unflinching look at violence, sexuality, and desire from a compelling and unforgettable new voice in Heather Levy. It is a dark debut psychological thriller that will keep readers on the edge of their seats until the very last page.

Weight: 506g
Dimension: 148 x 224 x 31 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781951709389