‘The week I shot a man clean through the head began like any other . . .’ From Emma Stonex, the bestselling author of The Lamplighters, comes The Sunshine Man, a cat and mouse thriller about a revenge plotted over decades. 'A deeply thrilling and emotionally rich page-turner. One of my books of the year' - Lucy Clarke 'Fiendishly gripping' - Rosie Walsh 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 leaves for London with a gun and a plan: to find him and make him pay. But there’s another side to the story, and she’s about to enter a world of family lies, worn-out loyalties and long-buried betrayals. Did Jimmy kill Birdie’s sister, or is he the only one she can really trust? And when the truth is finally revealed, will she choose forgiveness – or retribution? A heart-stopping new novel of murky shared pasts and a fury-fueled present, The Sunshine Man is a thrilling cat and mouse chase set against the salt-drenched backdrop of England’s south coast, from bestselling author Emma Stonex.