Background
Sampson was born in 1962 in Swindon, England.
(In the bestselling tradition of Nicci French comes this d...)
In the bestselling tradition of Nicci French comes this debut thriller about a young mother who be-comes embroiled in a mur-der investigation when her neighbor's body falls past her window. Robin Ballantyne's life is finally coming together. After learning she was pregnant with twins and being abandoned by her irresponsible boyfriend, Adam, she's settling into life as a single mother. But one night, after putting the children to bed, she hears what she thinks is an argument outside. Then, suddenly, a body falls past her window. Running outside, she finds Paula Carmichael, a renowned activist, dead on the ground. Although Robin and Paula weren't acquainted, the police find Robin's name mentioned-frequently-in the dead woman's diary. Robin then learns that her ex-boyfriend had been making a documentary about Paula and may know more than he lets on. But before she can ask him, he's killed by a hit-and-run driver-who was driving Robin's car. Now a suspect herself, Robin must figure out who wanted both Robin and Adam dead before she loses her freedom, her children, and her life.
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Sampson was born in 1962 in Swindon, England.
She studied Chinese at Leeds University where she graduated with a Bachelor in 1984. She then studied at Harvard University as a Kennedy Scholar.
Her first four novels were published by Pan Macmillan. She has also worked as a foreign correspondent for The Times and other publications. After working for the British Broadcasting Corporation in London she was assigned by The Times to Beijing in 1988.
As the newspaper"s China correspondent, Sampson covered the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.
She also worked as a freelance journalist during the handover of Hong Kong to China in 1997 before beginning her literary career in London. Since 2001 she has been based again in Beijing.
Sampson"s first novel, Falling Office Air, was published in 2004.
(In the bestselling tradition of Nicci French comes this d...)