In Servitude: Winner of Silver Medal for Best European Fiction

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Pollok Glen Publishing, Aug 28, 2018 - Fiction - 339 pages

When Grace’s beloved sister Glory dies in a car crash, her life spirals out of control. She discovers Glory was indebted to a local crime lord and laundering money through her café. What’s worse, Grace is now forced to take over.


Defying her anxiety, Grace will stop at nothing to save herself and those Glory left behind from the clutches of Glasgow’s underworld. But her plans unravel when more family secrets emerge and Grace is driven to question everything she believed about her sister – even her death.


IN SERVITUDE is a gripping roller coaster of family, crime and betrayal. Perfect for lovers of page-turning suspense.


Silver medal - Best Fiction (Europe), Independent Publisher Book Awards 2019

Shortlisted - The Selfies 2019, London Book Fair

Finalist - Next Generation Indie Book Awards 2019


THE BOOK BLOGGERS ARE LOVING IT:

‘The plot was perfectly paced, taut and gritty ... An excellent debut’ Chapter In My Life crime fiction blog


‘In Servitude is a dark and suspenseful read that draws you in and keeps you there.’ By the Letter Book reviews


‘A tense thriller, fast-paced and rather addictive. It’s full of twists and turns, shocks and surprises. Once you start to read, you may well find it hard to put down!’ Portobello Book Blog


‘The suspense is mind-blowing. (5*)’ The Book Decoder


‘Fabulous psychological thriller. Fast read. Hard hitting. Loved it. (5*)’ Shalini book reviews


‘If you're looking for an excellent suspense novel to keep you on your toes, then you absolutely need to read this one. (4.5*)' A Lovely Book Affair reviews


‘I’m obsessed with this plot. Twist after twist, this psychological suspense novel kept me hooked the entire time. (5*)’ Jessica Belmont reviews

 

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Contents

Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter ThirtyEight
Chapter ThirtyNine
Chapter Forty
Chapter FortyOne
Chapter FortyTwo
Chapter FortyThree
Chapter FortyFour
Chapter FortyFive

Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter TwentyOne
Chapter TwentyTwo
Chapter TwentyThree
Chapter TwentyFour
Chapter TwentyFive
Chapter TwentySix
Chapter TwentySeven
Chapter TwentyEight
Chapter TwentyNine
Chapter Thirty
Chapter ThirtyOne
Chapter ThirtyTwo
Chapter ThirtyThree
Chapter ThirtyFour
Chapter ThirtyFive
Chapter ThirtySix
Chapter ThirtySeven
Chapter FortySix
Chapter FortySeven
Chapter FortyEight
Chapter FortyNine
Chapter Fifty
Chapter FiftyOne
Chapter FiftyTwo
Chapter FiftyThree
Chapter FiftyFour
Chapter FiftyFive
Chapter FiftySix
Chapter FiftySeven
Chapter FiftyEight
Chapter FiftyNine
Chapter Sixty
Chapter SixtyOne
Chapter SixtyTwo
Chapter SixtyThree
Chapter SixtyFour
Chapter SixtyFive
Chapter SixtySix
Chapter SixtySeven
Chapter SixtyEight
Free Gift Offer
Letter to you
Acknowledgements
About the author
Copyright

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About the author (2018)

Heleen Kist is a Dutch businesswoman who lived all over the world while growing up and for her career. Then she fell in love with a Scotsman and his country, and now writes about its (sometimes scary) people from her garden office in Glasgow. 


Her debut psychological suspense novel 'In Servitude' won a silver medal for Best European Fiction at the Independent Publishers Book Awards 2019, was a finalist in the Next Generation Indie Book Awards 2019, and was shortlisted for The Selfies 2019, the UK publishing industry's first award for self-published authors. 


She was selected as an 'up and coming new writer' and awarded a Spotlight at Bloody Scotland 2018, the International crime writing festival.


Heleen hopes you enjoy her writing, and would love to hear from you on twitter (@hkist), Faceboook (@heleenkistauthor) or Goodreads. You can also sign up to her newsletter on www.heleenkist.com.

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