Cass is building a new life for herself and her young son after the loss of her soldier husband. But their idyllic new home is not what she expected: the other flats are all empty, there's sinister graffiti on the walls, and the villagers are a little strange. When a heavy snowstorm maroons the village, things become even harder.

The cold season has begun…

Here you can read about the background to A Cold Season and Jo Fletcher Books, find reader and reviewer comments plus links to author interviews and other online resources.

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A Cold Season has been selected as one of eight novels in the Richard and Judy Book Club for spring 2012, in conjunction with WHSmith.

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