An Accidental Light - Elizabeth Diamond

An Accidental Light is the first novel from Elizabeth Diamond and hopefully it won't be her last. I came across it by accident on Amazon through one of their 'other people bought this' recommendations and it is excellent. The book tells the story of two families who are struck by a terrible tragedy. One night on his way home from work as a police officer Jack Phillips knocks down and kills a young girl Laura Jenkins. Whenever you hear or read about these incidents the focus is always on the victim (the dead person) and their family, but this book explores the fact that there are two sides and that the victim can also be the culprit. This was an accident ...  Read the complete review

n Accidental Light, written by Elizabeth Diamond is a book about a life changing event, and the consequences it has on not just one life - but on a number of people. The book follows Jack, a happily married Police Officer who has a daughter. He cares a lot about his family and his career, until one day through no fault of his own he runs over all kills a young girl. Jack descends into depression, and after a while leaves his job and his marriage breaks up. But the girls father becomes determined to get revenge, and starts to stalk Jack and his daughter, and on the anniversary of his daughters death attempts to run down Jacks daughter. This isn't ...  Read the complete review