Pete W. Sutton *The Certainty of Dust*

Join us at EBB for the launch of Pete W. Sutton's new novel *The Certainty of Dust*, a supernatural thriller exploring mortality, redemption, grief and music, published by Mattthew James. The author will be in conversation with Chrissey Harrison.

On a stormy night, while crossing the Severn Bridge, Jackie loses everything…

The accident leaves her twin sister dead and Jackie struggling to piece together a life from the wreckage. Music – the one thing that once gave her purpose – has become an unbearable reminder, and the future stretches out as a dull routine of work, migraines and regret.

But grief is never simple, and soon Jackie begins to see impossible things: a funeral coach appearing where the accident happened, ghostly musicians performing in the night and a pale violinist who claims to carry messages from Death.

The offer he brings is simple. If Jackie can make the cold and heartless undertaker, Massicott, cry using nothing but her music, her sister’s soul will be released.

Driven by a guilt she cannot escape, Jackie agrees to the wager.

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Pete W Sutton was born in Birkenhead and lives in Bristol. He has worked for Royal Mail, the BBC and now works for British Telecom, marking a most British of careers. He has written two award-nominated short story collections and has previously published a psychological horror novel and a historical fantasy thriller. His work is often genre-defying, frequently dark and sometimes ambiguous. See more at:  https://petewsutton.com 

Chrissey Harrison is a writer based in Clevedon, known for her supernatural thrillers and other speculative genre fiction. Her debut novel, *Mime*, was released in 2020 and is the first in her Weird News Series. She is one of the organisers of the Clevedon LitFest.