‘We paused our slow progress along the narrow mountain ridge as warning calls passed back along the line of travellers, voices crisp in the mountain air. Despite telling myself repeatedly not to look down, I could not resist glancing at the land that fell away steeply to either side into heavily wooded ravines. The white and grey ribbon of the Noguera Pallaresa river was audible and visible far down to the left. I had come home but I had mixed feelings about that.’

Salt’s Wound is published in paperback and ebook on 3 November https://www.amazon.co.uk/Salts-Wound-Trobairitz-Sleuth-Book-ebook/dp/B0HKYSQ2KF/