A disquieting contemporary mystery with a historical twist and fast-paced plot, from the author of the Jen Shaw series.
 
Six decades. Seven people. One unspeakable secret.
 
1957. A catastrophe occurs at the pharmaceutical lab in Coventry where sixteen-year-old Wilf is working for the summer. A catastrophe that needs to be covered up at all costs.
 
2017. Phiney is shocked by the death of her grandfather, Wilf, who has jumped from a railway bridge at a Coventry station. Journalist Mat Torrington is the only witness.
 
Left in utter disbelief, with a swarm of unanswered questions, Phiney, Mat and Wilf's wife, Dora, begin their own enquiries into Wilf's death. It is soon clear that these two events, sixty years apart, are connected - and that Wilf is not the only casualty.
 
But what is the link? And can they find out before any more lives are lost?
 
PRAISE FOR A QUIET CONTAGION
'An original and moving mystery, deftly weaving between past and present to examine a profoundly ethical question that is still deeply relevant today' - Philippa East
 
'Jesmond presents a cracking conundrum then adds a chewy moral dilemma to the mix, dangling a riveting hook before throwing in a ticking time bomb to create a propulsive beating heart... A complex, moving and ultimately satisfying page-turner' - Fiona Erskine
 
'A deeply intelligent novel from a commanding writer... Tragic, terrifying, and all too real, A Quiet Contagion will have your heart pounding even as you weep' - Helen Fields
 
'This compulsive thriller blends real events with a clever fictional plot. Thoughtful, topical and gripping, A Quiet Contagion is bound to win Jane Jesmond even more acclaim' - Carolyn Kirby