Grist Mill Road is the second novel by English author Christopher J. Yates published in 2018 by Picador.

Hannah (the rich daughter of a cement dynast) is tied to a tree, Matthew shoots her with a Red Ryder BB Gun and she loses an eye.

Patrick (Patch) is secretly watching, counting the shots over 40 times, and he thinks that Matthew had killed her.

Later Patrick returns and finds that Hannah is still alive, unties her, and brings her back to the town where she is taken to hospital.

Intrigued by the offer, he then meets Matthew, leading to the situation spiralling out of control, pulling Hannah in...