Caller Unknown

The No.1 bestselling thriller from the author of Wrong Place Wrong Time

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Caller Unknown

By: Gillian McAllister

Narrated by: Juliet Rylance

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Summary

They Took Her Daughter. Now She’ll Break Every Rule to Get Her Back.

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Famous Last Words and Wrong Place Wrong Time comes an unmissable thriller.

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Your last words to your teenage daughter were, ‘Sleep well’. By the next morning, she has vanished.

Her bed not slept in, an unfamiliar phone in her place. Before you have time to catch your breath, it rings.

CALLER UNKNOWN

Someone has taken your daughter. They don’t tell you where. They don’t tell you why.

Only that you must do what they say to ever see her again. Do not contact the police. If you do, they will kill her.

You have a choice: do you risk contacting the authorities anyway?

Or, do you take the law – and your daughter’s life – into your own hands?

'Unputdownable' FREIDA MCFADDEN

'The best of the best' LISA JEWELL

'Masterful' ANDREA MARA

'Tense, twisty, and an emotional gut punch' KARIN SLAUGHTER

'Absolutely superb' CLAIRE DOUGLAS

Gillian McAllisterJuliet RylancePenguinMystery, Thriller & SuspenseLength: 11 hrs and 15 minsRelease date: 09-04-26Unabridged AudiobookLanguage: English

Crime Thrillers

Psychological

Suspense

Thriller & Suspense

Crime Thrillers Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense

Critic reviews

An unputdownable adventure that was both heartwarming and thrilling! Everything I've come to expect from Gillian McAllister! (FREIDA MCFADDEN)

Gillian McAllister has done it again! This is such a clever, tense and twisty book, I inhaled it in under a day. The pacing is perfection and the twist, when it comes, is deeply satisfying, but it is the characters that elevate Gillian's books into the best of the best, (LISA JEWELL)

Tense, twisty, and an emotional gut punch—CALLER UNKNOWN is a one-sitting read. (KARIN SLAUGHTER)

A taut, heart-in-mouth action thriller. With Gillian McAllister’s trademark beautiful writing, not only is Caller Unknown a wonderfully atmospheric and twisty read, it’s also a powerful ode to motherhood. I couldn’t put it down. Absolutely superb (CLAIRE DOUGLAS)

Chilling, immersive, atmospheric and poignant; Caller Unknown is beautifully told, with a wonderful trademark McAllister twist that fans will hope for but still not see coming. Masterful. (ANDREA MARA)

An utterly original kidnap story that throbs with tension—hard to put down. (Shari Lapena)

Another terrifically tense thriller from a writer at the absolute top of her game (ERIN KELLY)

Utterly HOOKED! I was journeying through that desert, living every twist, turn and surprise. Immersive, heart-pounding and astoundingly brilliant. (LUCY CLARKE)

Utterly compelling, gripping and so entertaining! (LIZ NUGENT)

As moving as it is gripping, this superior thriller is, more than anything, a testament to the power of a mother’s love (Sophie Hannah)

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I’ve read all of Gillian’s books, this one might be the best yet! Outstanding! You will feel all the emotions!