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The incredible thriller you won’t be able to put down from the Top 10 Sunday Times bestselling author

A happy family…
Alice and Tom Sark seem to have it all – a wonderful marriage, a gorgeous baby, a beautiful home. And now Alice, a journalist, starts investigating a story which could make her career – a serial killer in their town.

A murderer lurking in the shadows…
Very quickly though, the murder case takes its toll. Alice and Tom begin fighting all the time. Their baby daughter just won’t stop crying. And sometimes it feels almost as if they’re being followed…

Not everyone will live to tell the tale…
The killer has found a new family to target. And the clock is ticking for Alice and Tom to stop their worlds being destroyed forever.

Captured me from the beginning and refused to let go’

‘Completely addictive!’

Could not put this down!

‘This book took many turns that I did not expect

‘This book had suspense, intrigue, action, and a great who done it’

‘A well-written and twisty thriller that had me guessing to the end

‘Great characters and lots of twists along the way’

‘A thrilling story that keeps you turning the pages until the shocking conclusion’

‘The pace just seemed to grow and grow with unexpected twists and turns throughout’

If you guess the outcome early on, very well done!

‘A fast paced shocker, with a thrilling edge of your seat ending’

‘A brilliantly written book that will satisfy any reader of this genre’

Not all is as it seems in this immersive psychological suspense’

‘A fast paced thriller that keeps the pages turning’

I cannot praise this book enough!

©2021 Alex Lake (P)2021 HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Crime Domestic Thrillers Murder Mystery Police Procedurals Psychological Relationships Thriller & Suspense Women's Fiction Fiction Suspense Thriller

Critic reviews

"Relentlessly fast paced, a compelling plot and anxiety inducing finale. A cracking read." (John Marrs, best-selling author of The One)

"This is creepy storytelling of the highest order: spine-chilling and difficult to put down." (Daily Mail)

"Opens with a nightmare scenario and races to a gripping, horribly tense ending - I think I actually stopped breathing several times. Loved it!" (Jackie Kabler, author of The Perfect Couple)

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I really enjoyed this book. Got a bit lost in places but that’s usually my fault as my concentration isn’t always great, so I had to listen to some chapters a few times. The story kept you guessing which I like. Some of it was horrid to listen to, as in the plot, but sometimes I found my self laughing out loud a few sentences later. Pleased with this purchase and would recommend.

Really enjoyed

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the story itself good but I couldn't listen any longer to the narrator so monotonous.

narrator so bad couldn't finish book

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Really enjoyable after you’ve got into it. It’s a bit slow at first which is a contrast to the narrator who reads too fast. Her accents were varied but some were not quite right and I found some of pronunciation gabbled.
Great thriller though!

Enjoyable listen with lots of drama near end

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I disliked the narration of this long drawn out story, it was very hard to listen to,spoken in an immature way.

long drawn out story not helped by narrator

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