After You Were Gone - An unputdownable new psychological thriller with a shocking twist

Vikki Wakefield

Beschreibung

DISCOVER AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR VIKKI WAKEFIELD'S GRIPPING PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER
What happens to a family when a child goes missing?
In a busy street market, Abbie lets go of six-year-old Sarah's hand.
She isn't a bad mother, just exhausted.
But when she turns around, her daughter is gone.
READERS LOVE AFTER YOU WERE GONE
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Instantly gets your heart beating'
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Will have you gripped from the beginning'
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'The three different storylines were perfection to me . . . I had a knot in my stomach'
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A twist few will predict'
Six years on, Abbie is in love and getting married. But her fragile peace is constantly threatened: not knowing what happened to Sarah.
Then she receives a phone call from a man claiming to know what happened, but if Abbie tells anyone she'll never find out the truth.
After You Were Gone is an edge-of-your-seat thriller that poses the question: How far would you go to find your child?
PRAISE FOR AFTER YOU WERE GONE
'Gripping, propulsive, and unbearably tense – the best psychological thriller I've read in years.' — Mark Brandi, author of The Others
'An original thriller full of empathy.' — Sarah Bailey, author of The Housemate
'An elegant, powerful and utterly compelling thriller. The best book I have read all year.' — Lucy Christopher, author of Release
'The very best kind of thriller: tender and wise as well as pulse-poundingly tense.' — Anna Downes, author of The Safe Place
An exciting new voice.' — J.P. Pomare, author of The Last Guests
'Elegantly written and utterly chilling. A dark and twisting novel of psychological suspense.' — Emma Viskic, author of Those Who Perish

Verfügbar seit: 06.07.2023.

Drucklänge: 336 Seiten.

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