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Jane Corry\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'This book will take all your expectations and upend them, making you \u003cb\u003equestion everything you thought you knew\u003c\/b\u003e' Emma Kavanagh\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cb\u003eBrilliantly compulsive \u003c\/b\u003eand with \u003cb\u003eone hell of a twist\u003c\/b\u003e! 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For fans of Clare Mackintosh, C L Taylor and Erin Kelly. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSOON TO BE A MAJOR ADAPTATION\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'For lovers of \u003ci\u003eThe Girl on the Train ...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ea tense story with multiple twists and turns' \u003ci\u003ePrima\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWow...creeps slowly up your spine, grips you round the throat and doesn't let you go! ' \u003c\/b\u003eAmazon reviewer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A gripping rollercoaster ride of a thriller' \u003c\/b\u003eChristobel Kent, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Loving Husband\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Compelling ... \u003cb\u003eBrimful of tension, twists and darkness\u003c\/b\u003e, this one grabbed me on the first page and didn't let go' \u003ci\u003eWoman and Home \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Twists and turns until the last page\u003c\/b\u003e' Tammy Cohen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A stunning book. \u003cb\u003eCompelling, unsettling and powerful \u003c\/b\u003ethis is a book that will stay with me for a long time.' C. L. Taylor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Nuala Ellwood has created a tale that is \u003cb\u003egripping, engrossing and surprising at every turn\u003c\/b\u003e. 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Lucy Atkins, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Other Child\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This book is amazing -\u003cb\u003e harrowing and compelling' \u003c\/b\u003eLuana Lewis\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56230898827637,"sku":"9780241977262","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780241977262_ea4bd3a6-9af1-4089-81aa-89c02c2185c4.jpg?v=1786012795"},{"product_id":"9780241985151","title":"The House on the Lake","description":"\u003cp\u003eNo matter how far you run . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe's never far behind\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Gripping, poignant' Rosamund Lupton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Eerily haunting' Jane Corry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I literally couldn't put it down' Emma Curtis\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLisa needs to disappear. 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