Fiona Barton shows why she is a breakout star in the crime thriller genre with this story of a journalist’s race to discover the truth about the disappearance of two teenagers on their gap year - but also about her own family …

WHAT IF IT WAS SOMEONE YOU KNEW?

‘Utterly engrossing … I lived inside this book for two days - and I’m still thinking about it. Superb!’ Shari Lapena, bestselling author of THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR

‘Intelligent, insightful and compelling. A clever, twisting whodunnit that delivers an emotional punch. I loved it.’ C L Taylor ____________________

‘The police belonged to another world - the world they saw on the television or in the papers. Not theirs.’

When two eighteen-year-old girls go missing on their gap year in Thailand, their families are thrust into the international spotlight- desperate, bereft and frantic with worry.

Journalist Kate Waters always does everything she can to be first to the story, first with the exclusive, first to discover the truth - and this time is no exception. But she can’t help but think of her own son, who she hasn’t seen in two years, since he left home to go travelling. This time it’s personal.

And as the case of the missing girls unfolds, they will all find that even this far away, danger can lie closer to home than you might think … ____________________

WHAT AUTHORS ARE SAYING-

‘Perfectly pitched … will have you racing to the denouement.’ Cara Hunter, bestselling author of CLOSE TO HOME and IN THE DARK

‘A fast-paced whodunnit with heart, characters I feel I know and a deliciously dark twist. Superb writing, often blackly funny, and a scene that made me cry into my pillow.’ Gillian McAllister, Sunday Times bestselling author of EVERYTHING BUT THE TRUTH

‘Fiona Barton is perceptive, empathetic and a talented writer’ Daily Express ____________________

WHAT READERS ARE SAYING-

‘Really is unputdownable’ *****

‘I was gripped from the first page’ *****

‘Drew me in right from the start’ *****

‘The Suspect blew me away’ *****

‘I will be recommending this book to all my friends’ *****

‘The best book I have read in ages’ *****

‘Enthralling and full of suspense and twists’ ***** ____________________

The new must-read thriller from the author of Sunday Times bestseller, THE WIDOW, and the Richard & Judy No. 1 bestseller, THE CHILD.