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Just Another Missing Person

THE HEART-STOPPING NEW NOVEL FROM SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR GILLIAN MCALLISTERHow do you choose between right or wrong, family or justice when the crime is so close to home . . . 
 
'McAllister stunned me – and she will stun you too' Jodi Picoult --- 
 
OLIVIA: 
 
22 years old. No history of running away. 
Last seen on CCTV, entering a dead-end alley. 
And never emerging. 
 
JULIA: 
 
Detective Chief Inspector Julia Day ought to be out hunting for Olivia. After all, missing person's cases are a race against the clock. Only this one is different. 
 
Because someone just threatened Julia: 
 Find Olivia, and we'll take your daughter . . .--- 
 
'A first-class thriller' MAIL ON SUNDAY 
 
'Jaw-dropping, stunning' DAILY EXPRESS 
 
'A sure-fire hit' ADELE PARKS 
 
'This is McAllister at the height of her powers' ERIN KELLY 
 
 
PRAISE FOR GILLIAN MCALLISTER 
 
'Perfection, every word, every moment. One of the best books I've ever read' LISA JEWELL 
 
'I am totally in awe. This is one story I will not forget' HEIDI PERKS 
 
'Genre-bending and totally original. A tour de force!' CLAIRE DOUGLAS 
 
'This is bravura novel-writing' IAN RANKIN 
 
'Extraordinary' HARRIET TYCE 
 
 
Gillian McAllister, Sunday Times bestseller, April 2024

I've been known to create a few plot twists in my time, but there was a point during JUST ANOTHER MISSING PERSON where I sat up and shouted in shock. Gillian McAllister stunned me . . . and she will stun you too. I dare you to not ingest this in one sitting

JODI PICOULT, No 1 New York Times bestselling author

McAllister piles twist on startling twist, but always in the service of carefully drawn characters with real human problems. A first class thriller

A clever and ingeniously plotted thriller with a series of jaw-dropping twists that made this reader gasp out loud. Fresh from the success of last year's bestselling Wrong Place Wrong Time, McAllister has delivered another stunning novel certain to delight

Gillian McAllister is a writer at the top of her game and Just Another Missing Person is another cleverly crafted, emotional and thought provoking thriller with one of the best twists I&rsquo;ve read. Superb

Extraordinary...a plot that takes the breath away

Another sure fire hit, we expect excellence from McAllister and she delivers

A gasp-inducing twist we wager you won't see coming, a whip-smart, fast-paced plot, this crime thriller will leave you breathless

Another masterpiece from the queen of the emotional thriller. This book has one of the best twists I've ever come across. It's a super-smart detective story, a gripping missing-person thriller and a powerful mother-daughter drama, all rolled into one beautiful novel

A deftly plotted police procedural with a shocking twist

An impossible dilemma . . . will keep you gripped

Another fantastic, gripping McAllister read, ideal for the summer weeks ahead.

An involving, cracking story, filled with tension

The new queen of the what-would-you-do crime thriller is back with a tightly-plotted and twist-packed tale which will send your head spinning and have you asking how far you would go to protect your child. Be prepared to read it twice and kick yourself [for] the clever clues you missed the first time round!

Ellery Lloyd, bestselling author of The Club

[An] intricately plotted, unexpected thriller

That. Twist. You will gasp out loud and question everything you've read so far... with Just Another Missing Person, Gillian McAllister has secured her crown as the queen of the mind-bending plot twist.

Praise for Wrong Place, Wrong Time

It's perfection, every word, every moment. A masterpiece . . . I had my mind blown apart. After I finished it I sat with my mouth hanging open in awe. One of the best books I've ever read

A spellbinding 'whydunnit'. A novel with a difference. Richly layered

It's absolutely AMAZING. The plot is astonishing - original and ingenious

Extraordinary and Sinister. The mystery overlaps with blackmail and revenge in a dark and convoluted plot that takes the breath away.

A stunning, clever and ingeniously plotted thriller with jaw-dropping gasp out loud twists

OLIVIA. 22 years old. Last seen on CCTV, entering a dead-end alley. And not coming back out again. Missing for one day and counting . . . 
Julia is the detective heading up the case. 
She knows what to expect. A desperate family, a ticking clock, and long hours away from her children. 
But Julia has no idea how close to home it's going to get. 
Because her family's safety depends on one thing: Julia must NOT find out what happened to Olivia - and must frame somebody else for her murder . . . 
What would you do?

How do you stop a murder when it’s already happened?

Wrong Place Wrong Time

THE SUNDAY TIMES THRILLER OF THE YEAR 
'Perfection, every word, every moment. One of the best books I've ever read' LISA JEWELL 
'Wow. Amazing! Loved every page . . . If you are looking for a summer read, I've found it!' HOLLY WILLOUGHBY 
'Page-turning time-loop thriller . . . An intelligent puzzle full of heart and good sense' GUARDIAN 
'A mind-bending page-turning thriller. Non-stop thrills right from the start. A rare gem' STEVE WRIGHT, RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB 
'A spellbinding &quot;whydunnit&quot;. A novel with a difference' SUNDAY TIMES 
'Skilful, satisfying. Couldn't put it down. Don't miss it!' OBSERVER, 'THRILLER OF THE MONTH' 
 
CAN YOU STOP A MURDER AFTER IT'S ALREADY HAPPENED? . . . DISCOVER THE MOST TALKED ABOUT THRILLER OF THE YEAR 
_________ 
 
It's late. You're waiting up for your son. 
 
Then you spot him: he's with someone. And - you can't believe what you see - your funny, happy teenage boy stabs this stranger. 
 
You don't know who. You don't know why. You only know your son is charged with murder. His future is lost. 
 
That night you fall asleep in despair. But when you wake . . . it is yesterday. The day before the murder. 
 
Somewhere in the past lie the answers - a reason for this crime. 
 
And your only chance to stop it . . . 
_________ 
 
'Masterfully plotted and ingenious. One of the best books I've read this year' SUNDAY EXPRESS 
'A genre-defining masterpiece. An instant classic' HOLLY SEDDON 
'I was gripped' JANE CORRY 
'Brilliantly original, so tense and so moving' LUCY CLARKE 
'So riveting you'll pull a sickie and ignore all family and friends until the breath-taking final page' CELIA WALDEN 
'Mindblowingly good. I'm in awe' JANE FALLON 
'Fiendishly clever and flawlessly executed' ROSIE WALSH 
 
PRAISE FOR GILLIAN MCALLISTER: 
 
'Gillian McAllister just gets better and better' CLAIRE MACKINTOSH 
 
'Like watching a gripping, claustrophobic box set' CLAIRE DOUGLAS 
 
'The queen of the moral dilemma' HOLLY SEDDON 
 
'If Jodi Picoult wrote thrillers, they would look like this' ROSMUND LUPTON 
 
'Any writer can keep you turning the pages - few can make you care this much' ERIN KELLY 
 
 
A Sunday Times Thriller of the Year, 2022 
Sunday Times bestseller, April 2023 (UK) 
New York Times bestseller, September 2022 (USA) 
Over 1 million copies sold since first publication in May 2022 [Nielsen Bookscan]

A spellbinding "whydunnit" . . . A novel with a difference. Richly layered, it makes other psychological thrillers seem thin and unimaginative

It's perfection, every word, every moment. A masterpiece . . . I had my mind blown apart. After I finished it I sat with my mouth hanging open in awe. One of the best books I've ever read

Skilful, satisfying. McAllister handles her Liverpool-set twist on Russian Doll and Groundhog Day with great skill. Tightly plotted . . . Don't miss it

A mind-bending page-turning thriller. Non-stop thrills right from the start. A rare gem

Wow. Amazing! Loved every page . . . If you are looking for a summer read, I've found it!

Another ingeniously plotted genre-bender . . . McAllister succeeds in making us care, and the result is a tour de force

Wrong Place Wrong Time is a masterfully plotted and ingenious psychological thriller told in reverse. Gripping and full of surprises, it's one of the best books I've read this year

It's absolutely AMAZING. The plot is astonishing - original and ingenious

The best book I have read in a very long time. Genius. Simply genius. This is McAllister as the very top of her consistently excellent game. Brilliantly plotted, perfectly paced, characters I was invested in. This is a masterclass of exactly what a novel should be. Taught, tense, not a wasted word. This brilliantly plotted novel had me on the edge of my seat. You have to read this book

Brilliantly crafted and highly original. So good I read it twice - there is so much in this book

I was completely blown away by the plot of this ingenious thriller . . . genuinely gripping

The most intriguing premise for a novel I have seen in some time, and what's more the story more than lives up to it! This is bravura novel-writing

The unstoppable Gillian McAllister is at the top of her game with this ingenious thriller. Wrong Place Wrong Time is a book to blow your mind and break your heart

It's about time . . . Wrong Place Wrong Time will be your crime novel of the year . . . and the year before, and the year before that. A gripping thriller that plays with every expectation. An absolutely riveting read!

A brilliantly genre-bending, mind-twisting answer to the question, how far would you go to save your child?

For those who enjoyed this year's TV adaptation of Kate Atkinson's novel Life After Life, Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister is the thriller equivalent. A phenomenally clever brain teaser with a lot of heart

Genre-bending and totally original, I loved Wrong Place, Wrong Time. Convincing, heartbreaking and wonderfully written with a twist that made me gasp out loud. This is a tour de force!

Claire Douglas, bestselling author of The Couple At No 9

This audacious, jaw-on-the-floor novel will be the best thriller you read all year

Amazing. Wow. Can't imagine it not being my book of the year. So, so clever, exciting and gripping. The very last twist made me gasp out loud. Deserves to be a No. 1 bestseller and major Netflix drama or Hollywood movie!

Daring, inventive, exhilarating, twisted. It reminded me of BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP and MEMENTO. Dive in

A masterfully plotted and ingenious psychological thriller told in reverse. Gripping and full of surprises. One of the best books I've read this year

A clever, sinister take on 'deja vu' which gives a whole new perspective to psychological suspense. A modern 'Time-Traveller's Mum'. I was gripped

A work of such genius it leaves you in awe. Wrong Place, Wrong Time is impossibly clever, daringly original and heart-rending. Exceptional

Fiendishly clever and flawlessly executed, WRONG PLACE, WRONG TIME is a staggering achievement. I could not put this novel down - it's just dazzling

Smart, addictive and ingeniously plotted - this is a stunning high-concept thriller

I am totally in awe . . . This is one story I will not forget

A breathtaking must-read book that ticks every possible box. Wrong Place Wrong Time runs the whole gamut of emotions with perfectly paced twists and turns that leave you utterly spent and completely satisfied. I gasped, I laughed, I sobbed, I screamed - I loved it

Brilliantly original, so tense and so moving

Lucy Clarke, bestselling author of The Castaways

Ingenious. Criminal mastermind. Twists and misdirections are embedded in Wrong Place Wrong Time's clever narrative

McAllister has always been a plot master, but with Wrong Place, Wrong Time she's surpassed herself. So riveting you'll pull a sickie and ignore all family and friends until the breath-taking final page

A tightly crafted plot from a great thriller writer

A genre-defining masterpiece that turns everything you think you know about crime, family and memory on its head. I'm so jealous of everybody who gets to read this for the first time. An instant classic

An extraordinary novel. Intricately plotted, beautifully written and impossible to put down. This is a Groundhog Day thriller lived and told backwards, which is such an incredibly smart concept - but Wrong Place, Wrong Time is not just clever, it's heart-wrenching and full of emotion too. McAllister is a writer at the absolute top of her game

Unquestionably her best book yet. Mind bending and extraordinary. What an amazing achievement. All the stars!

A genuine premise, compelling characters, and an absolute masterclass in plotting

The latest novel from Gillian McAllister is perfect in every way. Pretty sure she's going to take over the world with that book

McAllister is . . . at the top of her game. Revelations come at a satisfying pace in this smart, compelling thriller . . . It's the book we'll all be talking about this summer, so you might as well get ahead of the game and read it now

Perspective Magazine, 'Thriller of the Month'

Mindblowingly brilliant, it's a cracker - everyone should preorder IMMEDIATELY

Wrong Place Wrong Time is an astonishingly accomplished psychological thriller that pinpoints the ferocious love between mother and son, and the lengths we go to for that love. I couldn't turn the pages fast enough. I was entertained, but more than that: I was moved

Wrong Place, Wrong Time is an intricately plotted, highly original thriller full of heart, layers and jaw-dropping twists. Gillian McAllister is one of the finest suspense writers in the market today and this outstanding novel deserves every success

The most inventive thriller of the year

The next I Let You Go, the next Gone Girl, the next Girl on the Train . . . Wrong Place, Wrong Time will be a huge hit, deservedly so

Ambitious, menacing and shocking - a brilliant concept and her best book yet

McAllister pulls off this adventure with aplomb. Tightly plotted. Couldn't put it down . . . Don't miss it

Wrong Place Wrong Time contains layers of intrigue and secrecy . . . You'll turn each page of Jen's story, eager to find out - as she did - what secrets have been hiding in plain sight all along. You'll recommend this book to everyone you know

Masterfully crafted in every way, this novel races along-backward-for a reading experience so intriguing and immersive that you'll only pause to wonder how McAllister has done it. An original and emotional thriller that nails the tender moments of a mother's love as much as the big, impressive twists. A total stand-out and great fun to read-I loved it

Ashley Audrain, New York Times bestselling author of THE PUSH

WRONG PLACE, WRONG TIME is the spellbinding story of a mother going back in time to try to prevent her son from committing a murder. Masterfully plotted and wholly original, McAllister keeps the surprises coming until the very last page, with an ending as satisfying as it is haunting.

Page-turning time-loop thriller . . . An intelligent puzzle full of heart and good sense

Guardian, '50 hottest new books for a great escape'

It's extraordinary, just One of Those Books. She's carved through time, and created something three dimensional. It's like peering into the interior of a beautiful twisty shell. I absolutely loved it.

Clever, original, and so addictive it should come with a warning. I loved it!

Gillian McAllister takes detective fiction in a new direction with this novel. Convincingly portrayed, and the criminal plot is cleverly designed

Tense . . . an affecting portrayal of a family careening toward crisis. [A] twisty book by a writer with a fine grasp of the subtleties of familial dysfunction. Unexpectedly tender

This book is clever, clever, clever. Tightly plotted with a great cast of characters and tension in every line, I lived it and loved it

A super-clever, belter of a book that will stay with you long after you finish it

Wrong Place, Wrong Time is a mind-bending, time-twisting knockout of a book. Genius plotting and pacing easily make this one of my favourite reads this year. Gillian McAllister is a rare talent

Once I started reading I whizzed through the book in a couple of sittings. Such deft crafting! It would make great TV

This unique, riveting novel is best described as Groundhog Day meets crime drama

A game-changer. What an amazing book

Brilliant. A genre defining book. So clever. It's going to be huge

Channels Groundhog Day with an endlessly replayed murder, as a woman's unassuming son kills a stranger - over and over again. The familiar plot motif is given an unguessable reset, and McAllister ensures that characterisation is as central to the novel's success as the plotting

It's terrific. It's ingenious. A GREAT concept

Full of originality, this is a memorable thriller that will stay with readers long after the last page

'Wow. Amazing! Loved every page' HOLLY WILLOUGHBY 
 
'An intelligent puzzle full of heart and good sense' GUARDIAN 
 
'A mind-bending page-turning thriller. Non-stop thrills right from the start. A rare gem' STEVE WRIGHT, RADIO 2 BOOK OF THE MONTH 
 
'Skilful, satisfying. McAllister handles her Liverpool-set twist on Russian Doll and Groundhog Day with great skill . . . Don't miss it!' OBSERVER 
 
'Daring, inventive, exhilarating, twisted. Dive in' A.J. Finn 
 
'Tense. Twisty. Unexpectedly tender' NEW YORK TIMES 
 
'Extraordinary' HARRIET TYCE 
 
'I was gripped' JANE CORRY

It's every parent's nightmare. 
Your happy, funny, innocent son commits a terrible crime: murdering a complete stranger. 
You don't know who. You don't know why. You only know your teenage boy is in custody and his future lost. 
That night you fall asleep in despair. Until you wake . . . 
. . . and it is yesterday. 
Every morning you wake up a day earlier, another day before the murder. Another chance to stop it. 
Somewhere in the past lie the answers, and you don't have a choice but to find them . . .

That Night

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING RICHARD & JUDY SUMMER PICK AND THIS SUMMER'S MOST COMPULSIVE NOVEL 
 
'Incredibly tense and gripping' ADELE PARKS 
'Kept me guessing and kept me fooled. Clever, pacy and so gripping that my heart raced' C.L. TAYOR 
'This absolutely blew me away. Properly unputdownable' 5***** READER REVIEW 
'Another unputdownable what-would-you-do thriller, rich with McAllister's trademark twists and emotional depth' ERIN KELLY 
________ 
 
What would you do to protect your family? 
 
ANYTHING. 
 
During a family holiday in Italy, you get an urgent call from your sister. 
 
There's been an accident: she hit a man with her car and he's dead. 
 
She's overcome with terror - fearing years in a foreign jail away from her child. 
 
She asks for your help. It wasn't her fault, not really. She'd cover for you, so will you do the same for her? 
 
But when the police come calling, the lies start. And you each begin to doubt your trust in one another. 
 
What really happened that night? 
 
Who is lying to who? 
 
And who will be the first to crack? . . . 
________ 
 
'From its propulsive opening to its devastating finale, That Night explores the terrible cost of family loyalty and the lines all of us might cross for those we love. Her best yet' TM LOGAN 
 
'Tautly plotted and beautifully written. Gillian McAllister just gets better and better' Clare Mackintosh 
 
'That Night was like watching a gripping, tense and claustrophobic box set! My heart was in my mouth the whole time. Her best yet' Claire Douglas 
 
'Almost unbearably tense and an utterly absorbing read' Rosamund Lupton 
 
'Had me absolutely gripped. Claustrophobic and tense and completely absorbing' Jane Fallon 
 
'Beautifully written and incredibly gripping . . . it gave me genuine shivers. Masterfully done' Beth O'Leary 
 
'So slippery, you will struggle to catch your breath. Gillian McAllister has secured her throne as the queen of the moral dilemma' Holly Seddon 
 
'That Night is yet another triumph, intricately plotted and beautifully written' Jill Mansell 
 
'That Night crept into my every waking thought. A claustrophobic, twisty novel that will have you asking "what would I do?"' Lia Louis 
 
READERS ARE HOOKED BY THAT NIGHT: 
 
'A masterpiece' 5***** Reader Review 
 
'I'm speechless . . . cannot recommend enough' 5***** Reader Review 
 
'A pressure cooker of panic, excitement, fear, anger . . . I cannot rave about this enough!' 5***** Reader Review 
 
'WOW! WOW! WOW! The twists and shocks blew me away' 5***** Reader Review 
 
Praise for Gillian McAllister 
 
'I read it in a breathless day and a half' Lisa Jewell 
 
'Perfection. Intriguing and compelling' Clare Mackintosh 
 
'As tense as a piano string' Sunday Times 
 
'Addictive, clever, twisty' Sun 
 
 
Richard and Judy Book Club Pick, Summer 2021

Beautifully written and incredibly gripping, THAT NIGHT asks us a terrifying question: would you bury a body to protect your family? There is a breathless, almost claustrophobic tension to the story - it gave me genuine shivers. Gillian writes human emotion with immense skill, and the dynamic between the three siblings in this book is just masterfully done. I can't wait to see what Gillian writes next

Vividly written, furiously tense, impossible to put down. I zoomed through it, desperate to know what happens

That Night was like watching a gripping, tense and claustrophobic box set! My heart was in my mouth the whole time. Her best yet

Included in 'Top Ten Bestselling Books for Summer 2021'

From its propulsive opening to its devastating finale, That Night explores the terrible cost of family loyalty and the lines all of us might cross for those we love. Her best yet

TM Logan, author of The Holiday and Trust Me

So slippery, you will struggle to catch your breath. With That Night, Gillian McAllister has secured her throne as the queen of the moral dilemma

A cracking what-would-you-do thriller

Gillian McAllister just gets better and better. I loved this tautly plotted and beautifully written look at siblings and secrets

That Night is exactly the type of book to be read poolside, cocktail in hand, in roughly two or three sittings

It's a rare book that outfoxes me but That Night kept me guessing and kept me fooled. Clever, pacy and so gripping that my heart raced

A propulsive, compelling thriller with a killer premise that will have you asking, 'What would I do?'

That Night is yet another triumph, intricately plotted and beautifully written, it's going to be huge

Another unputdownable what-would-you-do thriller, rich with McAllister's trademark twists and emotional depth

I absolutely loved That Night . . . A fantastic read. It's my kind of page turner - perfectly calibrated psychological suspense

OH MY GOD! Had me absolutely gripped. It's such a stressful read (in a really good way). Claustrophobic and tense and completely absorbing. Just brilliant

I inhaled the entire thing in one day and I DO NOT know how she does it. What an absolute corker

That Night crept into my every waking thought. A claustrophobic, twisty novel that will have you asking "what would I do?"

Praise for Gillian McAllister

I read it in a breathless day and a half. I loved every page

An exceptional thriller with a thumping, emotional heart

I loved this gripping and thought-provoking read

Tense, compelling, with a clever grand reveal

One of the best courtroom dramas I've ever read

Gripping, cleverly-constructed, and heart-wrenching. Truly original

Intelligent. Compulsive. Heart-wrenching. Unforgettable

A thrilling mystery with a strong emotional heart

Ingeniously constructed, with real flesh-and-blood characters and cliff-hanging suspense

How to Disappear

The gripping Sunday Times bestseller that will have you on the edge of your seat until the very last page 
 
'Bravo! How to Disappear is undoubtedly her best yet. Gripping and emotional - a cracking read' Clare Mackintosh 
 
'A relentless drumroll of suspense . . . ranks among the best psychological-suspense thrillers of recent years' A. J. Finn 
 
You can run, you can hide, but can you disappear for good? 
 
Lauren's daughter Zara witnessed a terrible crime. But speaking up comes with a price, and when Zara's identity is revealed online, it puts a target on her back. 
 
The only choice is to disappear. 
 
To keep Zara safe, Lauren will give up everything and everyone she loves, even her husband. 
 
There will be no goodbyes. Their pasts will be rewritten. New names, new home, new lives. 
 
The rules are strict for a reason. They are being hunted. One mistake - a text, an Instagram like - could bring their old lives crashing into the new. 
 
They can never assume someone isn't watching, waiting. 
 
As Lauren will learn, disappearing is easy. Staying hidden is harder . . . 
__________ 
 
'Totally addictive, with twists that repeatedly pulled the rug from under my feet' Erin Kelly 
 
'Tense and unpredictable. I couldn't put it down' Claire Douglas 
 
'If Jodi Picoult wrote psychological thrillers, they would look like this. A compulsive read with a jaw-dropping twist, I read it in a day' Rosamund Lupton 
 
'An intricate and spellbinding exploration of the devastating ripples that spread from a terrible crime' Holly Seddon 
 
'I read How to Disappear with my heart in my mouth' Lia Louis 
 
'Chilling' Mariella Frostrup, Times Radio

Bravo! How to Disappear is undoubtedly her best yet. Gripping and emotional - a cracking read.

A clever and original thriller with a brilliant ending. Beautifully written and emotional as well as tense and unpredictable, I couldn't put it down.

If Jodi Picoult wrote psychological thrillers, they would look like this. A compulsive read with a jaw-dropping twist, I read it in a day

Tense, twisty and perfectly paced, How To Disappear is a compelling portrait of a family under unbearable pressure - where one false step invites disaster into all their lives

Totally addictive: clever, convincing and ingeniously plotted with twists that repeatedly pulled the rug from under my feet. But more than that, How to Disappear is peopled with characters so real and relatable you feel you could reach out and touch them. Any crime writer can keep you turning the pages - but few can make you care this much.

Some thrillers stage a few moments of high anxiety (at best); more thrillers simply sprinkle jitters here and there, like piano ditties peppered lightly with minor chords. But How to Disappear is a relentless drumroll of suspense, a knife-edge novel in which - at any moment, with any word, in the spaces between words - the characters can drop into danger as though falling through a trapdoor. They aren't safe for even an instant . . . and neither is the reader who cares about them (and who couldn't?). Gillian McAllister's rattling, deeply satisfying book ranks among the best psychological-suspense thrillers of recent years, but you'll be reminded too of Jodi Picoult, Liane Moriarty, Celeste Ng's Little Fires Everywhere. Bloody hell, this is a good one.

Gillian McAllister has done it again. How to Disappear is a captivating story with unforgettable characters. This is one you can't put down and you won't soon forget

I couldn't look away from this intricate and spellbinding exploration of the devastating ripples that spread from a terrible crime. The desperate and dangerous slippery slope that one family finds themselves on is as gut punching as it is believable. Whip smart and wonderfully written.

This intricately plotted drama is a masterclass in taut, twisty but beautiful writing

A clever, compulsive, cat-and-mouse family thriller that made my heart race. Never ever, would I want to go into a witness protection programme after this. Absolutely brilliant

High tension, believable characters and a terrific plot. A truly riveting read

A totally gripping and heart-wrenching story that leaves you breathless. Her best book yet, and that's saying something

At its core, this tense page-turner is a deeply original love story, and its characters are so warm and real that they stole my heart. I was absolutely gripped by Lauren, Aidan and Zara's story - rarely have I read a novel so fast.

Tense and brilliant. If anyone's found expired with a copy of it lying next to them, it'll be because they flat-out forgot to breathe. This is her best book yet

My goodness, it's brilliant. The ending blew me away! A superb, tense and thrilling ride. I admit I stayed up far too late to finish it, but it was so worth it

If you read one book this year, make it this one

I read How to Disappear with my heart in my mouth. Beautiful, layered, suffocating, with an impossible love story at its heart.

Another brilliant psychological thriller from Gillian McAllister

Utterly compelling, addictive and gripping; the best psychological thriller I've read this year

I was blown away. Being forced to consider the reality of life under witness protection, of family members having to make impossible, brutal choices, was heartbreaking. I think it will resonate with many people. It's an outstanding and utterly gripping novel that deserves to be a bestseller

A highly original novel about witness protection that is tense and compelling with a great ending. Her best yet!

Intense, utterly believable and at times shocking, it will make you see the world - even one in confinement - through new eyes

This book explores just how brutal witness protection can be, and the choices people involved must make

This intricately plotted drama is a masterclass in taut, twisty but beautiful writing

A rollercoaster that will leave you gasping and turning the pages for more

Included in 'The Hottest Summer Reads'

McAllister ratchets up the tension to excellent effect in this addictive page-turner

Lauren is so proud of Zara. 
 
Her teenage daughter witnessed a terrible crime, but she came forward in spite of her fear. Spoke up. Did the right thing. 
 
Then Zara testifies, giving evidence that will help put two murderers behind bars. 
 
And in that moment, Lauren realizes that her daughter is lying. 
 
What lengths will Lauren go to keep her family together?

The gripping bestseller from the author of Richard & Judy pick That Night

The Evidence Against You

Can you trust your father, when they say he killed your mother? . . . THE RICHARD &amp; JUDY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THAT NIGHT 
 
'Suspenseful and heartfelt, with a superb ending' CLAIRE DOUGLAS 
'An intricately plotted, twisty page-turner. Wow' 5**** READER REVIEW 
'Absolutely unputdownable' ERIN KELLY 
'Gripping and full of surprises with heartbreaking twist' 5**** READER REVIEW 
________ 
 
 17 years after being convicted of murder, Izzy's father is finally released from prison. 
 
 She wants nothing to do with him - but he claims to be innocent. 
 
 She's always believed he killed her mother, but now doubts are creeping in. 
 
 Because if he's telling the truth, then someone else has been lying all this time . . . 
 ________ 
 
 'Both grips and thrills. Her best yet!' Lucy Clarke 
 
 'This sharp, super-readable thriller stands out thanks to its taut plot and characters you really care about' Sun 
 
 'Haunting, compelling, and all too possibly true' Jane Corry 
 
 'Heart-pounding, emotionally enriching, thrilling' Holly Seddon 
 
 'Flawless plotting and gripping from the first page to the last' Jill Mansell

Absolutely unputdownable: convincing, compelling and ultimately heartbreaking

A very special book - a page turner that is gripping, suspenseful and heartfelt, with a superb ending that delivers twice

A brilliantly compelling and tightly plotted psychological thriller. The characters are real and complex, and McAllister's writing both grips and thrills. Her best yet!

This sharp, super-readable thriller stands out thanks to its taut plot and characters you really care about

Gillian McAllister lures you into the heart of her characters. She makes ordinary people do extraordinary things in the face of adversity. Haunting. Compelling. And all too possibly true

Clever, original and packed with family complications throughout, you'll change your mind time and again. . . and the ending will take your breath away

A heart pounding premise is taken on a journey that is as emotionally enriching as it is thrilling. I couldn't look away from this razor sharp exploration of truth, love and how the past shapes our present. Gillian McAllister is a tour de force, she just gets better and better

bestselling author of Love Will Tear Us Apart

The characters are as compelling and complex as the action. It's a brilliant psychological thriller which is even better for Gillian's professional knowledge

Flawless plotting and gripping from the first page to the last

Intricate plotting delivers a tense and suspenseful thriller

Really good . . . The suspense becomes all but unbearable

I read it in a breathless day and a half. I loved every page, every character, every twist and turn

Perfection. Intriguing and compelling. Exceptional

I raced through this impressive, gripping and thought-provoking read

bestselling author of Behind Closed Doors

I was totally swept up - and challenged - by this dark drama and am still wrestling with the brilliantly written dilemma at its heart

Gillian McAllister isn't afraid to tread where some authors are scared to go. Intelligent. Compulsive. Heart-wrenching. Unforgettable

A smartly conceived psychological thriller

A perfectly plotted courtroom drama and an emotional roller-coaster in one book

Gripping, cleverly-constructed, and heart-wrenching. A truly original thriller you won't be able to put down

Ingeniously constructed with real flesh-and-blood characters and cliff-hanging suspense

This contemporary love story wrapped up in a thriller is a brilliant read. Compelling and intense

A gripping, compelling page-turner that kept me up half the night

The verdict - lock me up so I can read it again! Unforgettable

Addictive - I found myself wanting to pick it up at every opportunity

Smart, twisty and ingenious . . . as emotionally engaging as it is taut

Addictive, exciting and devilishly clever

Completely original. I was gripped

An exhilarating, hold-your-breath read!

It's the day her father will be released from jail. Izzy English has every reason to feel conflicted - he's the man who gave her a childhood filled with happy memories. But he has also just served seventeen years for the murder of her mother. 
 
Now, Izzy's father sends her a letter. He wants to talk, to defend himself against each piece of evidence from his trial. But should she give him the benefit of the doubt? Or is her father guilty as charged, and luring her into a trap?

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Praise for Famous Last Words

As a fiction writer myself it’s really, really hard to fool me - I always guess the ending of books - but FAMOUS LAST WORDS blindsided me with twists and surprises that had me gasping…and with a poignan ...

What an incredible, gripping, thrilling read

Only a Gillian McAllister thriller can make your heart race and then your heart melt from one page to the next! I’m a devoted fan!

As a fiction writer myself it’s really, really hard to fool me - I always guess the ending of books - but FAMOUS LAST WORDS blindsided me with twists and surprises that had me gasping…and with a poignan ...

What an incredible, gripping, thrilling read

Only a Gillian McAllister thriller can make your heart race and then your heart melt from one page to the next! I’m a devoted fan!

As a fiction writer myself it’s really, really hard to fool me - I always guess the ending of books - but FAMOUS LAST WORDS blindsided me with twists and surprises that had me gasping…and with a poignan ...

What an incredible, gripping, thrilling read

Only a Gillian McAllister thriller can make your heart race and then your heart melt from one page to the next! I’m a devoted fan!

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