Gone for Good

Gone for Good is a brilliant, suspense-filled mystery from David Bell. 
 
No secret is ever truly gone for good . . . 
 
Elizabeth Hampton has not spoken to her family in weeks when she gets the phone call. Her mother has been found dead under suspicious circumstances. 
 
But who would want to kill a kind old woman who stayed at home to care for her son Ronnie's special needs? And just why did her mother recently change her Will? 
 
The police tell Elizabeth that this is not only a murder investigation - but that her brother Ronnie is the prime suspect. 
 
Desperate to prove her brother's innocence, Elizabeth begins to unravel family secrets and dark double lives - leading to the dangerous truth behind her own identity... 
 
 
Praise for David Bell: 
 
'David Bell writes spellbinding and gripping thrillers that get under your skin and refuse to let go.' Linwood Barclay 
 
'A powerful, provocative novel' Publishers Weekly 
 
'Haunting ... An absolutely riveting, absorbing read not to be missed' Lisa Unger 
 
David Bell is an assistant professor of English at Western Kentucky University. He received an M.A. in creative writing from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and a Ph.D. in American Literature and creative writing from the University of Cincinnati. His first two novels, Cemetery Girl and The Hiding Place, are both published by Penguin.

An artfully constructed tale . . . a powerful, provocative novel

Haunting . . . An absolutely riveting, absorbing read not to be missed

David Bell writes spellbinding and gripping thrillers that get under your skin and refuse to let go

David Bell is an assistant professor of English at Western Kentucky University. He received an MA in Creative Writing from Miami University in Ohio, and a PhD in American Literature and Creative Writing from the University of Cincinnati.

Elizabeth Hampton has not spoken to her mother in weeks when she gets the phone call. Her mother has been found dead under suspicious circumstances. 
 
But who would want to kill a kind old woman who stayed at home to care for her son Ronnie's special needs? And why did her mother recently change her Will? 
 
The police tell Elizabeth that this is not only a murder investigation - her brother Ronnie is the prime suspect. 
 
Desperate to prove her brother's innocence, Elizabeth begins to unravel dark family secrets, double lives and the shocking truth behind her own identity.

The Hiding Place

A wonderful treat for all fans of the novels by Kate Atkinson and Dennis Lehane, David Bell's The Hiding Place is a powerful psychological suspense thriller which unravels the secrets of a damaged family in small town America. 
 
Sometimes it's easier to believe a lie . . . 
 
Twenty-five-years ago, four-year-old Justin Manning disappeared. Two months later his body was found in a shallow grave in the woods, shocking the small town of Dove Point, Ohio. 
 
Janet Manning has been haunted by her brother's death since the day she lost sight of him in the park. Now, a detective and a reporter are asking questions, raising new suspicions and opening old wounds. But if the man jailed for the murder is innocent, who did kill Justin? 
 
At the same time a stranger appears at Janet's door claiming to know the truth and a high school friend returns, with his own confused memories of what happened. Janet thought she'd put the past and guilt behind her. But now the truth about her brother is heartbreakingly close - has she the courage to find it? 
 
Immerse yourself in David Bell's wonderfully gripping UK debut The Hiding Place and unravel the truth which lies buried in Janet's past... 
 
David Bell is an assistant professor of English at Western Kentucky University. He received an M.A. in creative writing from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and a Ph.D. in American Literature and creative writing from the University of Cincinnati. Cemetery Girl was David Bell's first novel - The Hiding Place is his second. 
 
Praise for David Bell's Cemetery Girl: 
 
'David Bell writes spellbinding and gripping thrillers that get under your skin and refuse to let go' Linwood Barclay 
 
'Reads like a collaboration between Michael Connelly and the gothic fiction of Joyce Carol Oates . . . A winner on every level' Will Lavender 
 
'A haunting meditation on the ties that bind parent to child, husband to wife, brother to brother. An absolutely riveting, absorbing read not to be missed' Lisa Unger

Reads like a collaboration between Michael Connelly and the gothic fiction of Joyce Carol Oates . . . A winner on every level

Cemetery Girl grabbed me by the throat on page one and never let up. . . the work of a master

A haunting meditation on the ties that bind parent to child, husband to wife, brother to brother. An absolutely riveting, absorbing read not to be missed

Sometimes it's easier to believe a lie . . . 
 
Twenty-five-years ago, the disappearance of four-year-old Justin Manning rocked the small town of Dove Point, Ohio. When his body was found in the woods two months later, the repercussions were felt for years. 
 
Janet Manning has been haunted by the murder since the day she lost sight of her brother in the park. With the twenty-fifth anniversary of Justin's death looming, a detective and a newspaper reporter have begun asking questions, opening old wounds and raising new suspicions. Could the man jailed for murder be innocent? And then a stranger appears at Janet's door in the night, claiming to know the truth.

David Bell

David Bell writes spellbinding and gripping thrillers that get under your skin and refuse to let go.

David Bell is a natural storyteller and a superb writer

Tom and Abby Stuart had everything: a perfect marriage, successful careers and a beautiful twelve-year-old daughter, Caitlin. Then one day Caitlin vanished. The tragedy changed their lives and shattered their marriage. 
 
 Four years later, Caitlin is found alive - dirty and dishevelled yet preternaturally calm. The police arrest a suspect, but Caitlin refuses to testify, leaving the Stuarts with a choice: let the man who may be responsible for destroying their lives walk away, or take matters into their own hands. 
 
 When Tom decides to try to uncover the truth for himself, nothing can prepare him for what he discovers...

David Bell

Praise for Cemetery Girl

Reads like a collaboration between Michael Connelly and the gothic fiction of Joyce Carol Oates . . . A winner on every level

Cemetery Girl grabbed me by the throat on page one and never let up. . . the work of a master

David Bell writes spellbinding and gripping thrillers that get under your skin and refuse to let go.

Reads like a collaboration between Michael Connelly and the gothic fiction of Joyce Carol Oates . . . A winner on every level

Cemetery Girl grabbed me by the throat on page one and never let up. . . the work of a master

David Bell writes spellbinding and gripping thrillers that get under your skin and refuse to let go.

Reads like a collaboration between Michael Connelly and the gothic fiction of Joyce Carol Oates . . . A winner on every level

Cemetery Girl grabbed me by the throat on page one and never let up. . . the work of a master

David Bell writes spellbinding and gripping thrillers that get under your skin and refuse to let go.

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