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An utterly gripping and shocking new psychological suspense from the bestselling author of DAUGHTER

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The perfect marriage. The perfect murder?

How Far We Fall

The Gripping Sunday Times Bestselling Thriller and Richard & Judy Phenomenon

Daughter

The Drowning Lesson

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A gripping read about a family whose hopeful adventure turns into a nightmare

Suspenseful, brooding, and with touches of witchcraft - it makes for a perfect blend of horror and thriller

Shemilt specialises in the fictionalisation of parental nightmares . . . well written, taut and tense

I enjoyed this book from the first page . . . this book comes with a very enthusiastic recommendation . . . The story is all encompassing and I felt itchy with anticipation as I savoured every page

The parent's despair is so brilliantly written, you feel every stab of grief. The thrilling ending does not disappoint. A must-read!

Utterly gripping. A tautly coiled spring of suspicion and suspense which builds to a devastating ending

Emma and Adam are doctors at the top of their fields and so when they are offered the chance to take their three children to Africa for a year for a research placement it seems like the opportunity of a lifetime. It's going to be an experience they'll never forget. 
 
But for all the wrong reasons. 
 
When Emma arrives home one night to the sickening sight of an empty cot, their family's dream adventure turns into their worst nightmare. 
 
Thousands of miles from home and from anyone who can help, they must discover the truth. Is this a random abduction, a tragic accident or something far more sinister?

'It's our son, Sam... someone took him. Please help us' 
 
Emma hoped that she and her family would return from their year abroad closer, with memories to last a lifetime. 
 
Instead, they returned minus one child. 
 
A year on, Emma is haunted by the image of an empty cot, and feels further than ever from her husband. 
 
Is their son still out there somewhere? Will the mystery about what happened that night ever be unravelled? 
 
And, if the truth does come to light, will Emma's family be healed - or wrenched even further apart? 
 
A chilling, gripping thriller from the author of the stunning Richard and Judy Book Club bestseller Daughter

While working as a GP, Jane Shemilt completed a postgraduate diploma in Creative Writing at Bristol University and went on to study for the MA in Creative Writing at Bath Spa, gaining both with distinction. Her first novel, Daughter, was selected for the Richard and Judy Book Club, shortlisted for the Edgar Award and the Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize, and went on to become the bestselling debut novel of 2014. 
 
She and her husband, a professor of neurosurgery, have five children and live in Bristol.

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A dark twisty tale

Gripping tale

A gripping read about a family whose hopeful adventure turns into a nightmare

Suspenseful, brooding, and with touches of witchcraft - it makes for a perfect blend of horror and thriller

Shemilt specialises in the fictionalisation of parental nightmares . . . well written, taut and tense

I enjoyed this book from the first page . . . this book comes with a very enthusiastic recommendation . . . The story is all encompassing and I felt itchy with anticipation as I savoured every page

The parent's despair is so brilliantly written, you feel every stab of grief. The thrilling ending does not disappoint. A must-read!

Praise for Daughter

Utterly gripping. A tautly coiled spring of suspicion and suspense which builds to a devastating ending

Taut and thought-provoking

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