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The gripping new thriller from Sunday Times bestselling author Karen Perry

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The Boy That Never Was

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I shot through this in one sitting. Like Gone Girl, it's told alternately by a husband and his wife. At the very beginning, something very shocking happens . . . It's the most gripping thing I've read for ages

A truly remarkable novel. The Boy That Never Was is a pitch-perfect balance of driving plot and honest, complex human emotion. Written in a captivating, lyrical style and brilliantly structured, the story grips your heart from the first pages and simply never lets go

Beautifully written, tense and twisty tale

Gripping from its dramatic opening chapter, this tense, unpredictable novel blends a thriller with an intimate family story to produce a most compelling read

The Boy That Never Was is that powerful thing, a beautifully written mystery driven by its exploration of the characters' innermost hearts - of the inexorable ripples that loss sends out, and the terrible damage people can do to those they love most. Both as a crime novel and as an emotional journey, it's gripping stuff

This assured debut is equal parts thriller, mystery and fascinating psychological study

Taut, smartly written, empathetic and at times unbearably tense . . . The Boy That Never Was hits the bullseye

A tense domestic thriller that is full of surprises

One of those unique books that grips you from the start . . . climaxing in an unexpected and explosive twist that we simply didn't see coming. This isn't a relaxed read, but it is dramatic and thrilling

The course of Harry and Robin's married life was set when their three-year-old son, Dillon, disappeared. Five years on, their lives are approaching a fragile normality. That is until the day Harry catches sight of his dead son in the midst of a Dublin crowd . . . 
 
Harry and Robin must embark on a journey that demands they reevaluate everything they believe to be true - the secrets each holds and the lies they have told - and one that will test their trust in each other to the limit.

***SOON TO BE A MAJOR TV SERIES*** 
 
Read the deeply atmospheric and masterfully crafted tale of love and loss that will chill you to the bone. 
 
'Stunning' Simon Mayo Radio 2 Book Club 
 
'A twist-filled page-turner' Closer 
 
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Three-year-old Dillon vanished in the middle of the night. His father Harry can't forgive himself for not protecting his only child. Yet Harry isn't blamed by his wife Robin: she bares her own secret guilt. 
Five years later, thousands of miles away, Harry spots an eight-year-old boy in a crowd - a boy he is convinced is Dillon. 
 
Desperate to find his missing son, Harry's obsession tears apart his marriage, exposing shameful secrets and shattering the one thing he and Robin had left - trust. 
 
Why won't Robin believe Harry? 
 
What is she hiding? 
 
Can the boy really be Dillon? 
 
And how far will Harry go to find their lost son? 
 
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'The Boy That Never Was is that powerful thing, a beautifully written mystery driven by its exploration of the characters' innermost hearts' Tana French 
 
'A truly remarkable novel . . . Written in a captivating, lyrical style and brilliantly structured, the story grips your heart from the first pages and simply never lets go' Jeffery Deaver 
 
'This is a debut novel that will catch fire' Nelson DeMille 
 
'A beautifully written, tense and twisty tale' Sunday Mirror 
 
'Equal parts thriller, mystery and fascinating psychological study' Irish Times

Karen Perry is the pen name of crime writing duo Paul Perry and Karen Gillece who both live in Ireland. Can You Keep A Secret? is their latest novel and follows Girl Unknown, Only We Know and The Boy That Never Was which was selected for the Simon Mayo Radio 2 book club. All three were Sunday Times bestsellers.

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