The Taking of Annie Thorne

The Taking of Annie Thorne

'Britain's female Stephen King' Daily Mail

Summary

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

'TERRIFIC IN EVERY WAY'
LEE CHILD

You won't be able to put down the spine-tingling new novel from the author of The Chalk Man . . .
___________

THEN

One night, my little sister went missing.

There were searches, appeals. Everyone thought the worst.

And then, miraculously, she came back.

She couldn't, or wouldn't, say what had happened.

But she wasn't the same afterwards. She wasn't my Annie.

Because sometimes my own little sister scared me to death . . .

NOW

The email arrives in my inbox:

I know what happened to your sister.

It's happening again . . .

_____

'Confirms Tudor as Britain's female Stephen King. There is a creeping dread on every page' Daily Mail

'Shows that her excellent The Chalk Man was no one-off in matching Stephen King for creepiness' Sunday Express

'Written with such skill it's hard to believe this is only her second book. It gives King a run for his money' James Oswald, author of the Inspector McLean series

'Dark, gothic and utterly compelling' J. P. Delaney, author of Believe Me

'Deliciously creepy . . . An absolute corker of a book' Riley Sager, bestselling author of The Last Time I Lied

Reviews

  • Some writers have it, and some don't. C. J. Tudor has it big time . . . The Taking of Annie Thorne is terrific in every way
    Lee Child

About the author

C. J. Tudor

C. J. Tudor’s love of writing, especially the dark and macabre, started young. When her peers were reading Judy Blume, she was devouring Stephen King and James Herbert. Over the years she has had a variety of jobs, including trainee reporter, radio scriptwriter, dog walker, voiceover, television presenter and copywriter.

She is now the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Chalk Man, The Taking of Annie Thorne, The Other People, The Burning Girls and The Drift. All of her books are in development or optioned for TV, and The Burning Girls debuted on Paramount Plus in 2023. She is also the author of a short story collection, A Sliver of Darkness.
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