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The Walls

The twisted Richard and Judy Book Club thriller

Baby Doll

The Runaway

From the author of Richard & Judy bestseller Baby Doll

The electrifying new thriller from the bestselling author of Baby Doll - perfect for fans of Claire Douglas and Jane Corry. 
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A GIRL ON THE RUN. A MOTHER WHO WILL DO ANYTHING TO PROTECT HER. 
 
When forensic psychologist Becca Ortiz fosters teenage runaway Ash, she knows she will love and protect her as if she were her own daughter. 
 
Ash may have turned her back on her old life but there is still one person she can't bear to lose. Now he is about to drag her back into a dark world where no one is safe. 
 
To save her daughter Becca will have to venture into LA's terrifying criminal underworld... 
 
Can she find her before it's too late? 
 
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 Praise for Hollie Overton's heart-racing thrillers: 
 
 'A stunning . . . dark tale' Heat 
 
 'Moves at breakneck speed' Stylist 
 
 'Incredibly powerful' Sunday Mirror 
 
 'Kept me transfixed and entertained until the very last page' Tess Gerritsen

The electrifying new thriller from the bestselling author of Richard and Judy pick, Baby Doll. 
A teenage runaway roams the backstreets of LA - you'll do anything to protect her, but you'll have to find her first.

Bestselling author Hollie Overton is a television writer who has written for ABC Family, CBS and Lifetime. 
 
Overton's father was a member of the notorious Overton gang in Austin, Texas, and spent several years in prison for manslaughter. 
 
Raised by her single mother, Hollie an identical twin herself, draws on her unique childhood experiences to lend realism and compassion to her depictions of violence and complicated family dynamics.

Perfect for fans of Claire Douglas and Jane Corry 
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ONCE YOU JOIN THE TRIBE, YOU'RE THERE FOR LIFE. 
 
Becca Ortiz, Los Angeles Police Department psychologist, is fostering teenage runaway Ash. 
 
But Ash can't bring herself to trust a cop, not after what she's been through. Her boyfriend Nate introduces her to the Tribe, his street-smart crew of delinquents and runaways, and Ash finally feels like she's found a home among the homeless. 
 
So one night, she disappears. And as Becca frantically searches for her missing foster daughter, Ash finds herself entangled in the shadows of a criminal underworld, beginning to realise that there may be no way to leave the Tribe without paying a deadly price. 
 
The search for a teenage runaway sends her foster mother, a psychologist working for the LAPD, on a dangerous journey through Los Angeles' criminal underworld, in this gripping new thriller by the author of the international bestseller Baby Doll and The Walls. 
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 Praise for Hollie Overton’s heart-racing thrillers: 
 
 ‘A stunning . . . dark tale’ Heat 
 
 ‘Moves at breakneck speed’ Stylist 
 
 ‘Incredibly powerful’ Sunday Mirror 
 
 ‘Kept me transfixed and entertained until the very last page’ Tess Gerritsen

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