The Detective Andee Lawrence Series

by 4 books in this series
#1 - Behind Closed Doors
#1 - Behind Closed Doors
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A powerful novel about how life can change course in a heartbeat from the Sunday Times Top Ten bestselling author of Never Say Goodbye.

When fourteen-year-old Sophie Monroe suddenly vanishes one night, it looks at first as though she’s run away from home.

Her computer and mobile phone have gone, and she’s taken a bag full of clothes.

As the police investigation unfolds a wealth of secrets from the surrounding community start coming to light. And it seems everyone has something to hide.

For Detective Sergeant Andrea Lawrence, the case is a painful reminder of the tragedy that tore her family apart over twenty years ago. She is convinced there is more to Sophie’s disappearance than teenage rebellion.

But is the past clouding her judgement, preventing her from seeing a truth that neither she, nor Sophie’s family, would ever want to face?
#2 - The Girl Who Came Back
#2 - The Girl Who Came Back
Your worst nightmare is back on your doorstep.

When Jules Bright hears a knock on the door, the last person she expects to find is a detective bringing her the news she's feared for the last three years.

Amelia Quentin is being released from prison.

Jules's life is very different now to the one she'd known before Amelia shattered it completely. Knowing the girl is coming back she needs to decide what to do. Friends and family gather round, fearing for Jules's safety. They know that justice was never served; every one of them wants to make the Quentin girl pay.

The question is, what will Jules do; and which of them - her or Amelia - has the most to fear?
#3 - The Moment She Left
#3 - The Moment She Left
The compelling novel from the bestselling author of Behind Closed Doors, No Child of Mine and Don't Let Me Go.

Kesterly-on-Sea is full of secrets.
Some are darker than others; many are shameful. One is even deadly.

Andee is an ex-detective whose marriage is breaking up. So when a young female student disappears without trace, she throws herself into the search.

Meanwhile, the town’s beloved Rowzee Cayne has just discovered that she is terminally ill, and doesn’t want to burden her family and friends with the news.

Andee and Rowzee don't know it yet, but their journeys are going to help them uncover a secret. One that is going to affect them more than they could ever imagine.

Praise for Susan Lewis

A master storyteller' Diane Chamberlain

'Utterly compelling' Sun

'An emotionally charged, heartbreaking novel' Essential
#4 - Hiding in Plain Sight
#4 - Hiding in Plain Sight
**A Sunday Times TOP TEN BESTSELLER** THE FOURTH BOOK IN THE ANDEE LAWRENCE SERIES
The SHOCKING new novel from Sunday Times bestselling author Susan Lewis. You might forgive, but can you forget?

'A master storyteller' Diane Chamberlain
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Andee Lawrence is in heaven. Well, the South of France to be exact.

Ex-detective Andee has swapped freelance investigation and a broken marriage, for two months in Provence, renovating a beautiful villa with the new man in her life. Pottering around a small picturesque town on an early summer's day, she is at peace.

But her world is about to be shattered.

'Remember me?'

Two words spoken by a woman from the back of a car that say so much yet reveal so little.
As the car drives away Andee is left reeling, overwhelmed by shock, confusion, self-doubt and mounting trepidation.

Almost thirty years ago, fourteen year old Penny had disappeared from her family's life, never to be heard from again. It is the missing child case that has haunted Andee her whole life; And now Penny - Andee's sister - is back.

The question is: why?

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