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How to Disappear
How to Disappear
Oct 18, 2024 6:18 PM

Author:Gillian McAllister,Nicola Walker

How to Disappear

Brought to you by Penguin.

THE GRIPPING NEW PSYCHOLOGICAL SUSPENSE FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF NO FURTHER QUESTIONS AND THE EVIDENCE AGAINST YOU

'Bravo! How to Disappear is undoubtedly her best yet. Gripping and emotional - a cracking read' Clare Mackintosh

'A relentless drumroll of suspense . . . ranks among the best psychological-suspense thrillers of recent years' A. J. Finn

You can run, you can hide, but can you disappear for good?

Lauren's daughter Zara witnessed a terrible crime. But speaking up comes with a price, and when Zara's identity is revealed online, it puts a target on her back.

The only choice is to disappear.

To keep Zara safe, Lauren will give up everything and everyone she loves, even her husband.

There will be no goodbyes. Their pasts will be rewritten. New names, new home, new lives.

The rules are strict for a reason. They are being hunted. One mistake - a text, an Instagram like - could bring their old lives crashing into the new.

They can never assume someone isn't watching, waiting.

As Lauren will learn, disappearing is easy. Staying hidden is harder . . .

__________

'Totally addictive, with twists that repeatedly pulled the rug from under my feet' Erin Kelly

'Tense and unpredictable. I couldn't put it down' Claire Douglas

'If Jodi Picoult wrote psychological thrillers, they would look like this. A compulsive read with a jaw-dropping twist, I read it in a day' Rosamund Lupton

'An intricate and spellbinding exploration of the devastating ripples that spread from a terrible crime' Holly Seddon

'I read How to Disappear with my heart in my mouth' Lia Louis

(c) Gillian McAllister 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

Reviews

Bravo! How to Disappear is undoubtedly her best yet. Gripping and emotional - a cracking read.

—— Clare Mackintosh

A clever and original thriller with a brilliant ending. Beautifully written and emotional as well as tense and unpredictable, I couldn't put it down.

—— Claire Douglas

Totally addictive: clever, convincing and ingeniously plotted with twists that repeatedly pulled the rug from under my feet. But more than that, How to Disappear is peopled with characters so real and relatable you feel you could reach out and touch them. Any crime writer can keep you turning the pages - but few can make you care this much.

—— Erin Kelly

Some thrillers stage a few moments of high anxiety (at best); more thrillers simply sprinkle jitters here and there, like piano ditties peppered lightly with minor chords. But How to Disappear is a relentless drumroll of suspense, a knife-edge novel in which - at any moment, with any word, in the spaces between words - the characters can drop into danger as though falling through a trapdoor. They aren't safe for even an instant . . . and neither is the reader who cares about them (and who couldn't?). Gillian McAllister's rattling, deeply satisfying book ranks among the best psychological-suspense thrillers of recent years, but you'll be reminded too of Jodi Picoult, Liane Moriarty, Celeste Ng's Little Fires Everywhere. Bloody hell, this is a good one.

—— A. J. Finn

If Jodi Picoult wrote psychological thrillers, they would look like this. A compulsive read with a jaw-dropping twist, I read it in a day

—— Rosamund Lupton

Tense, twisty and perfectly paced, How To Disappear is a compelling portrait of a family under unbearable pressure - where one false step invites disaster into all their lives

—— T. M. Logan

Gillian McAllister has done it again. How to Disappear is a captivating story with unforgettable characters. This is one you can't put down and you won't soon forget

—— Samantha Downing

I couldn't look away from this intricate and spellbinding exploration of the devastating ripples that spread from a terrible crime. The desperate and dangerous slippery slope that one family finds themselves on is as gut punching as it is believable. Whip smart and wonderfully written.

—— Holly Seddon

This intricately plotted drama is a masterclass in taut, twisty but beautiful writing

—— Sun

A clever, compulsive, cat-and-mouse family thriller that made my heart race. Never ever, would I want to go into a witness protection programme after this. Absolutely brilliant

—— Jane Corry

High tension, believable characters and a terrific plot. A truly riveting read

—— Lesley Kara

A totally gripping and heart-wrenching story that leaves you breathless. Her best book yet, and that's saying something

—— Jane Fallon

At its core, this tense page-turner is a deeply original love story, and its characters are so warm and real that they stole my heart. I was absolutely gripped by Lauren, Aidan and Zara's story - rarely have I read a novel so fast.

—— Beth O'Leary

Tense and brilliant. If anyone's found expired with a copy of it lying next to them, it'll be because they flat-out forgot to breathe. This is her best book yet

—— Jill Mansell

My goodness, it's brilliant. The ending blew me away! A superb, tense and thrilling ride. I admit I stayed up far too late to finish it, but it was so worth it

—— Melanie Golding

If you read one book this year, make it this one

—— Adam Croft

I read How to Disappear with my heart in my mouth. Beautiful, layered, suffocating, with an impossible love story at its heart.

—— Lia Louis

Another brilliant psychological thriller from Gillian McAllister

—— Hello!

Utterly compelling, addictive and gripping; the best psychological thriller I've read this year

—— Lucy Clarke

I was blown away. Being forced to consider the reality of life under witness protection, of family members having to make impossible, brutal choices, was heartbreaking. I think it will resonate with many people. It's an outstanding and utterly gripping novel that deserves to be a bestseller

—— Emma Curtis

A highly original novel about witness protection that is tense and compelling with a great ending. Her best yet!

—— Mark Edwards

Intense, utterly believable and at times shocking, it will make you see the world - even one in confinement - through new eyes

—— WI Life

This book explores just how brutal witness protection can be, and the choices people involved must make

—— Woman's Own

This intricately plotted drama is a masterclass in taut, twisty but beautiful writing

—— Fabulous

A rollercoaster that will leave you gasping and turning the pages for more

—— Refinery29

The author's best book yet

—— Prima

Included in 'The Hottest Summer Reads'

—— Cosmopolitan

Included in 'Book Club'

—— Woman's Weekly

Praise for Gillian McAllister

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I read it in a breathless day and a half. I loved every page

—— Lisa Jewell

As tense as a piano string

—— Sunday Times

An exceptional debut

—— Clare Mackintosh

An exceptional thriller with a thumping, emotional heart

—— Heat

Addictive, clever, twisty

—— Sun

I loved this gripping and thought-provoking read

—— B. A. Paris

Ingeniously constructed, with real flesh-and-blood characters and cliff-hanging suspense

—— Louise Candlish

Tense, compelling, with a clever grand reveal

—— Daily Mail

One of the best courtroom dramas I've ever read

—— Cara Hunter

Kept me glued to every page

—— Good Housekeeping

Gripping, cleverly-constructed, and heart-wrenching. Truly original

—— Paula Daly

Intelligent. Compulsive. Heart-wrenching. Unforgettable

—— Jane Corry

Brilliantly written

—— Fiona Barton

A thrilling mystery with a strong emotional heart

—— Woman & Home

McAllister ratchets up the tension to excellent effect in this addictive page-turner

—— Connaught Telegraph

Exquisite and evocative - and the pace and suspense are handled expertly

—— Sarah Vaughan , bestselling author of Anatomy of a Scandal

One of the most enthralling novelists of the moment. This is the most beautiful book you will read this year

—— Lisa Jewell , bestselling author of Watching You

Eve Chase is a name to watch

—— Daily Mail

Addictive and delivers atmosphere in spades

—— Good Housekeeping

An enticing, chilling plot, captivating characters and prose beautiful enough to totally lose yourself in

—— Heat

A mystery of nail-biting suspense

—— Woman & Home

Absorbed me completely. Fabulous

—— Jane Fallon , bestselling author of Tell Me a Secret

An engrossing story of fractured families, secrets, lies and misunderstandings

—— Sunday Express

Magical

—— Daily Express

Expertly crafted, dark, beautiful and utterly enthralling

—— Rowan Coleman , bestselling author of The Summer of Impossible Things

Beautifully written with a gripping plot, I couldn't stop reading this

—— Katie Fforde , bestselling author of A Rose Petal Summer
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