Author:James Patterson,Maya Tuttle,Nate Washburn
Brought to you by Penguin.
Only two people know Lamont Cranston's secret identity as the Shadow, a vigilante of justice: his greatest love, Margo Lane, and his fiercest enemy, Shiwan Khan. Then Khan ambushes the couple, who find the slimmest chance of survival . . . in the uncertain future.
A century and a half later, Lamont awakens in a world both unknown and strangely familiar. The first person he meets is Maddy Gomes, a teenager with her own mysterious secrets, including a more than passing awareness of the legend of the Shadow.
Most disturbing, Khan's power continues to be felt over New York and its people. No one in this new world understands the dangers of stopping him better than Lamont Cranston. He also knows he's the only one who stands a chance. Lamont must prove that the Shadow is more than just a legend.
© James Patterson 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021
I love all Lisa's books, but The Night She Disappeared is by far her best thriller yet.
—— Harlan CobenLisa has certainly done it again with another first class mystery. It's got it all - captivating characters, a mysterious mansion in the woods and a burning question set up from the start to draw the reader in. I just had to know what happened next. Totally enthralling.
—— Harriet TyceLisa Jewell has made a thriller out of my favourite literary ingredients. Abandoned mansion [tick]. Sex [tick]. Boarding school [tick]. SECRET TUNNELS [tick]. Kick-ass matriarch [tick]. Clues in paintings [tick]. I predict another number one.
—— Erin KellyAbsolutely loved this one by Lisa Jewell - compelling, deep, surprising, tense, modern. Most thrillers are in black and white to me in terms of character and Lisa is blazing saturated technicolour.
—— Gillian McAllisterThe only thing predictable about this ending is how unpredictable it is.
—— Eastern Daily PressA master of detective fiction
—— Daily TelegraphPatterson is in a class by himself.
—— VANITY FAIRReads like a cinematic true crime documentary. Brilliant, compelling and original.
—— Steve CavanaghAn absolute triumph. It sucked me in, chewed me up, spat me out and left me blinking like the moment the lights go on at a fuzzy basement nightclub. Phenomenal, current, bleakly devastating. An iron gauntlet in the guts. Loved it.
—— Matt WesolowskiHighly original and mischievous novel - a complete triumph
—— John BoyneAbsolutely brilliant. I think it's a game-changer
—— Martyn WaitesPure genius - all the things you want to a crime novel to be, also hilarious. I love it
—— Jane CaseyTrue Crime Story is phenomenal. One of the most original thrillers I've read in years, perhaps ever. A gritty, twisted murder mystery told in the unique style of a true crime account. I've rarely raced through a book so fast. I'm just gutted that it's probably ruined me for thrillers for a good long while! Absolutely remarkable.
—— Robyn YoungWOW ! this is a work of outstanding and staggering genius! You always get beautiful prose and a crackling plot from Mr Knox. But this has extra madness. It's the most original book I've read in ages
—— Imran MahmoodThe most exciting and original crime book you'll read this year
—— Anna MazzolaDark, seedy, and not to be trusted, and that's just the character Joseph Knox, as written by Joseph Knox!This is a very clever book indeed. Fiction so convincingly written as true crime that I ended up Googling the victim just to check I hadn't got the wrong end of the stick.
—— Jack GrimwoodTotally gripping, original, and white- hot suspenseful
—— Robert CraisAn audacious idea, ingeniously executed
—— Sarah HilaryOne of the most unafraid contemporary crime writers ... a genre defying complex construct of smoke and mirrors, this book is very, very clever.
—— Helen FieldsA story that'll leave your head spinning and questioning just who gets to shape the narrative when a woman goes missing...
—— StylistIngenious...brilliantly original
—— Laura Shepherd RobinsonHugely ambitious
—— Irish IndependentInventive, playful and hugely enjoyable.
—— Sunday ExpressSupple and urgent - another slab of Knox brilliance
—— MetroKnox has produced something extraordinary ... post-modern playfulness [embedded] in a rich and compelling plot that twists and turns until the final pages
—— The Big IssueAstonishing! So clever, so original! Highly recommended
—— Jane FallonThis clever novel reads like a true crime story (at times you have to remind yourself it's fiction), which makes it all the more compelling
—— IndependentAn ingenious thriller
—— Choice MagazineA very stylish novel revealing not only the unreliability of witnesses, but also the voyeurism in much crime reporting, crime investigation, and yes, in those of us who enjoy crime fiction
—— The TabletBook of the year
True Crime Story by Joseph Knox, a provocative mix of real and fictional crime in which the author himself investigates the disappearance of a student named Zoe. But is she a real or fictional character? With a fragmentary narrative style, this is something new in the overcrowded crime genre
Joseph Knox cements his reputation as one of the best of the new guard of British crime writers with True Crime Story, in which one Joseph Knox - a deliciously unflattering self-portrait - becomes entangled in the investigation into the disappearance of a student. It's a meta-fictional trick that helps to create a genuine (and genuinely pleasurable) sense of unease.
—— Best Books of 2021, The TelegraphA thrilling mystery with a strong emotional heart
—— Woman & HomeIngeniously constructed, with real flesh-and-blood characters and cliff-hanging suspense
—— Louise Candlish