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The Treatment
Oct 9, 2024 7:14 AM

Author:Mo Hayder

The Treatment

The Treatment is an utterly absorbing, gritty and gruesome thriller from bestselling and prize-winning author Mo Hayder. Fans of Stephen King, Karin Slaughter and Stuart MacBride will not be disappointed.

'One of the most frightening books I've ever read . . . Hayder's gory insights into the dark side are compelling'GUARDIAN

'Bleak, powerful . . . The Treatment is cleverly plotted and Caffery is a believable creation' OBSERVER

'Chilling . . .the book is surprisingly hard to put down. The plot develops with satisfying unpredictability; the characters are compellingly drawn... its final twist a bravura savagery' DAILY TELEGRAPH

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A quiet residential street in south London.

A husband and wife are discovered, imprisoned in their own home. Badly dehydrated, they've been bound and beaten. He is close to death. But worse is to come: their young son is missing.

When Detective Inspector Jack Caffery is called in to investigate, the similarities with events in his own past make it impossible for him to view this new crime dispassionately.

And as he digs deeper - as he attempts to hold his own life together in the face of ever more disturbing revelations about both his past and his present - the real nightmare begins. . .

Readers can't put The Treatment down:

'A terrifying and tense read'

'An OUTSTANDING 5 star read that chilled me with its creepiness'

'A page-turning crime novel'

'An excellent read, kept me reading for hours at a time'

'I could not put it down and read it in two days'

Reviews

One of the most frightening books I've ever read... Hayder's gory insights into the dark side are compelling

—— GUARDIAN

Chilling... the book is surprisingly hard to put down. The plot develops with satisfying unpredictability; the characters are compellingly drawn... its final twist a bravura savagery

—— DAILY TELEGRAPH

Bleak, powerful... The Treatment is cleverly plotted and Caffery is a believable creation

—— OBSERVER

Mo Hayder's debut, Birdman, was deservedly an unqualified success... and Hayder has lost none of her descriptive expertise along the way

—— TIME OUT

There is no better example of a contemporary masterpiece than Mo Hayder's The Treatment. Whether she's exploring social issues such as homelessness and child abuse or just scaring the bejeezus out of you, Hayder spins a tale that feels like a razor slicing apart your soul. The plotting is extremely disciplined, the sort of structure to which all authors should aspire, and the story is a searing dark tale that makes you bolt up in bed during the middle of the night, wondering if that sound you heard was the cat, or Death dragging its sickle across the floor

—— Karin Slaughter , SUNDAY TELEGRAPH

RULES OF DECEPTION is an ingenious thriller set credibly in the shadowy world of international espionage. This one has it all: well-drawn characters, wonderful writing, exotic settings, and a high-tech terrorist plot that will keep you breathlessly racing along right through its electrifying climax.

—— Nelson DeMille

There's a reason why Christopher Reich is a superstar writer. You'll find it on page one of this book. And page two. And page three ... and all the way to the vivid end of this great new thriller.

—— Lee Child

RULES OF DECEPTION is an intense, impossible-to-put down spy novel-like Robert Ludlum at his very best.

—— Vince Flynn

He's the equal of such masters of suspense as Ken Follett and Frederick Forsyth. This first-class adrenaline fest will leave readers guessing until the last page.

—— Publishers Weekly

A good old-fashioned thriller

—— Independent on Sunday

Essentially a stunning exploration of the darkest parts of the human psyche, one which will haunt the reader

—— Socialist Review

There is no doubt that Crime is a page-turner

—— New Statesman
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