Then She Was Gone

Nov 17, 2024 10:34 AM

Author:Lisa Jewell

Then She Was Gone

A missing girl. A buried secret. From the ten-million-copy bestselling author comes a brand new look for this compulsively twisty psychological thriller that will keep you hooked to the very last page.

‘Atense, clever page-turner that everyone will be talking about.’ Adele Parks

‘Dark and claustrophobic but also heartfelt and moving ... packs a huge emotional punch that will leave you winded. I loved it.’ C. L. Taylor

‘Both utterly gripping and startlingly original. Prepare to be hooked.’ Sun

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Ellie was her mother's golden girl.

She had her whole life ahead of her.

And then, in the blink of an eye, Ellie was gone.

Ten years on, Laurel has never given up hope of finding Ellie. And then she meets a charming and charismatic stranger who sweeps her off her feet.

But what really takes her breath away is when she meets his nine-year-old daughter.

Because his daughter is the image of Ellie.

Now all those unanswered questions that have haunted Laurel come flooding back.

What really happened to Ellie? And who still has secrets to hide?

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OVER 180,000 5* RATINGS - this is why readers love this book:

'Breathtaking. Compulsive. Suspenseful. Poetic.'

'One of the top 5 thrillers I’ve ever read.'

'I wanted the book never to end.'

'Suspense filled… edge of my seat… I could not put this down!!'

'This was my first Lisa Jewell book, and it will definitely not be my last.'

'Dark, winding and haunting, I couldn't put this one down.'

Reviews

Masterful storytelling and macabre forensic details make his novels utterly chilling reads

—— TESS GERRITSEN

Beckett cranks up the suspense... some unexpected twists and a gory climax

—— Daily Telegraph

Well paced and contains a whole load of spicy ingredients

—— Daily Mirror

Excellent... an atmospheric, exciting story... the information about forensic medicine is as instructive as Patricia Cornwell's

—— Literary Review

One of the country's best crime writers

—— SUNDAY EXPRESS

Grimwood is a damned fine writer

—— - , Independent

The new le Carré . . . an absolutely brilliant page turner . . . if you love thrillers, Jack Grimwood is a name you need to remember

—— - , BBC Radio 2 The Sara Cox Show

Spring's best thriller

—— - , Observer

A powerful, addictive, twisty tale where no-one can be trusted

—— David Young, author of Stasi Child , -

A compulsive and supremely intelligent thriller from a master stylist

—— - , Independent

An intriguing thriller

—— - , SciFi Now

Mesmerising, surefooted, vividly realised . . . something special in the arena of international thrillers

—— Amanda Craig , -

Even better than Child 44 . . . A blizzard of exciting set pieces, superbly realized

—— Michael Marshall, author of The Straw Men , -

An extraordinarily atmospheric and immersive read ... escapism at its best

—— - , Literary Review

So atmospheric, so elegantly written . . . like Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch, or like early le Carré. I really recommend it. I just disappeared into it totally

—— - , Financial Times

The thriller of the summer ... Grimwood raises the stakes in this dark, twisty tale

—— - , Daily Telegraph

Fact and fiction merge in what they used to call a rip-roaring yarn that is totally credible. Excellent

—— - , Good Housekeeping

Matches Robert Harris, Joseph Kanon, Ken Follett and John le Carré thrill for thrill

—— Marian Keyes , -

Top-notch . . . the suspense never wavers

—— - , iPaper

Note-perfect, multi-layered, rugged as a T-34 tank. Grimwood is about to become your new favourite thriller writer

—— - , What's On Glasgow

The writing is elegant, the dialogue razor sharp, the characters drawn economically but effectively, and the action is unrelenting

—— - , Crime Time

The superior spy thriller of the year. Le Carré fans will be delighted

—— - , Scotsman

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