You fall asleep in the playground.
Your son is gone.
10 years later, will you finally get the truth?
‘A terrific thriller from one of our finest crime writers at the top of his game.’ Peter James
Ten years ago, the disappearance of firearms police officer Jonah Colley’s young son almost destroyed him.
A plea for help from an old friend leads Jonah to Slaughter Quay, and the discovery of four bodies. Attacked and left for dead, he is the only survivor.
Under suspicion himself, he uncovers a network of secrets and lies about the people he thought he knew – forcing him to question what really happened all those years ago…
Your son is gone.
10 years later, will you finally get the truth?
‘A terrific thriller from one of our finest crime writers at the top of his game.’ Peter James
Ten years ago, the disappearance of firearms police officer Jonah Colley’s young son almost destroyed him.
A plea for help from an old friend leads Jonah to Slaughter Quay, and the discovery of four bodies. Attacked and left for dead, he is the only survivor.
Under suspicion himself, he uncovers a network of secrets and lies about the people he thought he knew – forcing him to question what really happened all those years ago…
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A terrific thriller from one of our finest crime writers at the top of his game.
a roaring, full-throated thriller
A brutal, kinetic thrill ride.
Beckett is an expert in doling out information in the right-sized snippets and at the right intervals to keep the tension high.
First in a new series, this is a tense and twisty tale.
It's a cleverly plotted, page-turner of a thriller. *BOOK OF THE MONTH*