‘[a] mesmerising blend of crime and romance’ Sunday Times, Pick of the Month

‘This is a classy, elegant thriller’ The Observer

‘A superbly imagined, nuanced story of love and anguish’ Daily Mail

‘Brilliant … both a love story and a crime thriller’ Fabulous, Sun on Sunday

‘A scarily perceptive, devastating meditation on the impact of crime and a story of the enduring power of love. Breathtaking’ Heat

'Wonderful… lives up to the hype’ STEPHEN KING

‘Taut, elegant and heartbreaking’ MONICA ALI

‘Impossibly accomplished’ CHRIS WHITAKER

‘Love it when a book lives up to the hype. This is spectacular’ LISA JEWELL

‘Astonishingly good’ MICK HERRON

‘It’s bloody good’ JENNIE GODFREY

‘Outstanding' CECELIA AHERN

‘Gripping, disturbing’ EMILIA HART

‘Beautiful, brilliant, brave’ ADELE PARKS

‘Tender, and devastating’ SARA COLLINS

It’s the story everyone wants to hear.

That spring night in South London, when Isabel and Edward’s lives were torn apart.

The night Isabel learned that the worst things wait, just outside the door.

The night Edward learned that he was powerless to stop them.

The night they never talk about.

When their attacker is caught, it's finally time to tell the story of that night.