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READERS ARE GIVING ALL FOR YOU FIVE STARS!

‘Five stars just doesn’t seem enough’

‘Read it in one sitting … I just couldn’t seem to put it down’

‘Sets the scene, reels the reader in and proceeds to twist this way and that’

‘Louise Jensen is the master of psychological suspense’

‘A fast-paced, unputdownable, gripping thriller’

‘Brings tension to whole new levels’

‘Fast-paced, gripping, and has a twist that I defy anyone to figure out’

‘Very, very highly recommended and my absolute favourite read of this year’

‘Be prepared to burn the midnight oil because you won’t be able to put it down’

‘Stays with you for a long time’

‘If you are a fan of psychological thrillers, you will love this’

Also by Louise Jensen

The Stolen Sisters

The Family

The Gift

The Sister

The Surrogate

The Date

Writing as Amelia Henley

The Art of Loving You

The Life We Almost Had

About the Author

LOUISE JENSEN is a global No.1 bestselling author of psychological thrillers. Louise has sold over a million copies of her books and her novels have been sold for translation in twenty-five countries, as well as being featured on the USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestsellers’ lists. Louise was nominated for the Goodreads Debut Author of 2016 Award and the Guardian’s Not the Booker 2018. Louise’s thrillers have been optioned for TV and film.

When Louise isn’t writing thrillers, she turns her hand to penning love stories under the name Amelia Henley. Her novels The Life We Almost Had and The Art of Loving You are out now.

Louise lives with her husband, children, madcap dog and a rather naughty cat in Northamptonshire. She loves to hear from readers and writers and can be found at www.louisejensen.co.uk, where she regularly blogs flash fiction and writing tips.

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For Pete Simmons.

An integral part of our family.

Prologue

Something is wrong.

I’ve a deep, primal instinct screaming that I need to get home to Connor. It isn’t just because of the row we’d had. The horrible, hurtful things he had said, it’s something else.

A knowing that, despite being seventeen, I should never have left my son alone.

Hurry.

The flash of neon orange cones blur through the window as I gather speed until the roadworks force me to a stop. The candle-shaped air freshener swings from the rear-view mirror – its strawberry scent cloying.