A dark and gripping debut psychological thriller that won the 2017 Victorian Premier’s Literary Award, previously won by THEDRY and THEROSIEPROJECT.
‘Nervy, soulful, genuinely surprising’ A. J. Finn, bestselling author THEWOMAN IN THEWINDOW
‘One of the best books I have ever read’ *
‘Well wow! I didn’t see THAT twist coming!!’ *
‘I lost sleep over this book’ *
One photograph is all it takes to turn your world upside down.
You stare at the picture. It shows a missing child who was abducted from her Kentucky home twenty years ago.
But the kidnapped child doesn’t just look like you; she is you…
Your real name is Sammy Went – and the people you thought were family have been lying to you all your life.
But what really happened all those years ago? And how far would you go for the truth?
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So thrillers are not really my thing but this was recommended for the reading group so I read it. It's plot driven and the form he uses of alternate chapters from 'then' and 'now' make it quite compelling. BUT thrillers always seem to be about horrible things happening to children and women and this is no exception. He leaves cliff hangers at the end of every chapter and has designed the whole thing to be a page turner, so if you like page-turning thrillers and don't mind who's getting hurt then you'll probably love this, just not really my thing.
