Jewell, Lisa creator text London Penguin Random House 2021 monographic 465p. A cold case. An abandoned mansion. A family hiding a terrible secret. Prepare to be hooked . . . 'By far her best thriller yet.' Harlan Coben 'Insane suspense. I loved it.' Lee Child 'A gothic, multi-layered tale, deeply satisfying. We both loved it.' Richard & Judy Book Club pick 'UNBELIEVABLY good. I was utterly utterly agog.' Marian Keyes 'No one thickens a plot like Lisa Jewell. I couldn't put this book down ... It's SO GOOD!' Shari Lapena 'Compelling, deep, surprising, tense, modern.' Gillian McAllister ______________ Midsummer 2017: teenage mum Tallulah heads out on a date, leaving her baby son at home with her mother, Kim. At 11 p.m. she sends her mum a text message. At 4.30 a.m. Kim awakens to discover that Tallulah has not come home. Friends tell her that Tallulah was last seen heading to a pool party at a house in the woods nearby called Dark Place. Tallulah never returns. 2018: walking in the woods behind the boarding school where her boyfriend has just started as a head teacher, Sophie sees a sign nailed to a fence. A sign that says: DIG HERE . . . Fiction JEW L 9781529156270 20260925151028.0