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'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
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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.

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