My name is Piper Hadley and I went missing on the last Saturday of the summer holidays three years ago.

When Piper and her friend Tash disappeared, there was a huge police search, but they were never found. Now Tash, reaching breaking point at the abuse their captor has inflicted on them, has escaped, promising to come back for Piper.

Clinical psychologist Joe O'Loughlin and his stalwart companion, ex-cop Vincent Ruiz, force the police to re-open the case after Joe is called in to assess the possible killer of a couple in their own home and finds a connection to the missing girls. But they are racing against time to save Piper from someone with an evil, calculating and twisted mind.

The chilling new psychological thriller -- a truly gripping read from one of the most brilliant crime authors of today

About the Author

Before becoming a novelist, Michael Robotham was an investigative journalist working across America, Australia and Britain. As a journalist and writer he has investigated notorious cases such as the serial killer couple Fred and Rosemary West. He has worked with clinical and forensic psychologists as they helped police investigate complex, psychologically driven crimes.

Michael's 2004 debut thriller, The Suspect, sold more than 1 million copies around the world. It is the first of eight novels featuring clinical psychologist Joe O'Loughlin, who faces his own increasing battle with a potentially debilitating disease. Michael has also written four standalone thrillers. In 2015 he won the UK's prestigious Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger Award with his standalone thriller Life or Death.
He lives in Sydney.

Reviews
Unbearably tense and nail-biting * Irish Independent *
I read it in two sittings, which felt like one too many * Val McDermid *


Awards
Long-listed for CWA Gold Dagger for Fiction 2013 (UK).



Book Information
ISBN 9780751547191
Author Michael Robotham
Format Paperback
Page Count 496
Imprint Sphere
Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Weight(grams) 341g
Dimensions(mm) 196mm * 126mm * 34mm