How many times would you let your child get away with murder? The new break-out thriller from Sam Lloyd, author of Richard & Judy Book Club pick The Memory Wood.

When you look down at your newborn baby, you realise they were right, those smug parents you've always rolled your eyes at: you'd do literally anything for your child. To make them happy, keep them safe.

So when Joseph Carver wakes one night to find his teenage son Max scrubbing the kitchen, hands wet with blood and panic flooding his voice as he promises it was an accident, he didn't mean to do it, Joseph does the only thing he can. He helps Max bury the body.

Joseph thinks that's the end of the nightmare. Until he finds Max with stricken eyes and bloody hands once again . . .

You'd do anything for your child - even cover up a murder.

But would you do it twice?

Praise for Sam Lloyd

'Lloyd is a rare new thriller talent.' - Daily Mail

'Remarkable. Stunning prose and compulsive reading. It's undoubtedly the best thriller I've read in a long, long time.' - Lesley Kara

'An intense, atmospheric, and truly original thriller.' - Shari Lapena

'Fiendishly clever' - Sunday Times

About the Author
Sam Lloyd grew up in Hampshire, where he learned his love of storytelling. These days he lives in Surrey with his wife, three young sons and a dog that likes to howl. His first thrillers, The Memory Wood and The Rising Tide, were published to huge critical acclaim in 2020 and 2021.

Reviews
Praise for Sam Lloyd * : *
Lloyd is a rare new thriller talent. * Daily Mail *
Remarkable. Stunning prose and compulsive reading. It's undoubtedly the best thriller I've read in a long, long time. * Lesley Kara *
An intense, atmospheric, and truly original thriller. * Shari Lapena *
Forget everything you think you know about thrillers. You'll be breathless with anticipation, tingling with hope, and numb with dread from beginning to end. * Press Association *



Book Information
ISBN 9781787636255
Author Sam Lloyd
Format Paperback
Page Count 400
Imprint Bantam (Transworld)
Publisher Transworld Publishers Ltd
Weight(grams) 700g
Dimensions(mm) 234mm * 153mm * 40mm