Close to Home: A Novel (A DI Adam Fawley Novel)

Author: Hunter, Cara

Color: Multicolor

Number Of Pages: 320

Details:

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERA brilliantly plotted psychological crime novel about a missing child and the scandal that erupts in the aftermath with a shocking twist They know who did it. Perhaps not consciously. Perhaps not yet. But they know. When eight-year-old Daisy Mason vanishes from her family’s Oxford home during a costume party, Detective Inspector Adam Fawley knows that nine times out of ten, the offender is someone close to home. And Daisy’s family is certainly strange—her mother is obsessed with keeping up appearances, while her father is cold and defensive under questioning. And then there’s Daisy’s little brother, so withdrawn and uncommunicative . . .   DI Fawley works against the clock to find any trace of the little girl, but it’s as if she disappeared into thin air—no one saw anything; no one knows anything. But everyone has an opinion, and everyone, it seems, has a secret to conceal. With a story that feels all too real,  Close to Home is the best kind of suspense—the kind that sends chills down your spine and keeps you up late at night, thrilled and terrified.

Reviews:

"Cara Hunter has written like a pro, with admirable command of pace and rising tension." 

―  The Times (London)

“Hunter does a masterly job of building tension and keeping the reader guessing to the very end.” —Publishers Weekly

“This well-written psychological drama will keep you guessing until the very end.” —Book Reporter"In this gripping mystery, Hunter keeps her readers guessing about Daisy's fate until the last page.

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― Daily Express (London)

“[A] mazey, gripping story.” —Ian Rankin, New York Times bestselling author of the Inspector Rebus series

“ Close to Home is an utterly immersive story that pulls you into the heart of a search for a missing child. Compulsive, with an ending you will not see coming.” —Emma Kavanagh, author of After We Fall

“An amazing, fast-paced thrill-ride and one of the best crime thrillers I have ever read! An exciting plot combined with top quality writing—just perfect!” —Kathryn Croft, author of The Girl with No Past and While You Were Sleeping  

“Great characters, engrossing story and a twist at the end I did not see coming.” —Marika Cobbold, author of Frozen Music

“ Close to Home hit the ground running and didn’t stop right until the final page . . . the last [twist] was a genuine stroke of genius . . . told in a unique, modern way that sets the bar for new crime writers . . . the last time I felt that excited by a book was A Kind Worth Killing.” —John Marrs, author of When You Disappeared and The One

“This book won’t let you off the hook. Once you open it and start reading, forget about doing much else at all.” —Adele Geras, author of Troy

“[I] finished Close to Home in one sitting! Such a cleverly written, chilling and twisty read.” —Nuala Ellwood, author of My Sister’s Bones

About the Author:

Cara Hunter lives and works in Oxford. She also studied for a degree and PhD in English literature at Oxford University. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. I'm going to say this now, before we get started. You won't like it, but trust me, I've done this more times than I care to punish myself remembering. In a case like this - a kid - nine times out of ten it's someone close to home. Family, friend, neighbour, someone in the community. Don't forget that. However distraught they look, however unlikely it seems, they know who did it. Perhaps not consciously, and perhaps not yet. But they know. They know. *    *    * 20 July 2016, 2.05 a.m. Canal Manor estate, Oxford They say homebuyers make up their mind about a house within thirty seconds of going inside. Well, take it from me, the average police officer takes less than ten. In fact, most of us have come to judgement long before we're through the door. Only it's the people we're judging, not the property. So when we pull up outside 5 Barge Close, I have a pretty good idea what to expect. ...

EAN: 9780143131052

Release Date: 06-03-2018

Languages: English

Item Note: Great shape- pages are unmarked and sharp.Has a remainder mark. Paperback Used - Like New Ships fast! 2018

Item Condition: UsedLikeNew

Binding: Paperback