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The Taking of Annie Thorne

The Taking of Annie Thorne

'Britain's female Stephen King' Daily Mail

Summary

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

'TERRIFIC IN EVERY WAY'
LEE CHILD

The spine-tingling, sinister thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Chalk Man . . .
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One night, Annie disappeared.

There were searches, appeals. Everyone thought the worst.

And then, after 48 hours, she came back.

But she couldn't - or wouldn't - say what had happened to her.

Something happened to my sister. I can't explain what.

I just know that when she came back, she wasn't the same.

She wasn't my Annie.

I didn't want to admit, even to myself, that sometimes I was scared to death of my own little sister.
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'Confirms Tudor as Britain's female Stephen King. There is a creeping dread on every page' Daily Mail

'Shows that her excellent The Chalk Man was no one-off in matching Stephen King for creepiness' Sunday Express's Bestseller Predictions 2019

'Written with such skill it's hard to believe this is only her second book. It gives King a run for his money' James Oswald, author of the Inspector McLean series

'Dark, gothic and utterly compelling' J. P. Delaney, author of Believe Me and The Girl Before

'Deliciously creepy . . . An absolute corker of a book' Riley Sager, bestselling author of The Last Time I Lied

'Tudor's 2018 The Chalk Man was a standout mystery novel with a fresh voice and a spooky plot. This is even better' Washington Post

Reviews

  • Some writers have it, and some don't. C. J. Tudor has it big time . . . The Taking of Annie Thorne is terrific in every way
    Lee Child

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C. J. Tudor

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