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Then She Vanishes

Then She Vanishes

Summary

THE ONLY THING THAT WILL SHOCK YOU MORE THAN THE FIRST CHAPTER . . . IS THE LAST

THE TWISTY PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE COUPLE AT NO 9

'A riveting, edge-of-your-seat excitement fest - the plotting was so sinfully clever that I was kept endlessly guessing' 5***** Reader Review

'It has twist upon twist upon twist, and even then, the final twist took me by surprise. So good!' 5***** Reader Review
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Jess and Heather were once best friends - until the night Heather's sister Flora vanished. The night that lies tore their friendship apart.

But years later, when a brutal double murder shakes their childhood town, Jess returns home.

Because the suspect is Heather.

What happened to the girl you used to know?
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Praise for Claire Douglas:

'Kept me up last night - scary, twisty, all too believable' Jane Corry

'A page-turning slow burn' Cara Hunter

'Thrillingly tense and twisty' B A Paris

'Tense, claustrophobic and gripping'
Paula Daly

Reviews

  • Few people do psychological thrillers as claustrophobic and as creepy as Claire Douglas
    Tim Weaver, bestselling author of No One Home

About the author

Claire Douglas

Claire Douglas worked as a journalist for fifteen years, writing features for women's magazines and national newspapers, but had dreamed of being a novelist since the age of seven. She finally got her wish after winning the Marie Claire Debut Novel Award with her first novel, The Sisters.
She is a Sunday Times bestseller and a frequent Richard & Judy Book Club pick. Her books have sold nearly two million copies in the UK alone.
She lives in Bath with her husband and two children.
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