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Gone by Midnight

Gone by Midnight

Summary

Discover the third book in the thrilling detective series Crimson Lake, from the Sunday Times bestselling author, with suspense that will keep you guessing to the very last page . . .

'One of the best crime thrillers of the year' Lee Child

'A masterful novel' Harlan Coben

'A bright new star of crime fiction' James Patterson

Read the book that inspired the hit series on Prime Video, Troppo

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They left four children safe upstairs.
They came back to three.

On the fifth floor of the White Caps Hotel, four young boys are left alone while their parents dine downstairs.

But when one of the parents checks on the children at midnight, they discover one of them is missing.

The boys swear they stayed in their room. CCTV confirms that none of them left the building. No trace of the child is found.

Now the hunt is on to find him, before the search for a boy becomes a search for a body...

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‘A fast-paced, expertly crafted read with a cast of colourful characters’ Guardian


Atmospheric Australian thriller’ Grazia

Reviews

  • Perfectly paced, super addictive action/thriller/mystery filled with highly original, ridiculously likable characters. ... sublime dark humour and a generous serving of offbeat charm that never fails to enchant ....Pretty much perfect in every way imaginable
    Booktopia

About the author

Candice Fox

Candice Fox is the middle child of a large, eccentric family from Sydney’s western suburbs. The daughter of a parole officer and an enthusiastic foster-carer, Candice spent her childhood listening around corners to tales of violence, madness and evil as her father relayed his work stories to her mother and older brothers.

Candice won back-to-back Ned Kelly awards for her first two novels – Hades and Eden. She is also the author of the critically acclaimed Fall, Crimson Lake, Redemption and Gone by Midnight. Candice’s first collaboration with James Patterson, Never Never, was a Sunday Times and New York Times no. 1 bestseller. They have co-authored three further novels featuring Harriet Blue – Fifty Fifty, Liar Liar and Hush Hush.
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