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FROM THE AUTHOR OF WE BEGIN AT THE END, 2020's MOST CAPTIVATING AND UNFORGETTABLE BOOK, DESCRIBED BY RUTH JONES AS 'SURELY DESTINED TO CONQUER THE WORLD'

'Noir has an anarchic new voice' SARAH HILARY

'A brilliant, beautiful, sad, funny book . . . also made me cry more than any other book I've read this year' EMMA FLINT

ISN'T IT ABOUT TIME THAT YOU MADE A DATE TO VISIT TALL OAKS?

Tall Oaks is an idyllic small town, until the disappearance of a young child throws the tight-knit community into crisis.

Jess Monroe, the boy's distraught mother, is simultaneously leading the search and battling her own grief and self-destructive behaviour. Her neighbours watch on, their sympathy masking a string of dark secrets.

This is a small town where nothing is as it seems, and everyone has something to hide. And as the investigation draws towards a climax, prepare for a devastating final twist . . .

Dark, full of suspense and packed with twists, this brilliant new thriller is like nothing you've heard before.

©2017 Chris Whitaker (P)2017 Bonnier Books UK
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A great debut novel, quite different to his later books, but still wonderful. Brilliantly drawn characters, with Manny a stand out piece of genius.

The narrator is great, with an amazing range of voices. I’m occasionally bothered by his inflection at the end of sentences, but not enough to lose a star.

Tragedy with a touch of fabulous comedy

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