A missing child. A broken community. A horrifying secret. When a baby is kidnapped in broad daylight with no witnesses, an otherwise sleepy suburb is rocked by scandal and ten-year-old Flora Lanyon is terrified. Decades later, Flora takes a job as a live-in carer for elderly couple, Agnes and Abraham, moving into the decrepit watermill where they live. As strange and unexplainable occurrences start to happen, Flora grows increasingly suspicious. What dark secrets are hiding in the house? Is Flora safe there? And can she unearth the truth before the past catches up with the present? This chilling, haunting and twisty thriller about how far we 'll go to protect our darkest secrets, perfect for fans of Ruth Ware, Cass Green and C. J. Tudor Readers are gripped by Anne Wyn Clark's books: 'I absolutely loved [this], I loved the chills it gave me, especially reading it in the dark!' @Rubiereads, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Wonderful and captivating…I loved how the story unfolded with so many twists and turns and family secrets you could never imagine. Heart wrenching and heart breaking at times. It was utterly compelling and a real page turner.' NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I loved this…! Super suspenseful - had me turning pages late through the night because I could not put it down until I had worked out all the twists… Five stars.' NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Such a tense and atmospheric read… This was gripping right from the first page and I could not put it down, twisty and unpredictable.' NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Gave me goosebumps the entire time … the twists in the novel made it one of my fastest reads of the year. The family dynamics were so complicated, I had no idea who to trust.'NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ -This is a chilling and twisty novel revolving around the abduction of a young baby in 1972 and the way one woman unravels the case twenty years later. At its heart are classic thriller themes of family relationships and intergenerational family secrets cleverly combined with the unique eerie setting of a old rural water mill. -Dramatic gothic atmosphere gives this book a real edge on the Avon list. -Anne Wyn Clark's first two books have sold over 88k copies across all formats so we are well placed to continue building on her existing readership. -The appetite for psychological suspense, especially with a gothic edge, has yet to show signs of abating. Competition: The;Woman in the Window;Guest List;Silent Patient;Happy Family;Curfew;Therapist;Apples Never Fall;Payday;That Night;Serial Killer's Wife;Catch. by;K. L. Slater;C.L. Taylor;Lisa Jewell;CLaire Seeber;S E Lynes;Sue Watson; louise douglas; TM Logan; B A Paris;Celia Walden;Alice Hunter;lucy foley

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