In The Dark: from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Close to Home

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Do you know what they're hiding in the house next door A woman and child are found locked in a basement room, barely alive ... No one knows who they are - the woman can't speak, and there are no missing persons reports that match their profile. The elderly man who owns the house claims he has never seen them before. The inhabitants of the quiet Oxford street are in shock - how could this happen right under their noses But DI Adam Fawley knows that nothing is impossible. And that no one is as innocent as they seem . . .

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Disturbingly real, highly clever and it totally kept me guessing. I loved it -- CJ Skuse
Cancel everything. You're not going anywhere until you finish reading In the Dark. Suspenseful, clever and featuring a brilliant cast of characters - this is a must-read for crime fans -- Emily Koch, author of 'If I Die Before I Wake'
In the Dark kept me up into the late hours! Clever and wonderfully complex -- Jane Corry
Cara Hunter is the new queen of the cliffhanger. Fans of Close To Home are NOT going to be disappointed! -- John Marrs
In the Dark makes for a twisty, utterly compulsive read with an ending you won't see coming. I gobbled it up in one satisfying sitting -- Emma Kavanagh
Gritty, compelling, and very real. I loved it -- Mel Sherratt
A real gripper of a read -- Peter James

Author Bio

Cara Hunter is the author of the Sunday Times bestselling crime novels Close to Home, In the Dark, No Way Out, All the Rage and The Whole Truth all featuring DI Adam Fawley and his Oxford-based police team. Close to Home was a Richard and Judy Book Club pick and was shortlisted for Crime Book of the Year in the British Book Awards 2019. No Way Out was selected by the Sunday Times as one of the 100 best crime novels since 1945. And The Whole Truth was a Richard and Judy pick in 2021. Cara's novels have sold more than a million copies worldwide, and the TV rights to the series have now been acquired by the Fremantle group. She lives in Oxford, on a street not unlike those featured in her books.