After You Were Gone: An unputdownable new psychological thriller with a shocking twist

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DISCOVER AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR VIKKI WAKEFIELDS GRIPPING PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER

What happens to a family when a child goes missing

In a busy street market, Abbie lets go of six-year-old Sarahs hand.

She isn't a bad mother, just exhausted.

But when she turns around, her daughter is gone.

Six years on, Abbie is in love and getting married. But her fragile peace is constantly threatened: not knowing what happened to Sarah.

Then she receives a phone call from a man claiming to know what happened, but if Abbie tells anyone shell never find out the truth.

After You Were Gone is an edge-of-your-seat thriller that poses the question: How far would you go to find your child

PRAISE FOR AFTER YOU WERE GONE

Gripping, propulsive, and unbearably tense the best psychological thriller Ive read in years.' Mark Brandi, author of The Others

An elegant, powerful and utterly compelling thriller. The best book I have read all year. Lucy Christopher, author of Release

Reviews

'Gripping, propulsive, and unbearably tense - the best psychological thriller I've read in years.'

-- Mark Brandi, author of 'The Others'

'An elegant, powerful and utterly compelling thriller. The best book I have read all year.'

-- Lucy Christopher, author of 'Release'

'An expertly crafted psychological thriller... need-to-know addictive propulsion...The ending felt just right.'

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'An original thriller full of empathy.'

-- Sarah Bailey, author of 'The Housemate'

'After You Were Gone is the very best kind of thriller: tender and wise as well as pulse-poundingly tense.'

-- Anna Downes, author of 'The Safe Place'

Author Bio

Vikki Wakefield writes fiction for young adults and adults. Her books explore family, class and relationships in a contemporary setting. Her novels All I Ever Wanted, Friday Brown, Inbetween Days and Ballad for a Mad Girl have been shortlisted for numerous awards. This Is How We Change the Ending won Book of the Year: Older Readers, Children's Book Council Awards, 2020. After You Were Gone, a psychological thriller, is her first novel for adults. She is working on her second.