The brand new psychological thriller from the Top 10 Sunday Times bestselling author

It was the case of the decade.
Esmeralda Avelar was a teenage girl who vanished without a trace. When she was found months later, safe but with missing memories, the world was stunned.


Now it's the case she can't escape.
Decades later, Esemeralda has grown up, changed her name and forged a new career as a police detective. But her past won't let go.


Because notorious serial killer Jason Thorne has escaped from his secure psychiatric hospital, and he has a new obsession…to find the girl who got away, an dmake her his.


Readers love Claire Kendal's thrillers…
'Terrific, proper page-turning stuff' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐


'Chillingly good' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐


'An absolutely terrifying psychological thriller, which not only had me on the edge of my seat but gave me actual goosebumps' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐


'Hard to put down' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐


'Such an amazing, creepy, weird page turner! I was instantly hooked from the first page' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐


'A brilliant, all too believable read, I couldn't put it down' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐


'Should come with a 'seriously addictive' warning..!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐


'I was hooked from page 1 and read in almost one sitting! … Well thought out, tense and darkly humorous at times' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐