‘The twist is perfection. I think it’s just about the cleverest thing I've ever read’ Gillian McAllister

'If you think there’s nothing new in crime, this is the book to read. Truly original.' Stuart Turton, bestselling author of The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle

‘This joyous adventure is one of Sophie Hannah's very best books’ Alex Michaelides

'The dog lover's Liane Moriarty, the British Gillian Flynn' Tony Parsons

You think it will never happen to you: the ring of the bell, the policeman on the doorstep. What he says traps you in a nightmare that starts with the words, 'I'm afraid…'

Sally Lambert is also afraid, and desperate enough to consider the unthinkable. Is it really, definitely, impossible to escape from this horror? Maybe not. There's always something you can do, right?

Of course, no one would ever do this particular something – except the Lamberts, who might have to.

No one has ever gone this far. Until Sally decides that the Lamberts will…

‘This joyous adventure is one of Sophie Hannah's very best books’ Alex Michaelides

'The dog lover's Liane Moriarty, the British Gillian Flynn' Tony Parsons

You think it will never happen to you: the ring of the bell, the policeman on the doorstep. What he says traps you in a nightmare that starts with the words, 'I'm afraid…'

Sally Lambert is also afraid, and desperate enough to consider the unthinkable. Is it really, definitely, impossible to escape from this horror? Maybe not. There's always something you can do, right?

Of course, no one would ever do this particular something – except the Lamberts, who might have to.

No one has ever gone this far. Until Sally decides that the Lamberts will…