A psychological thriller from the New York Times–bestselling author: "No one writes twisted, suspenseful novels quite like Sophie Hannah" (Liane Moriarty).Naomi Jenkins, a successful professional woman prone to panic attacks, has a terrible secret she's been keeping for three years. Also secret is Naomi's current relationship with Robert Haworth, who is married, albeit unhappily.When Robert doesn't show up for one of their trysts, Naomi fears for him—but the police don't take it seriously, since Robert's wife claims he isn't missing. Naomi is desperate, and comes up with a plan: If she convinces the police that Robert is a danger to others, they will have to track him down. Using details from her own troubled past, she spins a story for them—but twists and turns lie ahead that she never expected."Naomi's concern for her married lover's well-being grows when his wife insists he is fine, just away. Naomi...

Hannah, Sophie

Soho Crime

Penguin Random House LLC (Publisher Services), New York, 2008

Simon Waterhouse & Charlie Zailer mystery, 2, New York, 2008

New York, New York State, April 5, 2007

United States, United States of America

First American Edition, 2008

Praise for Sophie Hannah:
<p>“What does motherhood mean? What should a mother do if her child is in danger? . . . It’s those choices and their consequences that make <i>Little Face</i> compelling.”—<i>The Washington Post</i></p>
<p>“As . . . Agatha Christie gleefully trampled on that sacrosanct rule of the mystery novel to ‘play fair with the reader,’ the power this novel packs derives from narrators who play fast and loose with what they know. . . . The solution is a stunner.”—<i>The Boston Globe</i></p>
<p>“Spine-tingling.”—<i>Romantic Times</i> (top pick)</p>
<p>“A tautly claustrophobic spiral of a story.”—<i>Kirkus Reviews</i></p>
<p>“Clever and original. . . . She has a brilliant new career ahead of her.”—<i>BookPage</i></p>
<p>“A splendid crime-psychological thriller. . . . A book so well-plotted and so well-written deserves to have its surprises kept intact.”—<i>St. Louis-Post Dispatch</i></p>
<p>“Riveting reading.”—<i>Mystery Scene</i></p>
<p>A serial rapist relies on successful career women’s shame to insulate him from punishment. Then one of them sets out to find her missing lover, a married man, and in so doing exposes a sinister plot.</p>
<p><b>Sophie Hannah</b> is an award-winning, best-selling poet in England. Her previous psychological thriller, <i>Little Face</i>, was an acclaimed bestseller in the United Kingdom, as was <i>Hurting Distance</i>.</p>

Three years ago, something terrible happened to Naomi Jenkins, so terrible that she never told anybody. Now Naomi has another secret, the man she has fallen passionately in love with, unhappily married Robert Haworth. When Robert vanishes without trace, Naomi knows he must have come to harm. But the police are less convinced, particularly when Robert's wife insists he is not missing. In desperation, Naomi has a crazy idea. If she can't persuade the police that Robert is in danger, perhaps she can convince them that he is a danger to others. Then they will have to look for him, urgently. Naomi knows how describe in detail the actions of a psychopath. All she needs to do is dig up her own troubled past ...

When Naomi Jenkins's secret lover vanishes, she knows that he must have come to harm. But the police are not convinced, particularly when Robert's wife insists that he is not missing. In desperation, Naomi realises that if she can't persuade the police that he's in danger, perhaps she can convince them that he is a danger to others. That way they'll find him - and fast. After all, she knows how to describe the acts of a psychopath in detail. All she needs to do is dig up her own troubled past

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