On assignment in Vienna, photographer Ian Jarrett falls passionately in love with the mysterious and beautiful Marian. Back in the UK, Ian resolves to leave his wife for her – only to find Marian has disappeared, and the photographs of their brief time together have been savagely destroyed. Searching desperately for her, Ian comes across a quiet Dorset churchyard. Here he meets a psychotherapist, who is looking for a missing client of hers: a woman who claims she is the reincarnation of Marian Esguard, who may have invented photography ten years before Fox Talbot. But why is Marian Esguard unknown to history? And who and where is the woman Ian Jarrett has sacrificed everything for?

A riveting bestseller from one of the UK’s biggest thriller writers.About the AuthorRobert Goddard’s first novel, Past Caring, was an instant bestseller. Since then, his books have captivated readers worldwide with their edge-of-the-seat pace and their labyrinthine plotting. He has won awards in the UK, the US and acrossEurope and his books have been translated into over thirty languages. In 2019, he won the Crime Writers’ Association’s highest accolade, the Diamond Dagger, for a lifetime achievement in Crime Writing.ReviewsMasterfully intriguing * The Times *A hypnotic, unputdownable thriller… one can only gasp with admiration at Goddard’s ability to hold readers spellbound * Daily Mail *His best book yet, a sinuous structure of twists and traps leading to an unexpectedly sinister climax * Daily Telegraph *A clever tale by that master of the puzzle within a puzzle * Sunday Telegraph *Goddard’s ability to pull the wool repeatedly over the reader’s eyes remains dazzling * The Sunday Times *Book InformationISBN 9780552162975Author Robert GoddardFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint Corgi BooksPublisher Transworld Publishers LtdWeight(grams) 304gDimensions(mm) 198mm * 127mm * 28mm