Someone took Daisy Mason . . .Someone you know.——–‘The last twist was a genuine stroke of genius’ John Marrs‘A mazey, gripping read’ Ian Rankin‘Compulsive’ Emma Kavanagh Last night, eight-year-old Daisy Mason disappeared from a family party. No one in the quiet suburban street saw anything – or at least that’s what they’re saying. DI Adam Fawley is trying to keep an open mind. But he knows the nine times out of ten, it’s someone the victim knew. That means someone is lying… And that Daisy’s time is running out.The first twisty, up-all-night thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling Cara Hunter. For fans of Shari Lapena, Claire Douglas and Lisa Jewell.——–Authors can’t get enough of Close to Home‘One of the best crime thrillers I have ever read’ Kathryn Croft, The Lying Wife ‘Cancel everything. You’re not going anywhere until you finish’ Emily Koch, Keep Him Close‘Classy, agile, fresh, unpredictable and utterly compelling’ Nicci French, The Unheard ‘Cara Hunter is the new queen of the cliffhanger’ John Marrs, What Lies Between ‘A real gripper of a read’ Peter James, Left You Dead ‘Clever and wonderfully complex!’ Jane Corry, The Lies We Tell ‘I finished Close to Home in one sitting!’ Nuala Ellwood, The Perfect LifeAnd readers are loving this series, too‘All hail the new queen of all things crime’ Penny, Netgalley ‘Mind-bending brilliance’ Kath, Netgalley ‘Packed full of twists’ Gary, Netgalley ‘Definitely for fans of Lisa Gardner, Karin Slaughter and the like’ Fiona, Netgalley ‘Captivating: full of mystery, tension, moral dilemma . . . outstanding’ Peter, Netgalley ‘This series just gets better and better’ Tina, Netgalley

Someone took Daisy Mason. Someone you know.About the AuthorCara Hunter is the author of the Sunday Times bestselling crime novels Close to Home, In the Dark, No Way Out, All the Rage and The Whole Truth all featuring DI Adam Fawley and his Oxford-based police team. Close to Home was a Richard and Judy Book Club pick and was shortlisted for Crime Book of the Year in the British Book Awards 2019. No Way Out was selected by the Sunday Times as one of the 100 best crime novels since 1945. And The Whole Truth was a Richard and Judy pick in 2021. Cara’s novels have sold more than a million copies worldwide, and the TV rights to the series have now been acquired by the Fremantle group. She lives in Oxford, on a street not unlike those featured in her books.ReviewsA pro, with admirable command of pace and rising tension * The Times *A breathtaking denouement * Sunday Times *Hunter keeps her readers guessing until the last page * Daily Express *I absolute loved how [Close to Home] was written – reminding me of the TV programme Broadchurch. A fast-paced, twisty-turny debut that had me dying to know whodunnit — Mel SherattBook InformationISBN 9780241283097Author Cara HunterFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Penguin Books LtdPublisher Penguin Books LtdWeight(grams) 277gDimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 24mm