A missing child. A broken community. A horrifying secret.

When a baby is kidnapped in broad daylight with no witnesses, an otherwise sleepy suburb is rocked by scandal and ten-year-old Flora Lanyon is terrified.

Decades later, Flora takes a job as a live-in carer for elderly couple, Agnes and Abraham, moving into the decrepit watermill where they live.

As strange and unexplainable occurrences start to happen, Flora grows increasingly suspicious. What dark secrets are hiding in the house? Is Flora safe there? And can she unearth the truth before the past catches up with the present?

This chilling, haunting and twisty thriller about how far we ‘ll go to protect our darkest secrets, perfect for fans of Ruth Ware, Cass Green and C. J. Tudor

Readers are gripped by Anne Wyn Clark’s books:

‘I absolutely loved [this], I loved the chills it gave me, especially reading it in the dark!’ @Rubiereads,

‘Wonderful and captivating…I loved how the story unfolded with so many twists and turns and family secrets you could never imagine. Heart wrenching and heart breaking at times. It was utterly compelling and a real page turner.’ NetGalley reviewer,

‘I loved this…! Super suspenseful – had me turning pages late through the night because I could not put it down until I had worked out all the twists… Five stars.’ NetGalley reviewer,

‘Such a tense and atmospheric read… This was gripping right from the first page and I could not put it down, twisty and unpredictable.’ NetGalley reviewer,

‘Gave me goosebumps the entire time … the twists in the novel made it one of my fastest reads of the year. The family dynamics were so complicated, I had no idea who to trust.’NetGalley reviewer,