Author(s): Charlotte Duckworth

Fiction

'The perfect read. Surprising and original' LESLEY KARA

'Masterful . . . a great twist' HARRIET TYCE

'Doctor Foster meets Gone Girl' BP WALTER

THE PERFECT HUSBAND . . .

After a difficult pregnancy, Esther is grateful that her husband Robin offers to put his career on hold so that she can return to the job she loves.

But Esther finds leaving her daughter Riley behind more challenging than she'd thought. And soon the new imbalance in her relationship with Robin brings old tensions to the surface.

OR A PERFECT LIE?

Then one day Esther arrives home from work to find Robin and Riley are missing. As the police investigate their disappearance, it becomes clear that nothing about this modern-day family is what it seems...

Is Robin the perfect father everyone thinks he is? Or was it all a perfect lie?

'A real thriller of a ride with a twist I did NOT see coming' NIKKI SMITH

'An emotional and intelligently written thriller' ELISABETH CARPENTER

'Had me hooked from the first page' RUTH HEALD

'Realistic, gripping, emotional and distinctive' NICOLA MOSTYN

'Unpredictable, tense and engrossing' REBECCA FLEET

'I love Charlotte's dark, messy takes on modern relationships' CLAIRE MCGOWAN

'Fresh, thrilling and packed with unstoppable tension' LAUREN NORTH

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