If chilling twists and high-stakes intrigue sound compelling, this book will lure you in with its masterful blend of Gothic atmosphere and psychological suspense. Sophie Hannah has a knack for crafting stories that involve deeply personal dilemmas and dark, puzzling mysteries that echo the classics while feeling entirely modern. Perfect if you're after a read that will give you that 'can't put it down' urgency, coupled with a need to sleep with the lights on.

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Justine thought she knew who she was, until an anonymous caller seemed to know better...After fleeing London and a career that nearly destroyed her, Justine Merrison plans to spend her days doing as little as possible. But soon after the move, her daughter Ellen starts to seem strangely withdrawn. Checking Ellen's homework one day, Justine finds herself reading a chillingly articulate story about a series of sinister murders committed at the family's new house. Can Ellen really have made all this up, as she claims? Why would she invent something so grotesque, set it in her own home and name one of the characters after herself? When Justine discovers that Ellen has probably also invented her best friend at school, who appears not to be known to any of the teachers, Justine's alarm turns to panic.Then the anonymous phone calls start: a stranger, making accusations and threats that suggest she and Justine share a traumatic past - yet Justine doesn't recognise her voice. When the caller starts to talk about three graves - two big ones and a smaller one for a child - Justine fears for her family's safety. If the police can't help, she'll have to confront the danger herself, but first she must work out who she's supposed to be...

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