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You escaped. But he will never let you go.

NOW A MAJOR NETFLIX SERIES: A page-turning thriller perfect for fans of Room and Gone Girl

A windowless shack in the woods. Lena’s life and that of her two children follows the rules set by their captor, the father: meals, bathroom visits, study time are strictly scheduled and meticulously observed. He protects his family from the dangers lurking in the outside world and makes sure that his children will always have a mother to look after them.

One day Lena manages to flee – but the nightmare continues. It seems as if her tormentor wants to get back what belongs to him. And then there is the question whether she really is the woman called ‘Lena’, who disappeared without a trace over thirteen years ago. The police and Lena’s family are all desperately trying to piece together a puzzle that doesn’t quite seem to fit.


‘Chilling, original and mesmerising. Hausmann is a force to be reckoned with’ David Baldacci

‘A peerless exercise in suspense’ Financial Times

‘Will haunt you long after the last page’ Alice Feeney

‘Keeps you guessing’ Sunday Express

‘Intelligent and original’ Sunday Independent

‘Outstanding’ Publishers Weekly

‘Claustrophobic, terrifying and fiercely compelling’ Daily Mail

‘Disturbingly good’ Lesley Kara

‘Gripping, suspenseful and beautifully written’ Jo Spain

THE MIND-BENDING NEW THRILLER FROM THE NO.1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF DEAR CHILD

‘Hausmann’s novel has the feel of a nightmare, unfolding at breakneck speed’ SUNDAY TIMES

It’s been years since Nadja Kulka was convicted of a cruel crime. After being released from prison, she’s wanted nothing more than to live a normal life: nice flat, steady job, even a few friends. But when one of those friends, Laura von Hoven – free-spirited beauty and wife of Nadja’s boss – kills her lover and begs Nadja for her help, Nadja can’t seem to be able to refuse.

The two women make for a remote house in the woods, the perfect place to bury a body. But their plan quickly falls apart and Nadja finds herself outplayed, a pawn in a bizarre game in which she is both the perfect victim and the perfect murderer . . .

Dark secrets past and present collide in this haunting novel of guilt and retribution from the internationally bestselling author of Dear Child.

PRAISE FOR ROMY HAUSMANN:

‘Chilling’ People Magazine

‘[A] tantalizingly disturbing debut . . . As enthralling as it is thought-provoking’ New York Times

‘Hausmann is a force to be reckoned with. You can’t stop reading’ David Baldacci

‘Deliciously dark’ Alice Feeney

‘Very compelling’ Peter James

‘Disturbingly good’ Lesley Kara