New from one of the UK's most popular authors.

Tallulah and Zach go on a date. They are very young, but they already have a small child. Things aren't going well for the couple, but Zack seems to be truly in love with Tallulah. What does she feel? They are last seen heading to a party at a mansion nicknamed "The Dark Place". The next morning, Tallulah's mother, left alone with her one-year-old grandson, unsuccessfully searches for her daughter. A couple of years pass. Mystery writer Sophie Beck has just moved from London to the countryside with her boyfriend Sean, who is the new headmaster of the local elite school. Sophie is interested in the sad story behind the disappearance of Tallulah and Zach. But when she manages to uncover disturbing clues as to what really happened to the young lovers (so in love?), Sophie finds herself embroiled in a very dark story.

Lisa Jewell". – Lee Child, best-selling author

“Exciting, captivating. At the end - to tears. – The Guardian