THESUNDAY TIMESBESTSELLER, NOW A RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK

Clever and compelling. Youll love THE CHILD Clare Mackintosh, author of LET ME LIE

An engrossing, irresistible story about the coming to light of a long-buried secret. An absolutely fabulous read - I loved it! Shari Lapena, author of THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR

Tense, tantalising and ultimately very satisfying . . . definitely one of the year's must-reads Lee Child

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When a paragraph in an evening newspaper reveals a decades-old tragedy, most readers barely give it a glance. But for three strangers its impossible to ignore. For one woman, its a reminder of the worst thing that ever happened to her.

For another, it reveals the dangerous possibility that her darkest secret is about to be discovered.

And for the third, a journalist, its the first clue in a hunt to uncover the truth. The Childs story will be told.

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THE SUSPECT, the next unputdownable crime thriller from Fiona Barton, is available for pre-order now

Fiona Barton's debut,The Widow, was aSunday TimesandNew York Timesbestseller and has been published in thirty-five countries and optioned for television. Her second novel,The Child, was aSunday Timesbestseller. Born in Cambridge, Fiona currently lives in south-west France.

Previously, she was a senior writer at theDaily Mail, news editor at theDaily Telegraph, and chief reporter at theMail on Sunday, where she won Reporter of the Year at the British Press Awards.

While working as a journalist, Fiona reported on many high-profile criminal cases and she developed a fascination with watching those involved, their body language and verbal tics. Fiona interviewed people at the heart of these crimes, from the guilty to their families, as well as those on the periphery, and found it was those just outside the spotlight who interested her most . . .