From the New York Times bestselling author of the TikTok sensation Murder in the Family and the DI Adam Fawley series comes a brand new gripping crime thriller about a figure from his past… When Nick Vincent, producer of true-crime show Infamous, hears about an explosive new angle on a high-profile case – the 2016 murder of an eight-year-old girl in Oxford – he leaps at the chance to send a researcher to verify the claims. Two months later, a dog walker discovers a woman's body, bound and buried in a shallow grave in the woods. Forensic evidence links it to the disappearance of that same child. DCI Adam Fawley, the original investigating officer, is called in to run the enquiry. And he remembers the case well – he arrested the child's mother for murder. A murder he now knows she didn't commit. The investigation raises more questions than answers. What connects the two crimes? Where has the dead girl been all these years? How did she manage to disappear? For Adam Fawley, this is personal... "Twist follows twist at a breathtaking pace." - Daily Mail (UK) "Confirms her place in the front rank of British crime writers." - Sunday Times (UK) "Utterly compelling." - Nicci French "Twist follows twist at a breathtaking pace." - Daily Mail (UK) "Hunter has rejuvenated the form." - Financial Times "Riveting." - Shari Lapena "So twisty, so timely, so terrific." - Nicci French "This cleverly constructed mystery offers a full complement of surprises and loads of fun for clue-seeking readers… Hunter keeps the pacing lively and the cliffhangers plentiful. Armchair sleuths will savor this brisk and immersive puzzle." - Publishers Weekly
