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Merry lives a simple life. For work, she writes cryptic crosswordpuzzles. For pleasure, she swims in the icy cold sea. And in between she keepsa careful eye on her neighbour, Lucas Manning, the son of her late best friendJulia. One day Lucas's wife reports him missing. Merry has known Lucas hiswhole life; he would never walk out like this. Bad things have always hoveredaround the Manning family. Lucas's abusive criminal father disappeared decadesago, and his brother Sean is in jail. But Lucas is different. A good man. Hewas the one who turned Sean in to the police, after all. Although Sean hasspent every day since professing his innocence. As she begins to dig intoLucas's life, Merry forms an uneasy alliance with a private investigator doingthe same. Gareth was hired by Lucas's employers, who are also desperate tolocate him - and the sensitive work project he has absconded with. Merry mightbe a cryptic crossword mastermind, but reading people is hard. Was she wrongabout Lucas? Did the wrong brother go down all those years ago? This is nostraightforward disappearing act: something much more sinister is at play. Butas she get closer to the truth, Merry must confront her own dark past with theManning family, which she has fought so long to keep buried. Who can she trustwith her secrets?
Über den Autor / die Autorin
Sarah Lawton grew up on the Isle of Wight, and following university she embarked on a career in the charity sector. After a few years of full time parenting, she picked up her pen, and can now be found writing in various locations in East London. She is the author of the psychological thriller All the Little Things.
Zusammenfassung
Merry lives a simple life. For work, she writes cryptic crossword puzzles. For pleasure, she swims in the icy cold sea. And in between she keeps a careful eye on her neighbour, Lucas Manning, the son of her late best friend Julia. One day Lucas's wife re
Vorwort
When her next door neighbour goes missing, cryptic crossword writer Merry finds a puzzle too tempting not to solve. But will she uncover her own hidden skeletons along the way?
