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When Lesley Kinnock buys a lottery ticket on a whim, it changes her life more than she ever could have imagined . . .
Lesley and her husband Mack are the sudden winners of a £15-million EuroMillions jackpot. They move to an exclusive, gated estate in Buckinghamshire with their fifteen-year-old daughter Rosie, leaving behind their ordinary lives - and friends - as they are catapulted into wealth beyond their wildest dreams.
But the dream soon turns into their darkest nightmare when, one beautiful spring afternoon, Lesley returns to their house to find it empty. Rosie is gone.
DC Maggie Neville is assigned to be Family Liaison Officer to Lesley and Mack, supporting them while quietly trying to investigate the family. But a crisis in her own life is also troubling Maggie - a secret from the past that, if revealed, could shatter everything she's worked so hard to build.
As Lesley and Maggie desperately try to find Rosie, their fates hurtle together on a collision course that threatens to end in tragedy . . .
Money can't buy you happiness.
The truth could hurt more than a lie.
One moment really can change your life for ever.
About the author
Michelle Davies has been writing for magazines for twenty years, including on the production desk at Elle, and as Features Editor of Heat. Her last staff position before going freelance was Editor-at-Large at Grazia magazine and she currently writes for a number of women's magazines and newspaper supplements. Michelle has previously reviewed crime fiction for the Sunday Express's Books section.
Michelle lives in London with her partner and daughter and juggles writing crime fiction with her freelance journalism and motherhood. Gone Astray is her first novel.
Summary
When a Lesley Kinnock buys a lottery ticket on a whim, it changes her life more than she could have imagined . . .
Lesley and her husband Mack are the sudden winners of a £15 million EuroMillions jackpot. They move with their 15-year-old daughter Rosie to an exclusive gated estate in Buckinghamshire, leaving behind their ordinary lives - and friends - as they are catapulted into wealth beyond their wildest dreams.
But it soon turns into their darkest nightmare when, one beautiful spring afternoon, Lesley returns to their house to find it empty: their daughter Rosie is gone.
DC Maggie Neville is assigned to be Family Liaison Officer to Lesley and Mack, supporting them while quietly trying to investigate the family. And she has a crisis threatening her own life - a secret from the past that could shatter everything she's worked so hard to build.
As Lesley and Maggie desperately try to find Rosie, their fates hurtle together on a collision course that threatens to end in tragedy . . .
Money can't buy you happiness.
The truth could hurt more than a lie.
One moment really can change your life forever.
Foreword
It's your life. But he wants it. What if someone thinks they deserve your life more than you?
The compelling debut crime novel featuring Family Liaison Officer Maggie Neville
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A tense, clever look at how quickly paradise can turn into hell. I read it in one sitting
