The Bodies

How many times would you let your child get away with murder? The new break-out thriller from Sam Lloyd, author of Richard & Judy Book Club pick The Memory Wood . When you look down at your newborn baby, you realise they were right, those smug parents you''ve always rolled your eyes at: you''d do literally anything for your child. To make them happy, keep them safe. So when William Carver wakes one night to find his teenage son Max scrubbing the kitchen, hands wet with blood and panic flooding his voice as he promises it was an accident, he didn''t mean to do it, William does the only thing he can. He helps Max bury the body. William thinks that''s the end of the nightmare. Until he finds Max with stricken eyes and bloody hands once again . . . You''d do anything for your child - even cover up a murder. But would you do it twice? Praise for Sam Lloyd ''Lloyd is a rare new thriller talent.'' - Daily Mail ''Remarkable. Stunning prose and compulsive reading. It''s undoubtedly the best thriller I''ve read in a long, long time.'' - Lesley Kara ''An intense, atmospheric, and truly original thriller.'' - Shari Lapena ''Fiendishly clever'' - Sunday Times

About the author

Sam Lloyd grew up in Hampshire, where he learned his love of storytelling. These days he lives in Surrey with his wife, three young sons and a dog that likes to howl. His first three thrillers, The Memory Wood, The Rising Tide and The People Watcher were published to great critical acclaim.

Product details

• Authors: Sam Lloyd
• Publisher: Bantam UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.06.2025
• EAN: 9781787636255
• ISBN: 978-1-78763-625-5
• No. of pages: 384
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 234 mm x 40 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Crime & mystery, Fiction: special features, FICTION / Family Life / General, FICTION / Psychological, FICTION / Thrillers / Psychological, Thriller / suspense, Narrative theme: Interior life, Family life fiction, Psychological thriller, Crime and mystery fiction