Experience the gripping first instalment of the bestselling Emma Holden suspense mystery trilogy, full of twists, turns and page-turning cliff-hangers.

Why do you hurt the one you love?


Enjoying her Hen Night in a busy London West End bar, Emma Holden receives troubling news. Her fiancé Dan hasn’t turned up for his Stag Party, and isn’t answering calls.

Rushing back to their flat, Emma and best friend Lizzy find Dan’s brother Richard beaten to within an inch of his life, and Dan gone.

Struggling to process the horrific events, Emma soon fears that her troubled past has returned to haunt the present.

But the truth behind Dan's disappearance is more shocking than she could ever have imagined.

And her nightmare is only just beginning…


Long-buried family secrets, sinister motives and fractured friendships await in this addictive, page-turning trilogy from best-selling author Paul Pilkington. Perfect for fans of fast-paced, twisting and turning mystery fiction with an emotional heart, from authors such as LJ Ross, CL Taylor, TM Logan, Lisa Jewell and Harlan Coben.