The Cry Av Helen Fitzgerald

<p><b><i>L</i>onglisted for the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award</b><br><br> When a baby goes missing on a lonely roadside in Australia, it sets off a police investigation that will become a media sensation and dinner-table talk across the world. <br><br> Lies, rumours and guilt snowball, causing the parents, Joanna and Alistair, to slowly turn against each other. <br><br> Finally Joanna starts thinking the unthinkable: could the truth be even more terrible than she suspected? And what will it take to make things right?<br><br> Perfect for fans of Julia Crouch, Sophie Hannah and Laura Lippman, <i>The Cry</i> was widely acclaimed as one of the best psychological thrillers of the year. There''s a gripping moral dilemma at its heart and characters who will keep you guessing on every page.</p>