When You Looked Away

<p><b>THE GRIPPING NEW DI STRATTON THRILLER FROM THE HIGHLY ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF <i>BELIEVE</i></b></p><p><Br></p><p><b>It’s every mother’s worst nightmare.<Br> Your son is gone.<Br> And everyone’s a suspect…</b></p><p><Br></p><p><b>'Suspenseful and kept me guessing with a killer twist' </b>5***** Reader Review</p><p><b>'Brilliantly plotted...an intense, emotional read'</b> 5***** Reader Review </p><p><Br></p><p>-----</p><p><Br></p><p>Laura is ready to start a new chapter. </p><p><Br></p><p> Between her messy divorce with her ex-husband, and moving in with her new fiancé, her son Benjy and her successful writing career have been her only constants.</p><p><Br></p><p> Until that fateful day. The afternoon starts like any other. Laura collects Benjy from school, then heads upstairs to write.</p><p><Br> It’s not until the sun is setting that she realises the house is quiet. Too quiet.</p><p><Br> It’s not until she sees the footprints in the garden that she knows something is terribly wrong.</p><p><Br> One set is undeniably Benjy’s. It’s the other set that strikes fear in her heart – those of an adult.</p><p><Br> Someone who took her son, right from under her nose…</p><p><Br></p><p>DI Stratton is called to investigate. She must trust no one - and suspect everyone. Even Laura.</p><p><Br></p><p><b>After all, doesn't her latest story follow a boy the same age as Benjy? One that takes a devastating turn...</b></p><p><Br></p><p>-----</p><p><Br></p><p><b><u>Why readers can't put <i>When You Looked Away </i>down!</u></b></p><p><Br></p><p><b>'Captivated me immediately and held me until the very last word' </b>5***** reader review</p><p><b>'Really gripping and emotional...excellent' </b>5***** reader review</p><p><b>'Clever, chilling and chock full of intrigue, emotion and rawness' </b>5***** reader review</p><p><b>'The plotting and pacing is masterful, keeping the tension high throughout...I didn't guess the ending and was desperate to find out the truth. It's impossible to put down!'</b> 5***** reader review</p><p><Br></p><p><b><u>Why authors and reviewers LOVE S.M. Govett:</u></b><Br><Br> <b>‘The very definition of a page turner’</b> Janice Hallett<Br><b>‘A properly good, tense thriller which had me guessing until the end’</b> Jennie Godfrey </p><p><b>‘One of the finest crime stories of the year’</b> <i>Daily Mail</i><Br> <b>‘A superior psychological thriller…gripping, clever and full of twists you won’t see coming’</b> Sarah Pinborough</p><p><b>‘An addictive domestic thriller with razor sharp writing and dialogue that will keep you up all night’ </b>Abigail Dean</p><p><b>‘You won’t put it down once you start’</b> <i>Prima</i></p>