About this ebook
'A chilling story' -- Independent
Charles and Laura live a sheltered, gilded life in the the privileged world of Cambridge academia: young and in love, their marriage is blessed by a wonderful child - Naomi.
On Christmas Eve morning, Charles sets off with Naomi on a shopping trip to London. By the end of the day, all Charles and his wife have left are cups of tea and police sympathy...
Their beautiful, angelic only child, has disappeared. Days later her murdered body is discovered... but is she dead?
Charles and Laura live a sheltered, gilded life in the the privileged world of Cambridge academia: young and in love, their marriage is blessed by a wonderful child - Naomi.
On Christmas Eve morning, Charles sets off with Naomi on a shopping trip to London. By the end of the day, all Charles and his wife have left are cups of tea and police sympathy...
Their beautiful, angelic only child, has disappeared. Days later her murdered body is discovered... but is she dead?
Ratings and reviews
4.2
20 reviews
Chris Brogan-shaw
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June 3, 2016
This story kind of burnt out half way through for me having read reviews that it was too terrifying to put down. Unfortunately it wasn't terrifying but well written none the less. No scares here but a good story.
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Kasia Kozien
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March 12, 2016
It was quite interested at start, nicely written but the story it self it very disappointing....
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Sarah Eleftheriou
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September 12, 2023
Horrifying and terrifying. Couldn't put it down!
About the author
Jonathan Aycliffe was born in Belfast in 1949. He studied English, Persian, Arabic and Islamic studies at the universities of Dublin, Edinburgh and Cambridge, and lectured at the universities of Fez and Newcastle upon Tyne. The author of several ghost stories, he lives in the north of England with his wife. He also writes as Daniel Easterman, under which name he has penned several bestselling thrillers.
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