The Shut Eye: The exhilarating crime novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Snap

Belinda Bauer

Mar 2015 · Random House

About this ebook

FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SNAP

'The most polished crime writer on the murder beat' Daily Express

Five footprints are the only sign that Daniel Buck was ever here.

Yesterday they were a family just like any other: Anna and James, and their little boy, Daniel.

But in one careless moment everything changed.

A front door accidentally left ajar . . . and Daniel was gone.


Now they are a pair of strangers who can't even look each other in the eye.

Distrust and unspoken words fill the void where their son used to be.

Anna will go to any lengths to find Daniel - a four-year-old doesn't just vanish into thin air. But how far will this desperate search push her?

Right to the brink.

And beyond.

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Readers love The Shut Eye:

'Original and inventive . . . Fabulous stuff!' *****
'I was absolutely gripped by this novel' *****
'A captivating story with such strong characters' *****

Ratings and reviews

I absolutely loved this book. It's a brilliant story of child abduction, human trafficking, love, loss and madness. But for all that it is also strangely funny in places. DCI Marvel had me doubled up with his wit.

Fantastic, very suspenseful. I read it in 8hrs in between taking care of 3 kids :) I loved how the characters are always evolving and the ending blew me away.

Couldn't put the book down. Great read. Love the way she gives you clues of who it might be through the book x

About the author

Belinda Bauer grew up in England and South Africa and now lives in Wales. She worked as a journalist and a screenwriter before finally writing a book to appease her nagging mother.

For her debut, Blacklands, Belinda was awarded the CWA Gold Dagger for Crime Novel of the Year. She went on to win the CWA Dagger in the Library for her body of work. Her fourth novel, Rubbernecker, was voted Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year. Her eighth novel, Snap, was a Sunday Times bestseller. It was longlisted for the Man Booker prize and voted Crime & Thriller Book of the Year at the Specsavers National Book Awards.

Her books have been translated into twenty-five languages.