
The Sleeper
Emily Barr
A tense, gripping psychological thriller, with Hitchcockian overtones, perfect for fans of Gillian Flynn's GONE GIRL and Sophie Hannah.
Lara Finch is living a lie.
Everyone thinks she has a happy life in Cornwall, married to the devoted Sam, but in fact she is desperately bored. When she is offered a new job that involves commuting to London by sleeper train, she meets Guy and starts an illicit affair. But then Lara vanishes from the night train without a trace. Only her friend Iris disbelieves the official version of events, and sets out to find her. For Iris, it is the start of a voyage that will take her further than she's ever travelled and on to a trail of old crimes and dark secrets. For Lara, it is the end of a journey that started a long time ago. A journey she must finish, before it destroys her...
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Elizabeth Haynes
We can't praise Emily Barr's novels enough; they're fresh, original and hugely readable
Glamour
A tense and gritty read with echoes of Daphne du Maurier's Don't Look Now
Telegraph
A great read from start to finish...believable characters that are variously biting, insightful and sympathetic
The Times
Sleep-sabotagingly moreish
Cosmopolitan
A gripping piece of fiction spiked with an unnerving amount of psychological tension
Kirkus
One brilliantly compelling page-turner
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