‘Devastating, deceptive and darkly funny’ SARAH WINMAN

‘It had me holding my breath!’ MARIAN KEYES

’I loved this novel. It was perfection. Highly recommend’ CECELIA AHERN

‘A stupendous novel… complicated, dark, funny and very human’ FERN BRITTON

MEET LINDA.

Linda lives a nice, normal life, on a nice, normal street with Terry, her perfectly ordinary husband.

Linda’s not like everyone else, she keeps herself to herself. But she’s good at solving puzzles and there are times she sees things other people might have overlooked.

Because nothing on Cavendish Avenue is quite as it seems. People have started to go missing in the neighbourhood and Linda will soon discover that some secrets can’t stay buried forever…

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‘Genuinely haunting’ THE TIMES, Thrillers of the Year

‘A curtain-twitching, darkly funny tale with a gloriously sinister twist’ OBSERVER

‘Joanna Cannon creates a world that is so real, so parochial and stifling… Then adds in a killer. Glorious’ JANE FALLON

‘Not just a twist-laden mystery, but a keenly observed slice of life. Her best yet’ CLARE MACKINTOSH

‘A darkly funny and delightfully sinister read’ MAIL ON SUNDAY

‘Compelling… combines pathos with lovely flashes of humour and a wholly unexpected ending’ GUARDIAN

‘Jo’s writing is as delicate and precise as tapestry and Linda is a character you’ll never forget’ JILL MANSELL

‘Outstanding’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Unforgettable’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Wonderfully complex’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Fabulously quirky’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘I couldn’t get Linda out of my head’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Left me reeling’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
‘So shocked’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
‘I was completely wrong-footed’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
‘Jaw-dropping twists’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐