The Girl on the News

<p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>My heart pounds as I take in the headline: 'Missing girl believed kidnapped'. Underneath is a photo of my beautiful daughter Mia her gap-toothed grin unmistakable. But Mia is safe beside me snuggled up on the sofa. Why would someone pretend my child has been taken?</strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>I thought my husband </span><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Mark</strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> and I had built a perfect new life with our precious daughter </span><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Mia</strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>. She is everything to us. I thought we were finally safe from my past. But I know Mia's picture on the news means someone has uncovered who I really am...</span></p><p><br></p><p>They must know about the terrible accusations I faced. Those other missing little girls. I was only a child myself but no-one believed I was innocent. Not even my own family. It still haunts me every day.</p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Then my worst nightmares come true. Mia is taken snatched from the playground and my world collapses.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>My sweet daughter is in danger. Because whoever took those children years ago must still be out there. Why are they trying to destroy my life again? And if they knew where to find me how to take my daughter - </span><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>does that mean they are someone close to home?</strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>I can't trust anyone. But it's not like last time. I'm not a child any longer. And I will do </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>anything</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> to get Mia back before it's too late...</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>An utterly shocking and page-turning psychological thriller perfect for fans of Shari Lapena <em>The Housemaid</em> and <em>All Her Fault</em>.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>What</strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> </span><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>readers are saying about Elisabeth Carpenter:</strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>'</span><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>OMG! What a belter of a premise!</strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> One perfectly executed and twists and turns I really didn't see coming... </span><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>A fast-paced conundrum </strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>of a read </span><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>with a cracking ending. I can't recommend this highly enough. Wow - just wow!</strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>'</span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>@nickisbookblog</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> ?????</span></p><p><br></p><p>'Wonderfully... <strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>crazy twists and turns.</strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> </span><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>I was glued to my phone for two days. Read it</strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>.'Goodreads reviewer ?????</span></p>