Longlisted for the 2026 CWA Twisted Dagger Award From the author of Richard & Judy Book Club pick The Memory Wood. The edge-of-your-seat, chilling thriller you won’t forget―the perfect holiday read for fans of Alex Michaelides and Lucy Foley. “Blood-chilling… the best hook of any thriller in the last few years.” ― Helen Fields, author of The Profiler When did your child become a killer? When you look down at your newborn baby, you realize what other parents mean―you would do anything to keep your child safe. So when Joseph Carver wakes one night to find his teenage son, Max, covered in blood―his voice shaking as he insists it was a mistake―Joseph does the only thing he can. He helps Max bury the body. Joseph thinks that’s the end of the nightmare―until it happens again. You’d do anything for your child―even cover up a murder. But would you do it twice? Readers can’t get enough of The Bodies: “A twisty, relatable, endlessly gripping thriller.” ― T.M. Logan “Brilliantly written and genuinely terrifying.” ― that’s life (Crime Scene) “The definition of unputdownable. A fantastic thriller.” ― Lisa Ballantyne “So tense I could barely breathe!” ― Jackie Kabler “A razor-sharp thriller―atmospheric, intense, unnerving, and addictive.” ― Five-star reader review “I was hooked after the first chapter… unputdownable!” ― Five-star reader review “Never lets up with thrills… deserves five stars and more.” ― Five-star reader review “A fabulous thriller… truly nail-biting.” ― Five-star reader review Praise for Sam Lloyd: “Propulsive, sinister, gripping.” ― Alex Michaelides “An intense, atmospheric, and truly original thriller.” ― Shari Lapena “Original, creepy, utterly addictive.” ― Andrea Mara “Remarkable. Undoubtedly the best thriller I’ve read in a long time.” ― Lesley Kara “Fiendishly clever.” ― Sunday Times “A rare new thriller talent.” ― Daily Mail