The Suspect
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  • Published: 17 September 2019
  • ISBN: 9780552172462
  • Imprint: Corgi
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 480
  • RRP: $19.99

The Suspect

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17 Sep 2019
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24 Jan 2019
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Fiona Barton shows why she is a breakout star in the crime thriller genre with this story of a journalist's race to discover the truth about the disappearance of two teenagers on their gap year - but also about her own family . . .

WHAT IF IT WAS SOMEONE YOU KNEW?

'Utterly engrossing . . . I lived inside this book for two days - and I'm still thinking about it. Superb!' Shari Lapena, bestselling author of THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR

'Intelligent, insightful and compelling. A clever, twisting whodunnit that delivers an emotional punch. I loved it.' C L Taylor
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'The police belonged to another world - the world they saw on the television or in the papers. Not theirs.'

When two eighteen-year-old girls go missing on their gap year in Thailand, their families are thrust into the international spotlight: desperate, bereft and frantic with worry.

Journalist Kate Waters always does everything she can to be first to the story, first with the exclusive, first to discover the truth - and this time is no exception. But she can't help but think of her own son, who she hasn't seen in two years, since he left home to go travelling. This time it's personal.

And as the case of the missing girls unfolds, they will all find that even this far away, danger can lie closer to home than you might think . . .
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WHAT AUTHORS ARE SAYING:

'Perfectly pitched . . . will have you racing to the denouement.' Cara Hunter, bestselling author of CLOSE TO HOME and IN THE DARK

'A fast-paced whodunnit with heart, characters I feel I know and a deliciously dark twist. Superb writing, often blackly funny, and a scene that made me cry into my pillow.' Gillian McAllister, Sunday Times bestselling author of EVERYTHING BUT THE TRUTH

'Fiona Barton is perceptive, empathetic and a talented writer' Daily Express
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WHAT READERS ARE SAYING:

'Really is unputdownable' *****

'I was gripped from the first page' *****

'Drew me in right from the start' *****

'The Suspect blew me away' *****

'I will be recommending this book to all my friends' *****

'The best book I have read in ages' *****

'Enthralling and full of suspense and twists' *****
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Read Fiona Barton's other tantalising thrillers: THE WIDOW and THE CHILD - out now. New for 2022: tense, compelling standout thriller LOCAL GONE MISSING ***Available to pre-order***
  • Published: 17 September 2019
  • ISBN: 9780552172462
  • Imprint: Corgi
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 480
  • RRP: $19.99
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About the author

Fiona Barton

Fiona Barton's debut, The Widow, was a Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller and has been published in thirty-five countries and optioned for television. Her second novel, The Child, was a Sunday Times bestseller. Born in Cambridge, Fiona currently lives in south-west France.

Previously, she was a senior writer at the Daily Mail, news editor at the Daily Telegraph, and chief reporter at the Mail on Sunday, where she won Reporter of the Year at the British Press Awards.

While working as a journalist, Fiona reported on many high-profile criminal cases and she developed a fascination with watching those involved, their body language and verbal tics. Fiona interviewed people at the heart of these crimes, from the guilty to their families, as well as those on the periphery, and found it was those just outside the spotlight who interested her most . . .

portrait photo of Fiona Barton

Also by Fiona Barton

Talking to Strangers
Local Gone Missing
The Child
The Widow
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Praise for The Suspect

A fast-paced whodunnit with heart, characters I feel I know and a deliciously dark twist. Superb writing, often blackly funny, and a scene that made me cry into my pillow.

Gillian McAllister, Sunday Times bestselling author of EVERYTHING BUT THE TRUTH

Fiona Barton is a master of ‘just one more chapter’ and kept me reading late into the night, unable to look away. The Suspect is a wonderfully human thriller, with characters I believed entirely and a crime that got right under my skin.

Holly Seddon, bestselling author of TRY NOT TO BREATHE

Fiona Barton has done it again. A stylish, beautifully written and perfectly pitched thriller that will have you racing to the denouement

Cara Hunter, author of Sunday Times bestseller CLOSE TO HOME

Wow, Fiona Barton really knows her stuff; The Suspect is utterly authentic, terrifyingly plausible and an absolute heartbreaker.

Jill Mansell

In The Suspect, Fiona Barton has created a beautifully crafted and intricate novel where we see every situation from every perspective until her final twist of the kaleidoscope when everything suddenly makes sense. The characters in this beautifully written novel will stay with me for a long time and the tension created by the twists and cliff-hangers made this a breath-taking and heart-pounding read.

Mary Torjussen

An utterly compelling and emotional read full of suspense and intrigue. I didn’t want it to end.

Mel Sherratt

A terrific read - I loved The Suspect. Rich story-telling, beautifully paced and with characters that linger long after the final page. Readers are in for a treat.

Renée Knight, bestselling author of DISCLAIMER

Utterly engrossing…I lived inside this book for two days—and I’m still thinking about it. Superb!

Shari Lapena, bestselling author of THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR

Intelligent, insightful and compelling. A clever, twisting whodunnit that delivers an emotional punch. I loved it.

C. L. Taylor, Sunday Times bestselling author of THE MISSING

Fiona Barton has taken a nightmarish scenario and woven it into a dark and twisty tale that sees tenacious journalist Kate Waters at her puzzle-solving best. This is a novel with real heart and a thoroughly surprising and thought-provoking ending.

Lesley Kara, bestselling author of THE RUMOUR