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When You Looked Away
S.M. Govett
  • Published: 9 July 2026
  • ISBN: 9781405979221
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 400
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When You Looked Away

  • S.M. Govett



Your son is missing. And everyone’s a suspect – even you…a page-turning new thriller from the author of Believe

Laura’s not a bad mother.
Between her messy divorce with ex-husband, Rich, and moving in with new fiancé, Ted, her son Benjy has been her constant.
But now that they’re settled, Laura is excited to throw herself back into work.
Being a mother is fulfilling, but Laura has always felt that writing is her true calling. Her ultimate escape.
Until that fateful day. The afternoon starts like any other. Laura picks Benjy up from school, then heads upstairs to write.
It's not until the sun is setting that she realises the house was quiet. Too quiet.
It’s not until she sees the footprints in the garden that she knows something is terribly wrong.
One set is undeniably Benjy’s. It’s the set beside that strike fear in her heart – those of an adult. A stranger. Someone who took her son, right from under her nose…

  • Published: 9 July 2026
  • ISBN: 9781405979221
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 400
Categories:

Praise for When You Looked Away

Praise for S.M. Govett

The very definition of a page turner. A thought-provoking mystery, brimming with suspense...S.M. Govett is one to watch

Janice Hallett

Propulsive and provocative, taut and timely

A.J. Finn

A superior psychological thriller...gripping, clever and full of twists you won't see coming

Sarah Pinborough