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‘Devastating, deceptive and darkly funny’ SARAH WINMAN

‘It had me holding my breath!’ MARIAN KEYES

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

‘A compellingly crafted, darkly funny and compulsive read, full of twists’ RACHEL JOYCE

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

Readers are LOVING this book:
‘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’

Publisher Review

'Original, macabre and the reveal of the twist made me laugh with shock and delight. Never less than intriguing, it had me holding my breath!' Marian Keyes 'A stupendous novel... complicated, dark, funny and very human' Fern Britton 'Devastating, deceptive and darkly funny. Classic Cannon' Sarah Winman 'Entertaining and dark' Stylist 'I literally put the light on in the middle of the night in order to carry on reading it. Compelling, sinister, brilliantly written, it is a complete triumph' Katie Fforde 'Joanna Cannon creates a world that is so real, so parochial & stifling you can feel it. Then adds in a killer. Glorious' Jane Fallon 'A compellingly crafted, darkly funny and compulsive read, full of twists... a joy and a triumph' Rachel Joyce 'So clever and unexpected... superb... glorious... I'm going to be thinking about this book for a long time' Kathryn Mannix 'Jo's writing is as delicate and precise as tapestry and Linda is a character you'll never forget' Jill Mansell 'Such a distinctive voice in a novel full of immense compassion with a brilliant narrative twist. Brava!' Hannah Beckerman 'Deliciously sinister and irresistibly tense. The creepiest, cleverest, most haunting mystery you will read all year. Absolutely brilliant. I couldn't stop reading' Rachel Clarke 'A highly entertaining thriller with a huge, warm, beating human heart and a central character that stays with you long, long after reading. I loved it' Kate Hamer 'I absolutely loved it' Sarah Pinborough 'Ridiculously good' Marianne Cronin 'The suspense hums beneath the surface until the satisfying conclusion. Highly recommended' Olivia Kiernan 'A deliciously sinister and unpredictable look behind the twitching net curtains of suburbia'Erin Kelly 'Brilliantly entertaining' Milly Johnson