In order to get more accurate results, our search has the following Google-Type search functionality:
If you use '+' in front of a word, then that word will be present in the search results.
ex: Harry +Potter will return results with the word 'Potter'.
If you use '-' in front of a word, then that word will be absent in the search results.
ex: Harry -Potter will return results without the word 'Potter'.
If you use 'AND' between two words, then both of those words will be present in the search results.
ex: Harry AND Potter will return results with both 'Harry' and 'Potter'.
If you use 'OR' between two words, then bth of those words may or may not be present in the search results.
ex: Harry OR Potter will return results with just 'Harry', results with just 'Potter' and results with both 'Harry' and 'Potter'.
If you use 'NOT' before a word, then that word will be absent in the search results.
ex: Harry NOT Potter will return results without the word 'Potter'.
Placing '""' around words will perform a phrase search. The search results will contain those words in that order.
ex: "Harry Potter" will return any results with 'Harry Potter' in them, but not 'Potter Harry'.
Using '*' in a word will perform a wildcard search. The '*' signifies any number of characters. Searches can not start with a wildcard.
ex: Pot*er will return results with words starting with 'Pot' and ending in 'er'. In this case, 'Potter' will be a match.
'Compelling . . . Morton's plotting is impeccable, and her finely wrought characters . . . are as surprised as readers will be by the astonishing conclusion.' - Publishers Weekly (starred review)
'Brilliant . . . delivers the satisfactions of all her bestsellers since debuting with The House at Riverton . . . perfect books for just about every reader.' - Library Journal
'A deliciously compelling mystery.' - Liane Moriarty, bestselling author of Big Little Lies
June 1933, and sixteen-year-old Alice Edevane is preparing for her family's Midsummer Eve party at their country home, Loeanneth. But by the time midnight strikes, and fireworks light up the night sky, the Edevane family will have suffered a loss so great they leave Loeanneth forever.
Seventy years later, after a particularly troubling case, Detective Sadie Sparrow retreats to her beloved grandfather's cottage in Cornwall. Once there, she stumbles upon a long-abandoned house, and learns the story of a baby boy who disappeared without a trace.
Meanwhile, in her elegant Hampstead house, the formidable Alice Edevane now leads a life as neatly plotted as the bestselling detective novels she writes. Until a young police detective starts asking questions about her family's past, seeking to resurrect the complex tangle of secrets Alice has spent her life trying to escape.
With a mystery that's become deeply personal to Sadie, and a novelist who is intent on hiding the past, can the secrets of that night ever be solved?
- #1 Bestseller Australia -
- New York Times Bestseller -
- Sunday Times Bestseller -
- #1 Bestseller Canada -
- Spiegel Bestseller -
- El Pas Bestseller -
- Indie Next Pick Nov, 2015 -
'Compelling . . . Morton's plotting is impeccable, and her finely wrought characters . . . are as surprised as readers will be by the astonishing conclusion.' - Publishers Weekly (starred review)
'Brilliant . . . delivers the satisfactions of all her bestsellers since debuting with The House at Riverton . . . perfect books for just about every reader.' - Library Journal
'A deliciously compelling mystery.' - Liane Moriarty, bestselling author of Big Little Lies
June 1933, and sixteen-year-old Alice Edevane is preparing for her family's Midsummer Eve party at their country home, Loeanneth. But by the time midnight strikes, and fireworks light up the night sky, the Edevane family will have suffered a loss so great they leave Loeanneth forever.
Seventy years later, after a particularly troubling case, Detective Sadie Sparrow retreats to her beloved grandfather's cottage in Cornwall. Once there, she stumbles upon a long-abandoned house, and learns the story of a baby boy who disappeared without a trace.
Meanwhile, in her elegant Hampstead house, the formidable Alice Edevane now leads a life as neatly plotted as the bestselling detective novels she writes. Until a young police detective starts asking questions about her family's past, seeking to resurrect the complex tangle of secrets Alice has spent her life trying to escape.
With a mystery that's become deeply personal to Sadie, and a novelist who is intent on hiding the past, can the secrets of that night ever be solved?
- #1 Bestseller Australia -
- New York Times Bestseller -
- Sunday Times Bestseller -
- #1 Bestseller Canada -
- Spiegel Bestseller -
- El Pas Bestseller -
- Indie Next Pick Nov, 2015 -