The Bodies 9781529177411 Paperback

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2026 CWA TWISTER DAGGER AWARDFrom the author of Richard and Judy Book Club pick,The Memory WoodThe edge-of-your-seat, chilling thriller you won’t forget the perfect holiday read for fans of Alex Michaelides and Lucy Foley.’Blood-chillingThe best hook of any thriller in the last few years’ Helen Fields, bestselling author ofThe ProfilerWHEN DID YOUR CHILD BECOME A KILLER?When you look down at your newborn baby, you realise they were right, those friends who became parents first: youd do literally anything for your child. To make them happy, to keep them safe.So when Joseph Carver wakes one night to find his teenage son Max covered in blood panic flooding his voice, swearing it was a mistake – Joseph does the only thing he can.He helps Max bury the body.Joseph thinks thats the end of the nightmare. Until he finds Max with stricken eyes and bloody hands once again . . .Youd do anything for your child even cover up a murder.But would you do it twice?Readers can’t get enough ofThe Bodies:A twisty, relatable,endlessly grippingthriller TM LOGAN,Sunday Timesbestselling author ofThe DaughterBrilliantly writtenand genuinely terrifying that’s life (Crime Scene)Thedefinition of unputdownable. A fantastic thriller. LISA BALLANTYNE, bestselling author ofThe Guilty OneSo tense I could barely breathe! JACKIE KABLER, bestselling author ofThe Revenge PlotArazor-sharpthriller, atmospheric, intense, unnerving andaddictive, I devoured every inch of this book! I was hookedafter the first chapter.unputdownable! Never lets up with thrillsdeserves 5 stars and more A fabulous thriller of a booktruly nail-biting Praise for Sam Lloyd:’Propulsive, sinister, gripping.’ -ALEX MICHAELIDES’An intense, atmospheric, and truly original thriller.’ SHARI LAPENA’Original, creepy, utterly addictive.’ -ANDREA MARARemarkable. Undoubtedly the best thriller I’ve read in a long, long time. LESLEY KARA’Fiendishly clever.’ Sunday TimesA rare new thriller talent. Daily Mail