What would you do if, out of the blue, your husband disappeared and you found out he was a suspected criminal?'A wise, intelligent and surprising novel, in which - as in life - nothing is simple'THE TIMESWhen reliable, respectable Felix Kendall vanishes, his wife Kate is left reeling. As she and their children cope with the shocking impact on their comfortable lives, Kate realises that, if Felix is guilty, she never truly knew the man she loved. But as she faces the possibility that he might not return, she also discovers strengths she never knew she had.From the Booker Prize-shortlisted author of Astonishing Splashes of Colour, The Man Who Disappeared is an engrossing, unputdownable story of marriage, betrayal, and rebuilding a life, asking - what happens when the people we love turn out to be strangers?'A highly achieved, engrossing read . . . Superbly imagined, it reads like documentary truth'SCOTSMAN'A well-crafted suspense story . . . Morrall digs beneath the surface to mine psychological nuggets, some of them gold'INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY'An absorbing novel about deception and self-discovery'GRAZIA