Samantha Hayes grew up in the West Midlands, left school at sixteen, avoided university and took jobs ranging from being a private detective to barmaid to fruit picker and factory worker. She lived on a kibbutz, and spent time in Australia and the USA, before finally becoming a crime writer.Her writing career began when she won a short story competition in 2003. Her novels are family-based psychological thrillers, with the emphasis being on 'real life fiction'. She focuses on current issues, and when she writes, she sets out to make her reader ask, 'What if this happened to me or my family?' With three children of her own, Samantha is well-versed to talk about how the aftershocks of crime impact upon families and communities.To find out more, visit her website www.samanthahayes.co.uk

"Last year's excellent Until You're Mine was a surprise word-of-mouth bestseller, and Samantha Hayes' chilling follow-up looks set to be another runaway success... You'll be hooked to this one well into the early hours of the morning!" Essentials "This new novel from the author of Until You're Mine is packed with twists that will leave you gripped until the end!" Closer "A corking read, featuring a cop you'll warm to." Weekly Sport

Samantha Hayes grew up in the West Midlands, left school at sixteen, avoided university and took jobs ranging from being a private detective to barmaid to fruit picker and factory worker. She lived on a kibbutz, and spent time in Australia and the USA, before finally becoming a crime writer.Her writing career began when she won a short story competition in 2003. Her novels are family-based psychological thrillers, with the emphasis being on 'real life fiction'. She focuses on current issues, and when she writes, she sets out to make her reader ask, 'What if this happened to me or my family?' With three children of her own, Samantha is well-versed to talk about how the aftershocks of crime impact upon families and communities.To find out more, visit her website www.samanthahayes.co.uk

"Last year's excellent Until You're Mine was a surprise word-of-mouth bestseller, and Samantha Hayes' chilling follow-up looks set to be another runaway success... You'll be hooked to this one well into the early hours of the morning!" Essentials "This new novel from the author of Until You're Mine is packed with twists that will leave you gripped until the end!" Closer "A corking read, featuring a cop you'll warm to." Weekly Sport

Samantha Hayes grew up in the West Midlands, left school at sixteen, avoided university and took jobs ranging from being a private detective to barmaid to fruit picker and factory worker. She lived on a kibbutz, and spent time in Australia and the USA, before finally becoming a crime writer.Her writing career began when she won a short story competition in 2003. Her novels are family-based psychological thrillers, with the emphasis being on 'real life fiction'. She focuses on current issues, and when she writes, she sets out to make her reader ask, 'What if this happened to me or my family?' With three children of her own, Samantha is well-versed to talk about how the aftershocks of crime impact upon families and communities.To find out more, visit her website www.samanthahayes.co.uk

"Last year's excellent Until You're Mine was a surprise word-of-mouth bestseller, and Samantha Hayes' chilling follow-up looks set to be another runaway success... You'll be hooked to this one well into the early hours of the morning!" Essentials "This new novel from the author of Until You're Mine is packed with twists that will leave you gripped until the end!" Closer "A corking read, featuring a cop you'll warm to." Weekly Sport