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Dear Amy

The Sunday Times Bestselling Psychological Thriller

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Dear Amy

By: Helen Callaghan
Narrated by: Helen Baxendale, John Sackville, Laura Aikman
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FIRST CLASS PSYCHOLOGICAL SUSPENSE FROM A MAJOR NEW VOICE IN FICTION

In her guise as 'Dear Amy', agony aunt for a local newspaper, Margot Lewis has dealt with all sorts of letters - but never one like this...

Dear Amy,

I've been kidnapped by a strange man.
I don't know where I am.

Please help me,
Bethan Avery

This must be a cruel hoax. Because Bethan Avery has been missing for nearly two decades.

But as the present-day search intensifies for another missing schoolgirl, Margot is unnerved enough to take the letter to the police, hoping they will dismiss it as a sick joke.

Instead, they let Margot in on a little secret. One that confirms her darkest fears and tangles her up in the search for the sender, which could save one young girl's life and cost Margot her own...

Praise for Dear Amy

'Dear Amy sets up a terrific, tricky premise and then delivers the suspense thriller readers hope for-a tense plot, imaginative twists, and smart writing' Julia Heaberlin, author of Sunday Times bestselling Black-Eyed Susans

'Dear Amy is accomplished, engaging and utterly thrilling; beautifully written, with a narrator who manages to be both vulnerable and fierce at the same time. I found myself cheering her on at every gut-wrenching turn. The breathtaking finale is the most exciting and terrifying thing I have read in a very long time' Elizabeth Haynes, bestselling author of Into the Darkest Corner

'I knew from the first page that this was going to be a brilliant book, and I wasn't wrong. A superb debut psychological thriller with an unusual and original premise which keeps the reader hooked until the last page' Rachel Abbott, author of Kill Me Again

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Critic Reviews

Dear Amy sets up a terrific, tricky premise and then delivers the suspense thriller readers hope for-a tense plot, imaginative twists, and smart writing (Julia Heaberlin, author of bestselling)
I knew from the first page that this was going to be a brilliant book, and I wasn't wrong. A superb debut psychological thriller with an unusual and original premise which keeps the reader hooked until the last page (Rachel Abbott, author of)
All stars
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Moving and memorable story which evolves with intrigue. The characters are very real. you are constantly provoked into wanting to know what will happen next.
Narrated with perfect empathy for the story. Brilliant and unique, I loved it.

Excellent, not to be missed,

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Dear Amy was one of those novels that will genuinely make you stop in confusion at the atrocity of the plot twist. I'm always skeptical of novels with unreliable narrators, but this one was done wonderfully. The level of thrill with a violent paedophile in the midst, a missing girl, and another one that vanished years earlier, sets a tone early on, for a novel that is both gritty and refreshing in its honesty.
The narration is done perfectly - one of my favourites so far. All of the speakers carry out the voices with such convincing clarity, and it contributes so greatly to the story itself.
Margo, the protagonist, is full of secrets, however her honesty toward the reader is endearing and understandable. I enjoyed experiencing the story through her eyes.
Overall, as with all of Callaghan's books that I've read, I would definitely read again, and would highly recommend to anybody who wants an 'easy-to-consume' psychological thriller.

Another of Helen Callaghan's Greats

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I found this story predictable and a little ridiculous. It was well written but the main character is so infuriating it was very hard to enjoy.

Not as good as I'd hoped

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Very good and hard to put down
very well read I would recommend this book

Great

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A who dunnit story but not in any traditional sense. Set in modern day Cambridge the story hooks you in from the start. As the plotlines reveal themselves the reader can guess how the story unfurls ahead of any reveals. But why.... wait until the end!

Excellent story that holds the reader captive until the end

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