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The Vanishing Act

By: Jo Jakeman
Narrated by: Catrin Walker-Booth, Mary Woodvine
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'Completely gripping and incredibly addictive... I absolutely loved it and can't recommend it highly enough!' - The Book Magnet blog

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Life as a missing person is absolute murder...

When artist Eloise Ford hears that human remains found in an abandoned mine are believed to be those of long-missing teenager Elizabeth King, the shock sends her reeling.

It can't be true. Eloise knows this for a fact because... she is Elizabeth King.

Now, her carefully curated life in Cornwall is falling apart. Her husband is acting strangely, her children aren't speaking to her and she can't sell a painting for love nor money. But much more worrying are the signs that someone knows exactly who she is... and why she had to vanish thirty years ago.

Eloise needs answers. Is her son's ex-girlfriend just plain annoying... or does she know something? Will the detection skills of the online 'Truth Seekers' group prove more than amateurish? What's the real story behind those village newcomers?

And just how far would she go to keep her family, her friends, and her fraudulent life, safe?

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'I absolutely loved it and flew through it; the perfect combination of suspense, heart and humour!' - Laura Marshall, author of Friend Request

'Witty and twisty' - My Weekly

'Ingenious and impossible to put down' - Yours

'I raced through this intriguing, twisty and darkly funny thriller!' - Roz Watkins, author of The Red House

'I couldn't put this down - such a clever, witty mystery, with great twists and a brilliant cast of characters who aren't always what they seem... I loved it!' - Nicci Cloke, author of Her Many Faces

'A deliciously darkly funny thriller of the very best kind' - Fiona Cummins, author of When I Was Ten

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Perfect for fans of Liane Moriarty, Lisa Jewell and Kristen Perrin, this is a clever, darkly comic thriller!

©2025 Jo Jakeman (P)2025 Little, Brown Book Group Limited
Crime Thrillers Dark Humour Domestic Thrillers Literature & Fiction Thriller & Suspense
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