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Jenny Shemilt’s world as a renowned family doctor and devoted wife to a famed neurosurgeon is shattered when her youngest daughter, Naomi, fails to return home after a school play. The authorities mount a nationwide search, but as months go by, evidence points away from sinister foul play. With the trail cold, Jenny faces the painful reality that her family may never be whole again. The novel explores the devastating impact of a missing child on a family, the emotional toll of uncertainty, and the relentless pursuit of answers in the face of an unresolved disappearance.
First publish date: 2014
Genre: Thriller/Psychological Thriller
Authors: Jane Shemilt
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