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One Big Happy Family: A suspenseful and gripping page-turner packed with secrets and jaw-dropping twists
Paperback
Mystery & ThrillerGeneral Fiction
ISBN13: 9781835258606
Publisher: Bookouture
Published: May 28 2025
Pages: 294
Weight: 0.64
Height: 0.66 Width: 5.06 Depth: 7.81
Language: English
Watching my beautiful rosy-cheeked baby Ava play in the sand, I can't believe how much joy she's brought me. I look at the gentle waves of the ocean sparkling in the sun. But when I turn back, Ava is gone...
Everyone rushes to the beach to help search for Ava, but there's no trace of her anywhere nearby. My ex-husband Jimmy is just as terrified as I am. But I get an odd feeling from his new girlfriend, Leah. As she cradles my other two children, she doesn't seem as panicked as Jimmy and me. How can she be so calm?
Then they show me footage of Ava on a bus, held tightly by an elderly woman who looks just like Leah's mother. Leah couldn't have anything to do with Ava's disappearance, could she?
I've seen the way Leah clings tightly to Jimmy, how she has moulded herself into the perfect housewife, never letting him lift a finger and cooking my children's favourite meals every day.
Then the police officer in charge fixes me with a cold stare as he asks me why I wasn't paying attention to my daughter. Suggesting it's my fault she's gone... That my older two would be safer in Leah's care.
Should I share my suspicions? What if the police are looking in the wrong place? Time is running out to find Ava, and I'll do whatever it takes to get her back, but are my accusations about to tear my whole family apart?
Fans of Liane Moriarty, Jodi Picoult and Linda Green will be completely gripped by this jaw-dropping page-turner filled with heart-stopping, emotional twists.
What readers are saying about Sam Vickery:
'WOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOW... If I could rate this above 5, believe me I would!!... Wow... A true page-turner... The twists, the turns, had me holding my breath... HONESTLY the plot twist in this book you just won't see it coming!!... Truly an amazing book!!' whatsarahreads.x, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'What an amazing unputdownable story! I started reading this book just before bed last night and the next thing I knew it was the early hours and I'd finished it. I couldn't stop reading, I just had to know how it would end... My heart broke... I was on the edge of my seat... One that will stick with me forever!' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Wow!!... Absolutely breathtaking and heart-stopping... Just completely blew me away... It sucked me in from page one.' Bookworm 86, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'I can't get over what I just read, my head is spinning, my mind is reeling, my heart is beating way too fast!... Completely gripping.' live_love_read_review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Wow!... Fantastic in EVERY way!... Literally NO WAY of working out what's actually happened until the end... Literally had me holding my breath and I just couldn't stop reading until the end - I had to know!' Sharon Valler, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Wow just wow!!! I'm gonna need a minute... absolutely amazing. Literally could not put this down - made me lose my mind!! I don't have enough words to describe how much I enjoyed this... A must-read!' Readingismy_happy_place, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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