February 2012 Book of the Month.

Psychological thrillers don’t get much better than this.  Chillingly gripping, it’s the sort of plot line that surprises you at every turn and absolutely does not let you go.  A real tour-de-force.

Comparison: Steve Mosby, Margie Orford
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Synopsis

The eight-year-old boy had vanished from the car and - as if by slick, sick magic - had been replaced by a note on the steering wheel...'You don't love him'...At the height of summer a dark shadow falls across Exmoor. Children are being stolen from cars. Each disappearance is marked only by a terse note - a brutal accusation. There are no explanations, no ransom demands ...and no hope. Policeman Jonas Holly faces a precarious journey into the warped mind of the kidnapper if he's to stand any chance of catching him. But - still reeling from a personal tragedy - is Jonas really up to the task? Because there's at least one person on Exmoor who thinks that, when it comes to being the first line of defence, Jonas Holly may be the last man to trust...

About the Author

Belinda Bauer grew up in England and South Africa. She has worked as a journalist and screenwriter, and her script THE LOCKER ROOM earned her the Carl Foreman/Bafta Award for Young British Screenwriters, an award that was presented to her by Sidney Poitier. She was a runner-up in the Rhys Davies Short Story Competition for “Mysterious Ways,” about a girl stranded on a desert island with 30,000 Bibles. Belinda Bauer now lives in Wales. BLACKLANDS is her first novel with her second novel, Darkside published in 2011.   Winner of the 2010 CWA Gold Dagger for best crime novel with her debut Blacklands. More books by this author Author 'Like for Like' recommendation