Shortlisted for the CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger 2017.
When Adam's girlfriend fails to return from a business trip, he sets out to find her - putting him on a collision course with a deadly predator. A deeply compelling, cleverly plotted thriller in the vein of The Girl on the Train and I Let You Go.
The acclaimed debut thriller from the internationally bestselling author of The Liar's Girl and 56 DaysThe day Adam Dunne's girlfriend, Sarah, fails to return from a Barcelona business trip, his perfect life begins to fall apart. Days later, the arrival of her passport and a note that reads "e;I'm sorry-S"e; sets off real alarm bells. He vows to do whatever it takes to find her.Adam is puzzled when he connects Sarah to a cruise ship called the Celebrate-and to a woman, Estelle, who disappeared from the same ship in eerily similar circumstances almost exactly a year before.To get answers, Adam must confront some difficult truths about his relationship with Sarah.
| Primary Genre | Thriller and Suspense |
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The acclaimed debut thriller from the internationally bestselling author of The Liar's Girl and 56 DaysThe day Adam Dunne's girlfriend, Sarah, fails to return from a Barcelona business trip, his perfect life begins to fall apart. Days later, the arrival of her passport and a note that reads "e;I'm sorry-S"e; sets off real alarm bells.
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Distress Signals was written by Catherine Ryan Howard and published by Blackstone Publishing
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