Dear Child: A Novel

ISBN: 1250768535

Author: Hausmann, Romy

Condition: New

NOW A #1 NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES AND #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER[A] tantalizingly disturbing debutAs enthralling as it is thought-provoking. -New York Times Book ReviewBookPages Top 10 Mystery & Suspense of the YearChicago Public Librarys Best Books of 2020New York Times Group Text PickA woman held captive finally escapes-but can she ever really get away?Gone Girl meets Room in this page-turning, #1 internationally bestselling thriller.A windowless shack in the woods. A dash to safety. But when a woman finally escapes her captor, the end of the story is only the beginning of her nightmare.She says her name is Lena. Lena, who disappeared without a trace 14 years prior. She fits the profile. She has the distinctive scar. But her family swears that she isnt their Lena.The little girl who escaped the woods with her knows things she isnt sharing, and Lenas devastated father is trying to piece together details that dont quite fit. Lena is desperate to begin again, but something tells her that her tormentor still wants to get back what belongs to himand that she may not be able to truly escape until the whole truth about what happened in the woods finally emerges.Twisty, suspenseful, and psychologically clever, Romy Hausmann's Dear Child is a captivating thriller with all the ingredients of a breakout hit.Chilling, original and mesmerizing. -David Baldacci