Penny Batchelor

Annie is five when her beloved big sister, Gemma, leaves for school and is never seen again. The police search for weeks and Annie never gives up hope that Gemma will one day come home to her. Now, twenty years after her sister mysteriously vanished, Annie returns to her childhood home...

Mum-of-two Audrey only looks away from the stroller for a moment, as her daughter runs off across the park. But the next thing she knows, her baby son is rolling towards the lake. When Claire steps in to prevent disaster, Audrey is beyond grateful....

She knows all your darkest secrets... Now she's the woman next door. 'It can't be. Please God, don't let it be. I left all that behind over twenty-five years ago. Didn't I?' We've just got home after two weeks of sun, sea and relaxation when the doorbell rings. My husband answers and as soon as...

On the twenty-fifth anniversary of Tania's death, five university friends reunite at a luxurious country hotel to commemorate the life of their dear friend.