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Elisabeth Carpenter

    This author primarily sets her stories in the north of England, drawing inspiration from the region's atmosphere and life. Her debut novel was published in 2017, and she continues to explore this beloved landscape in her current work. Her writing captures the essence of the north, making it a character in its own right.

    11 Missed Calls
    99 Red Balloons
    • 99 Red Balloons

      • 352 pages
      • 13 hours of reading

      Two girls go missing, decades apart. What would you do if one was your daughter? Eight-year-old Grace is last seen in a sweetshop. Her mother Emma is living a nightmare. But as her loved ones rally around her, cracks begin to emerge. What are the emails sent between her husband and her sister? Why does her mother take so long to join the search? And is there more to the disappearance of her daughter than meets the eye? Meanwhile, ageing widow Maggie Taylor sees a familiar face in the newspaper. A face that jolts her from the pain of her existence into a spiralling obsession with another girl – the first girl who disappeared… This is a gripping psychological thriller with a killer twist that will take your breath away.

      99 Red Balloons
      3.9
    • 11 Missed Calls

      • 376 pages
      • 14 hours of reading

      Here are two things I know about my mother: 1. She had dark hair, like mine. 2. She wasn't very happy at the end. Anna has always believed that her mother, Debbie, died 30 years ago on the night she disappeared. But when her father gets a strange note, she realises that she's never been told the full story of what happened that night on the cliff. Confused and upset, Anna turns to her husband Jack - but when she finds a love letter from another woman in his wallet, she realises there's no-one left to help her, least of all her family. And then a body is found...

      11 Missed Calls
      3.3