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Jo Spain

    Jo Spain crafts compelling crime narratives that delve into the darker aspects of human psychology and society. Her writing is marked by a fast-paced, intricate plotting and memorable, complex characters that draw readers into her worlds. Spain excels at creating an atmosphere of suspense and unease, where reality and perception frequently blur. Her work appeals to readers seeking intelligent and captivating thrillers.

    Jo Spain
    The Last to Disappear
    The Confession
    The Darkest Place
    Sleeping Beauties
    The Boy Who Fell
    After the Fire
    • 2014, Dublin: at St Edmunds, an elite college on the outskirts of the city, twenty-year-old medical student Theo gets up one morning, leaving behind his sleeping girlfriend, Dani, and his studies - never to be seen again. With too many unanswered questions, Dani simply can't accept Theo's disappearance and reports him missing, even though no one else seems concerned, including Theo's father. Ten years later, Dani returns to the college as a history professor. With her mother suffering from severe dementia, and her past at St Edmunds still haunting her, she's trying for a new start. But not all is as it seems behind the cloistered college walls - meanwhile, Dani is hiding secrets of her own.

      The Trial2024
    • The unforgettable, explosive new thriller from internationally bestselling author Jo Spain, split between the Caribbean, London and Ireland.

      Don't Look Back2023
      4.1
    • The chilling thriller set in the frozen heart of Finland, from the bestselling author of The Perfect Lie. Perfect for fans of The Sanitorium and Lucy Foley.

      The Last to Disappear2022
      4.0
    • The Perfect Lie

      • 400 pages
      • 14 hours of reading

      The internationally bestselling author of The Confession returns with a stunning new thriller that will keep you guessing right till the end

      The Perfect Lie2021
      3.9
    • From the international number one bestseller comes the most clever and gripping thriller of 2019 It's June 2008 and twenty-one-year-old Adam Lattimer vanishes, presumed dead. The strain of his disappearance breaks his already fragile family. Ten years later, with his mother deceased and siblings scattered across the globe, Adam turns up unannounced at the family home. His siblings return reluctantly to Spanish Cove, but Adam's reappearance poses more questions than answers. The past is a tangled web of deceit. And, as tension builds, it's apparent somebody has planned murderous revenge for the events of ten years ago.

      Six Wicked Reasons2020
      3.9
    • After the Fire

      • 368 pages
      • 13 hours of reading

      The latest Tom Reynolds mystery from the internationally bestselling author of With Our Blessing and The Confession

      After the Fire2020
      4.3
    • The Boy Who Fell

      • 400 pages
      • 14 hours of reading

      From the bestselling author of With Our Blessing and The Confession comes a gripping new mystery featuring DCI Tom Reynolds.

      The Boy Who Fell2019
      4.2
    • The Confession

      • 416 pages
      • 15 hours of reading

      Fabulous . . . Clever, pacey, compulsive Sunday Mirror

      The Confession2018
      4.1
    • The Darkest Place

      • 352 pages
      • 13 hours of reading

      From the bestselling author of With Our Blessing and The Confession comes a gripping new mystery

      The Darkest Place2018
      4.2
    • Sleeping Beauties

      • 400 pages
      • 14 hours of reading

      The Irish Bestselling author of With Our Blessing and Beneath the Surface

      Sleeping Beauties2017
      4.2