The Marsh King’s Daughter
On sale
29th June 2017
Price: £19.99
Genre
Helena’s home is like anyone else’s, with a husband, two daughters and a job she enjoys. But no one knows the truth about her dark and twisted childhood.
Born into captivity and brought up in an isolated cabin until she was twelve, Helena was raised by her terrified, broken mother and the man who held them both prisoner – Helena’s own father.
Now with news that he has escaped from prison, Helena instinctively knows that her father is coming for her and if she wants to keep her family safe, she must find him – before he finds her. Even if that means returning to the darkest parts of her past, the scariest place imaginable, home.
An unforgettable, read-in-one-sitting thriller packed with gripping suspense.
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‘If you only read one thriller this year, make it this’ CLARE MACKINTOSH
‘Emotionally and intellectually thrilling, tremendously exciting’ SUNDAY EXPRESS
‘Sensationally good, I loved this book’ LEE CHILD
Born into captivity and brought up in an isolated cabin until she was twelve, Helena was raised by her terrified, broken mother and the man who held them both prisoner – Helena’s own father.
Now with news that he has escaped from prison, Helena instinctively knows that her father is coming for her and if she wants to keep her family safe, she must find him – before he finds her. Even if that means returning to the darkest parts of her past, the scariest place imaginable, home.
An unforgettable, read-in-one-sitting thriller packed with gripping suspense.
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‘If you only read one thriller this year, make it this’ CLARE MACKINTOSH
‘Emotionally and intellectually thrilling, tremendously exciting’ SUNDAY EXPRESS
‘Sensationally good, I loved this book’ LEE CHILD
Reviews
Tension-filled thriller... Disturbing and atmospheric - it gripped me from the first page
Sensationally good psychological suspense - I loved this book
This gorgeously written eerie suspense novel gave me chills... I loved it
Exceptional...Helena's conflicting emotions about her father and her own identity elevate this powerful story
A real tour-de-force. Beautifully written, heart-pounding action, finely drawn characters
Subtle, brilliant and mature . . . superb . . . as good as a thriller can be
Loved it . . . Haunting and compelling
Sensational . . . if you only read one thriller this year, make it this
I don't use the word "brilliant" often, but no other adjective feels adequate to describe this amazing novel . . . an exceptional achievement
Troubling, sinuous and powerfully told, you won't be able to stop turning the pages
This is Room meets The Revenant and has screenplay adaptation shot through it like a stick of rock... the plot is fantastic but it is the characters that set this book alight...LOVED LOVED LOVED THIS BOOK
Original and exciting, with a thrilling ending. If you liked Room, you'll love it
Eerie and breathtaking, terrific and terrifying in the best possible way
Although there are shades of Emma Donahue's Room here, Dionne explores more thoroughly the relationship between captor and captive, the heavy anchoring of a familial bond and the exploitation of childhood innocence... Riveting
Unlike anything else I've read. Haunting and unputdownable
Oh, such a wonderful book... I am completely blown away. Just mesmerising
A constantly surprising novel which never takes the obvious route, it is emotionally and intellectually thrilling as well as tremendously exciting