One morning, Katherine discovered that her husband Simon had disappeared. All his belongings, money, and documents were left at home. But he couldn’t just take off and leave. He couldn’t abandon her and the kids. That means he’s in trouble…
And yet, that’s not the case. Simon really did just leave. He knows what he did and why he left home. He is aware of the terrifying secret of their marriage, which could destroy Katherine. Everything she envisions about their life together is a lie.
While Katherine learns to exist in a new dreadful reality where her husband is no more, Simon flees from a horrific revelation. But it’s impossible to run forever. So, a quarter of a century later, he reappears on her doorstep. Katherine finally learns the truth…
This is how Marrs’s global fame began… The debut novel of a cult classic of contemporary British thriller. Here we already see a writer capable of skillfully unraveling a gripping psychological drama right in the heart of mundanity, unique in its emotional density and level of suspense and anxiety.
