The Daughter You Left

An UNPUTDOWNABLE suspense novel from the bestselling author of MISSING, perfect for fans of K.L. Slater, J D Kirk and Freida McFadden

Lightning never strikes twice does it?

I never thought I d have to tell my daughter, Emily, her sister was gone. It was the hardest thing I ve ever had to do. But now, somehow, I have to do it again because her father is missing.

As soon as I saw the police on my doorstep, I just knew that tragedy had befallen our family a second time.

After everything we ve been through the crushing grief, the endless guilt I can understand the need to run. But days have passed and still there s no trace of Max.

He wouldn t leave our daughter. Not like this. Not after everything.

Unless he couldn t help it. Unless something happened.

I can t help but question: is there someone else involved? Someone who knows exactly how to break a family already on the edge?

I thought I d lost everything once. I can t survive it happening again

A heartbroken mother, a missing father, a whole host of secrets buried within a seemingly normal family. Don't miss this tense and twisty psychological suspense novel.

Previously published as Every Little Secret

Praise for Ruby Speechley:

Secrets, lies and betrayal, this book has the lot! It kept me up way later than I intended racing through to the end and what an ending it was! Rona Halsall

'immensely readable and hugely entertaining - so compelling that I read it in a matter of hours' Fiona Mitchell

'A very tense situational thriller that had me guessing right up to the end. I loved it!' Dawn Goodwin

'A page-turning thriller with a shocking and original conclusion. Mesmerising.' Catherine Cooper

'A great take on the missing child narrative and a total page turner - I simply HAD to know what had happened.' S E Lynes

'A twisty page-turner of a novel that kept me guessing until the very end!' Mandy Byatt

'A brilliant read. Such an anxiety-inducing, suspenseful domestic thriller!' Alice Hunter

'A compelling and original page-turner!' Roz Watkins

'A talent to watch' Sam Blake

'...any parents' worst nightmare, a twisty domestic thriller with an ending that will take your breath away' S. A. Harris

A fantastic, fast-paced novel with at its heart the strained relationship between a loving mother and her wayward teenage son. Unpredictable and unputdownable. Diane Jeffrey