Saving Sophie: A compulsively twisty psychological thriller that will keep you gripped to the very last page

Saving Sophie: A compulsively twisty psychological thriller that will keep you gripped to the very last page
Sam Carrington

***THE NO.1 EBOOK BESTSELLER***‘This book is not only gripping, but it ends with a gasp-out-loud twist’ Closer‘Tense, convincing … kept me guessing’ Caz Frear, bestselling author of Sweet Little LiesA teenage girl is missing. Is your daughter involved, or is she next?When Karen Finch’s seventeen-year-old daughter Sophie arrives home after a night out, drunk and accompanied by police officers, no one is smiling the morning after. But Sophie remembers nothing about how she got into such a state.Twelve hours later, Sophie’s friend Amy has still not returned home. Then the body of a young woman is found.Karen is sure that Sophie knows more than she is letting on. But Karen has her own demons to fight. She struggles to go beyond her own door without a panic attack.As she becomes convinced that Sophie is not only involved but also in danger, Karen must confront her own anxieties to stop whoever killed one young girl moving on to another – Sophie.A taut psychological thriller, perfect for fans of Laura Marshall and Cara Hunter.Praise for Sam Carrington‘A gripping exploration of twisted family secrets’ Cass Green, author of The Woman Next Door‘Saving Sophie is a twisted rollercoaster of a debut . . . Sam Carrington is definitely one to watch out for’ Lisa Hall, author of Between You and Me‘A tense, pacy read. This story’s enough to put you off social media!’ Isabel Ashdown, author of Beautiful Liars‘I was hooked … I devoured this story in one sitting. Louise Jensen, author of The Sister

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Source ISBN: 9780008191818

Ebook Edition © August 2016 ISBN: 9780008191863

Version: 2018-03-01

In memory of my dad, Norman, and my mum, Mary.

Missed every day.

Contents

Cover (#ua7d6d40b-2ae3-5e11-a9d1-f1c8e5f4f4c3)

Title Page (#u1b728368-a1af-5cf9-9124-976cbf9b3b63)

Copyright (#uebc821b2-d80e-5358-885c-e64bcfed8a67)

Dedication (#u87a3059d-4e35-50a4-9eb5-745caaeeb93e)

Prologue (#ubca964a7-1b75-51c4-9b72-90a1912d6250)

Chapter One: Karen (#udf49a3fd-445b-5ee1-9a39-58eb251e467c)

Chapter Two (#u2eff1221-cbdb-5d18-951b-d3ed81fd80fb)

Chapter Three (#ub5ac4b39-4dfe-5312-aa50-b74e26445ac6)

Chapter Four (#uea963f01-888a-53b7-a9e0-d1cee62c6d7a)

Chapter Five: Sophie (#u8a83ef15-61dc-57dd-9844-a611a0b14e29)

Chapter Six (#ud64c4258-24d4-55e6-8c13-5a90eba5ab31)

Chapter Seven: Karen (#u41ce7821-f623-515a-b0ff-0318c04a505f)

Chapter Eight: Sophie (#u76d42600-679b-545c-8568-da7bc581a702)

Chapter Nine: Karen (#u389ca5c9-e66f-5d3f-b3f3-a83211b3c4b1)

Chapter Ten: Sophie (#u1e98af3c-aee6-5b7e-89e5-85809bc757db)

Chapter Eleven: DI Wade (#ufd988956-bd48-57a7-aeb7-fa7dfe822e57)

Chapter Twelve: Sophie (#uef5d92e7-8330-5b9a-a2a2-2b23895032cc)

Chapter Thirteen (#u07b5eeeb-e7e7-5237-958e-d79acaceff97)

Chapter Fourteen: DI Wade (#uac31edd5-4255-5a84-9734-c9e65ad4b9e8)

Chapter Fifteen: Karen (#ua2ebf41c-fa98-5fa0-b22e-cdd3e52e3d22)

Chapter Sixteen: DI Wade (#u8d524af0-e69c-52f1-ba1e-fc3839db1a88)

Chapter Seventeen: Karen (#u53680266-cdba-5cc9-ad0c-461ab3fc1b84)

Chapter Eighteen (#u637c752d-c711-5230-aa4e-337662246c1c)

Chapter Nineteen: Karen (#u33e05dfc-30a4-5962-998c-f8bce9f4cb9e)

Chapter Twenty: Sophie (#u01c527b8-223a-54e2-830e-ec04910121d5)

Chapter Twenty-One: DI Wade (#u24d822a1-60e8-5e95-b7fc-dc2dbc7b52b4)

Chapter Twenty-Two: Karen (#u968160da-b90e-5c6c-831c-9035355cee6f)

Chapter Twenty-Three: Sophie (#ucbdbfae6-a704-59d9-851f-6976740730ab)

Chapter Twenty-Four: DI Wade (#u30c1a6a7-b7ae-52a6-9bae-9d08254ba185)

Chapter Twenty-Five: Karen (#u35413986-3274-51be-8aba-a24056737274)