Little Face
a totally gripping and addictive crime thriller packed with twists
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3.7 • 14 Ratings
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
Sophie Hannah's unguessable thrillers have readers hooked!
'INGENIOUS! I challenge anyone to unravel this clever whodunit' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Sophie Hannah could well be our modern Christie, such a deliciously complicated plot. Her best yet!!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'This murder mystery really did blow my mind. It kept me awake at night! Absolutely brilliant' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'This lived up to its press for me. I loved every page -- a truly impossible puzzle!!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
It's every mother's nightmare . . .
Alice Fancourt left her baby daughter for two hours. Her husband was supposed to be watching her. But when Alice returns, she instantly realises something is wrong. The baby sleeping in the cot is not her daughter.
As her husband becomes increasingly hostile, insisting that she is either crazy or lying, Alice realises her baby is in grave danger - and she might be too.
Can Alice make anyone believe her before it's too late?
'Terrifying' Scotsman
'Ingenious' Sunday Times
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
British author Hannah (Hurting Distance) weaves together two narrative voices to create this complex and occasionally forced thriller set in rural England. Excitable new mother Alice Fancourt calls the police, claiming her baby girl has been replaced by a nearly identical infant. Alice believes her husband, David, is responsible, but it soon appears that David's mother, the rich and formidable Vivienne, is up to no good. Det. Simon Waterhouse has a soft spot for the possibly delusional Alice, with whom he alternates narration, but his undeveloped character renders their relationship, or lack thereof, of little interest. More engrossing is Waterhouse's complicated friendship with his boss, Sgt. "Charlie" Zailer, a feisty, appealing woman with a major crush on her subordinate. When Alice and the baby disappear and the police reopen the murder investigation of David's first wife, some interesting discoveries are made, but readers enticed by the intriguing opening will find the payoff ultimately unsatisfying.
