Bring Me Back
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3.9 • 708 Ratings
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- £4.99
Publisher Description
The million-copy bestselling author B A Paris returns with a breathtaking thriller.
‘We’re in a new golden age of suspense writing now, because of amazing books like Bring Me Back’ Lee Child
‘Made me stay up way beyond my bedtime!’ Jane Corry
Finn and Layla: young and in love, their whole lives ahead of them. Driving back from a holiday in France one night, Finn pulls in to a service station, leaving Layla alone in the car. When he returns, minutes later, Layla has vanished, never to be seen again. That’s the story Finn tells the police. It’s the truth – but not the whole truth.
Twelve years later, Finn has built a new life with Ellen, Layla’s sister, when he receives a phone call. Someone has seen Layla. But is it her – or someone pretending to be her? If it is her, what does she want? And what does she know about the night she disappeared?
Bring Me Back is the utterly compelling, white-knuckle thriller from Sunday Times bestseller B A Paris.
Praise for B A Paris:
‘An addictive new voice in suspense fiction’ Sophie Hannah
‘Just finished this BRILLIANT book… Clever, addictive and twisty, I couldn’t sleep until I found out the truth… The twist floored me! Utterly compelling from beginning to end’ Claire Douglas
‘Made me stay up way beyond my bedtime! B A Paris has a knack for getting into your head’ Jane Corry
‘A page-turning masterpiece’ Amanda Prowse
‘A tale of dark secrets, with mystery and intrigue building up and up to an ending with a fabulous twist. I devoured it – I couldn’t turn the pages quick enough’ Mel Sherratt
‘This book is compulsive reading from start to finish. A perfectly crafted work of art, seamless and mesmerising. I envy those yet to read it for the pleasure they have in store’ Amanda Robson
‘A cracking page turner with a killer twist' Camilla Way
‘An incredibly pacy, heart-pounding thriller – the twist at the end left me reeling. B A Paris does it again in this exhilarating exploration of love, jealousy and betrayal. A must read!’ Phoebe Morgan
‘Bring Me Back will not leave your hands until you have turned the last page!’ Wendy Walker
About the author
B.A. Paris is the New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author of seven novels including the word-of-mouth hit, Behind Closed Doors.
Over 7 million editions of her work have been sold worldwide and her books have been translated into 41 languages. Three of her novels have been optioned for major screen adaptations.
Before becoming an author, B.A. Paris, who spent most of her adult life living in France, worked in finance as a trader before retraining as an English teacher. She and her husband then ran a language school together whilst bringing up their five daughters. Today, she writes from her cottage in Hampshire, England. She has a newsletter and is on social media @baparisauthor.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Investment manager Finn McQuaid, the unreliable narrator of this outstanding Hitchcockian thriller from British author Paris (Behind Closed Doors), has settled into a comfortable routine in the small English community of Simonbridge, bolstered by financial success after landing a big client for his equities firm. But his tranquility is shattered when a friend phones to tell him that his old girlfriend, Layla Gray, who vanished 12 years earlier while the two were on holiday, has been spotted near the cottage they shared in France. Then his wife, Ellen, who's Layla's sister, discovers outside their home a Russian doll that she believes Layla stole from her when they were children. Finn, who has kept the actual circumstances of Layla's disappearance a secret from Ellen, starts finding Russian dolls himself. The stakes rise when he begins getting emails purportedly from Layla. Paris plays fair with the reader as she builds to a satisfying resolution. Fans of intelligent psychological suspense will be richly rewarded. 400,000-copy announced first printing.
Customer Reviews
Great read!
You won’t be able to put this book down.
Average but readable.
The main character is intensely unlikable & I hate that in a book. I want to like &/or be rooting for them. I found the plot one dimensional,there were not enough layers or twists to spur you on. I carried on reading because I had paid for it.
The ending was unbelievable. It felt like the author was on a deadline but had run out of ideas.
Unbelievably gripping
Fantastic, gripping, enjoyable from the outset. Hard to put down.
One of my favourite books out there! Cannot wait to read more B A Paris