THE CLASSIC LOST THRILLER FROM THE ICONIC NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER

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It always starts with a small lie. That's how you stop noticing the bigger ones.

After his friend suspects something strange going on at the launch facility where they both work - and then goes missing - Martin Hepton doesn't believe the official line of "long-term sick leave"...

Refusing to stop asking questions, he leaves his old life behind, aware that someone is shadowing his every move.

The only hope he has is his ex-girlfriend Jill Watson - the only journalist who will believe his story.

But neither of them can believe the puzzle they're piecing together - or just how shocking the secret is that everybody wants to stay hidden...

A gripping, page-turning suspense masterclass - available in print for the first time in nearly thirty years.

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'Rankin is a master storyteller'

Guardian

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The Times

'Ian Rankin is a genius'

Lee Child

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New Statesman

'A virtuoso of the craft'

Daily Mail

'Rankin is a phenomenon'

Spectator

'Britain's No.1 crime writer'

Mirror

'Quite simply, crime writing of the highest order'

Express

'Worthy of Agatha Christie at her best'

Scotsman