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by Samantha Hayes
Two years after a terrifying spate of teenage suicides, the remote village of Radcote has just begun to heal. Then a young man is killed in a freak motorcycle accident and a suicide note is found among his belongings. When a second boy is found dead shortly thereafter, the nightmare of repeat suicides once again threatens the community.
Desperate for a vacation, Detective Inspector Lorraine Fisher has just come to Radcote for a stay with her sister, Jo, but the atmosphere of the country house is unusually tense. Freddie, Jo's son, seems troubled and uncommunicative, and Jo is struggling to reach out to him. Meanwhile, Lorraine becomes determined to discover the truth behind these deaths. Are they suicides, or is there something more sinister at work? Finding answers might help Freddie, but they'll also lead to a shocking truth: whatever it is - or whoever it is - that's killing these young people is far more disturbing than she ever could have imagined, and unraveling the secret is just as dangerous as the secret itself.
Wicked, intense, and utterly compulsive, What You Left Behind confirms Samantha Hayes as a top thriller writer.
"Starred Review. Intense character studies, aided by a perceptive look at teenagers united by feelings of alienation, complement the unpredictable plot." - Publishers Weekly
"Starred Review. Hayes pulls readers in and keeps them captivated with plenty of red herrings, truly creepy characters, and a wickedly surprising ending that will stump even the most experienced thriller fan. Delightfully disturbing psychological suspense." - Library Journal
"Although this sequel doesn't have the blindsiding twists its predecessor did, psychological-thriller fans will savor the suspenseful pacing and the relatable cast's interwoven motives and facades." - Booklist
"The author likes to add a twist or two at the end, but the conclusion seems contrived and a bit too neat." - Kirkus
"[Hayes is] bursting with talent...This is a fine psychological suspense novel from a writer to watch." - Globe and Mail
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Before becoming a writer, Samantha Hayes worked at jobs ranging from private detective to bartender to fruit picker and factory worker, lived on a kibbutz, and spent a few years in Australia and the USA. Her writing career began when she won a short story competition in 2003. She now lives in Warwickshire with her family.
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