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Author: Madeley, Richard

Crime & mystery

Published on 22 May 2025 by Simon & Schuster Ltd in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 384 pages
197 x 129 x 28 | 278g

‘A dark, twisty and frightening tale of revenge – gripping’ Shari Lapena ‘Impossible to put down’ Laura Dave ‘A real page-turner’ Radio TimesHOW FAR WOULD HE GO TO DEFEND HIS FAMILY? When Nick Wychwood loses his wife Elise in a shocking accident, he is left to bring up their daughter Lucy on his own. Moving house gives them the fresh start that they need, where they can put tragedy behind them and forge new friendships.

  But Lucy, is fragile, vulnerable, easily led. When someone offers her their shoulder, their warmth and understanding, even love, she accepts, unquestioningly. But this ‘someone’ is an online monster; dangerous, deceptive, manipulative – and patiently laying a deadly trap.

  As Nick uncovers the hideous truth of what happened to his beloved daughter, he vows to track down the person behind the screen. And when he succeeds, a devastating reckoning awaits…   Set in the picturesque Cotswolds, Father’s Day explores the power of paternal love, the evil of online trolling, and the morality of extrajudicial punishment. Father’s Day; a day of vengeance.  ‘Will have you racing through the pages with a knot in your stomach’ Ellery Lloyd’Twisty, tense and thought-provoking’ JP Delaney’A real tour de force of crime fiction’ Susan Lewis’This tense, dark, and twisty tale of revenge is a real page-turner’ Charlotte Levin’This pulse-pounding thriller from Richard Madeley will keep you reading late into the night’ Woman’s Own