A thrilling read, for fans of Gone Girl and We Were Liars.
There was no sign of a struggle, they whisper to each other.
She took her phone but left her laptop behind.
Apparently, she’d met someone online, they write to each other in class, phones buzzing.
She ran away. She was taken.
The first time Aiden Kendrick hears about Lizzie Summersall’s disappearance is when the police appear at his front door. He and Lizzie used to be friends; they aren’t anymore. And when Aiden finds out that Lizzie had been talking to strangers on Facebook; that the police think she went to meet one of them, he begins to wonder how well he ever really knew her, and Aiden doesn’t know it yet, but with Lizzie’s disappearance his life is about to take a twisted and desperate turn.
Circa l’autore
Nicci Cloke is a full-time writer, part-time doer of random jobs. These jobs have included Christmas elf, cocktail waitress and childminder. She is also the organiser and host of Speakeasy, the only London literary salon to host regular YA events. Her first YA novel, FOLLOW ME BACK, was published in 2016, followed by CLOSE YOUR EYES in 2017. TOXIC is her third novel for young adults. Her first adult novel, SOMEDAY FIND ME, was published by Fourth Estate in 2012 and her second, LAY ME DOWN, was published by Cape in 2015. Her most recent adult novel, written as Phoebe Black, is THE TALL MAN. Follow Nicci on Twitter: @niccicloke.