The Sunday Times bestseller returns with her most thrilling book yet, An unputdownable read for fans of Into the Water and The Girlfriend. "Look after your daughter's things. And your daughter…" When a stranger asks Jo Blackmore for a lift she says yes, then swiftly wishes she hadn't. The stranger knows Jo's name, she knows her husband Max and she's got a glove belonging to Jo's two year old daughter Elise. What begins with a subtle threat swiftly turns into a nightmare as the police, social services and even Jo's own husband turn against her. No one believes that Elise is in danger. But Jo knows there's only one way to keep her child safe - RUN. The Sunday Times bestseller returns with her biggest and best book yet. The perfect read for fans of Paula Hawkins and Clare Mackintosh. Praise for C.L. Taylor: 'A gripping and disturbing psychological thriller' Clare Mackintosh 'Absorbing and disturbing' Alex Marwood 'Loved it' Fiona Barton 'Claustrophobic, tense and thrilling' Elizabeth Haynes - The eagerly awaited fourth novel from C.L. Taylor, this is Avon's book of the year for 2017, with a major marketing and publicity campaign to match. - C.L. Taylor's first three novels, The Missing, The Lie and The Accident have sold 900,000 copies across all formats. - With The Escape, Avon aim to make C.L. Taylor a million copy bestseller. - Praise for The Escape 'Absorbing and disturbing. C.L. Taylor is an author who always keeps me guessing.'Alex Marwood - The Lie and The Missing were both Sunday Times top 10 bestsellers in paperback, hitting #5 and #6 respectively. - The Lie and The Missing both hit the #1 spot on the Kindle bestseller list. The Accident was a #2 bestseller in the Kindle charts. - A new cover style will see C.L. Taylor leading genre trends once again, moving the series look on to reflect the gripping, suspenseful content within her novels. - Excellent endorsements from high-profile authors. - Digitally engaged author with a high profile in the crime community and good relationships with authors in the genre. - Excellent reviews across the board for all of C.L. Taylor's novels to date: The Missing has over 400 4 and 5 star reviews on Amazon. The Lie has over 500 4 and 5 star reviews on Amazon. The Accident has over 300 4 and 5 star reviews on Amazon. - The Escape showcases the very best in suspenseful, page-turning psychological thriller writing - and with the appetite within the genre showing no signs of slowing down, The Escape is sure to satisfy readers' appetites. - For most of her life, Jo Bateman's mother has been keeping a secret from her. Thirty-five years earlier, when Jo was just five years old, her father killed a local child. Now, unknown to Jo, her family's past is back to haunt her… Competition: Clare Mackintosh, Gillian Flynn, Paula Hawkins, Renne Knight, Fiona Barton

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