An enthralling mystery that keeps you turning pages with its shocking twists. This paperback novel by Rebecca Heath follows four couples in 1970s Australia whose weekly dinner party ends with a missing infant. Forty years later, a stranger claims to be the lost daughter, forcing everyone to confront dark secrets.
Product Information: FOUR COUPLES. Summer 1979. In the idyllic suburban neighbourhood of Ridgefield, Australia, during a scorching heat wave, four couples gather for their weekly dinner party.
AN ORDINARY EVENING. When Frank Callaghan checks on the sleeping children, he finds an empty crib where his four-month-old daughter Megan should be sleeping. The party-goers swear they didn't see anything, but each of them has something to hide.
THE BEGINNING OF A NIGHTMARE. Forty years later, a stranger knocks at the Callaghan's door. She claims to be their missing daughter. And she's holding the blanket she was wrapped in the night she disappeared.
Shocked, the Callaghans must finally confront how well they know their neighbours, and ask themselves where Megan has really been all this time.
Other Information: Rebecca Heath studied science at university, worked in hospitality and teaching, but she always carved out time to write. She lives in Adelaide, Australia, halfway between the city and the sea with her husband, three children and a much-loved border collie. Her debut adult novel, The Summer Party was released in 2023. This is her second adult novel.
