Front cover of Please Help Me by Gytha Lodge, hardback

Please Help Me - Gytha Lodge

Gytha Lodge

£16.99
  • Pages · 400 pages
  • Publication Date · 23/07/2026
  • Genre · Thriller / suspense
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THE PERFECT HOLIDAY HIDES THE DARKEST SECRET... The irresistible new psychological thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of She Lies in Wait, perfect for fans of Gillian McAllister and Andrea Mara's ALL HER FAULT'A kidnap mystery that works equally as a suspense thriller. Summer read sorted!' - Vaseem Khan`A super smart and surprising read' - Jane Fallon*****A BEAUTIFUL RESORTIt looked like the perfect getaway. A luxury resort with endless pools, a gorgeous golden beach, and a kids' club that is every parent's dream. But for Amanda, a British detective in desperate need of a break with her young son, it soon becomes clear this isn't going to be a holiday. A MISSING GIRLA girl has been sending anonymous messages to a teenager at the resort. She says her real name is Lara, that she was kidnapped from the UK, and that the family she's with are her abductors. But the resort is full of families. The kidnappers could be any of them. If the police guess wrong, Lara could be whisked away, and never see her real family again. When every family seems to be hiding something, can Amanda find the truth - and Lara - before it's too late?*****PRAISE FOR GYTHA LODGE'A novel that literally makes you hold your breath then gasp out loud' VAL McDERMID
'Gripped me from the first page and kept me turning the pages long into the night' ERIN KELLY
'Smart, moody, intense and tangled. I loved it' GILLIAN MCALLISTER
'With clues and twists to keep you absolutely hooked from the first page to the last. I can't wait for her next book' JANE CASEY'A unique spin on the destination thriller, Please Help Me is a gripping missing person mystery with a cast of characters I loved spending time with. A total pageturner' Nicci Cloke, author of Her Many Faces

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