The Escape

The Sunday Times bestseller and No.1 Kindle bestseller returns…Praise for C. L. Taylor: ‘The Missing has a delicious sense of foreboding from the first page, luring us into the heart of a family with terrible secrets and making us wait, with pounding hearts for the final, agonizing twist. Loved it’ Fiona Barton, Author of THE WIDOW “”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.

Reviews of The Escape

Praise for The Missing: 'No one does broken families and friendships like Cally Taylor and The Missing is no exception."" Sarah Hilary, author of SOMEONE ELSE'S SKIN 'Kept me guessing till the end' SUN 'As with all her books, C. L. Taylor delivers real pace, and it's a story that keeps calling the reader back – so much so that I read it from cover to cover in one day' Rachel Abbott, author of SLEEP TIGHT 'Shocking' S Magazine *Must Haves* 'An emotionally charged and heartbreaking read, C.L. Taylor is fast becoming the Queen of the dark domestic drama' S.J.I. Holliday 'Dark, twisty and utterly gripping. Each time I thought I'd worked out what was going on, my expectations were turned on their head. I absolutely loved it!' Lucy Clarke, author of THE BLUE 'Kept me guessing all the way through to the brilliant end. This story of a mother trying to hold her family's lives together whilst desperately searching for her missing son, had me gripped, unsettled, wrong-footed and ultimately hugely satisfied' Amanda Jennings, author of IN HER WAKE 'WOW. Her best one yet! Absolutely could not put it down – brilliant!' Lucy Diamond ""Dark, utterly gripping and had me ripping through the pages."" Jenny Blackhurst Author of HOW I LOST YOU ""C.L. Taylor is the Queen of Just-One-More-Chapter Lit. I devoured this compelling novel about the secrets and lies at the dark heart of family life."" Tammy Cohen Author of FIRST ONE MISSING ""Another winner from the hugely talented CL Taylor. The Missing is clever, twisty and a joy to read. The ending took my breath away."" Mark Edwards Author of FOLLOW YOU HOME 'Secrets and lies within a family can be devious as well as heartbreaking. The Missing explores these themes brilliantly – a dark and gripping read that engrossed me from start to finish' Mel Sherratt, author of THE ESTATE series ""Utterly compulsive reading"" Marnie Riches Author of The GIRL WHO WOULDN'T DIE 'Stunning! Her best yet' Louise Douglas, author of THE SECRET BY THE LAKE