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How to Disappear
- Author
- Gillian McAllister
- Narrator
- Nicola Walker
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Publish Date
- 9 July 2020
- Run Time
- 12 hours 45 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Psychological thriller, Crime and / or mystery fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Political / legal thriller, Family life fiction / Stories about family
- Rating
- 4.5 (4 reviews)
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Brought to you by Penguin.
THE GRIPPING NEW PSYCHOLOGICAL SUSPENSE FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF NO FURTHER QUESTIONS AND THE EVIDENCE AGAINST YOU
'Bravo! How to Disappear is undoubtedly her best yet. Gripping and emotional - a cracking read' Clare Mackintosh
'A relentless drumroll of suspense . . . ranks among the best psychological-suspense thrillers of recent years' A. J. Finn
You can run, you can hide, but can you disappear for good?
Lauren's daughter Zara witnessed a terrible crime. But speaking up comes with a price, and when Zara's identity is revealed online, it puts a target on her back.
The only choice is to disappear.
To keep Zara safe, Lauren will give up everything and everyone she loves, even her husband.
There will be no goodbyes. Their pasts will be rewritten. New names, new home, new lives.
The rules are strict for a reason. They are being hunted. One mistake - a text, an Instagram like - could bring their old lives crashing into the new.
They can never assume someone isn't watching, waiting.
As Lauren will learn, disappearing is easy. Staying hidden is harder . . .
__________
'Totally addictive, with twists that repeatedly pulled the rug from under my feet' Erin Kelly
'Tense and unpredictable. I couldn't put it down' Claire Douglas
'If Jodi Picoult wrote psychological thrillers, they would look like this. A compulsive read with a jaw-dropping twist, I read it in a day' Rosamund Lupton
'An intricate and spellbinding exploration of the devastating ripples that spread from a terrible crime' Holly Seddon
'I read How to Disappear with my heart in my mouth' Lia Louis
(c) Gillian McAllister 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020
Critics Review
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Bravo! How to Disappear is undoubtedly her best yet. Gripping and emotional - a cracking read.
Clare Mackintosh
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A clever and original thriller with a brilliant ending. Beautifully written and emotional as well as tense and unpredictable, I couldn't put it down.
Claire Douglas
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If Jodi Picoult wrote psychological thrillers, they would look like this. A compulsive read with a jaw-dropping twist, I read it in a day
Rosamund Lupton
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Tense, twisty and perfectly paced, How To Disappear is a compelling portrait of a family under unbearable pressure - where one false step invites disaster into all their lives
T. M. Logan
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Totally addictive: clever, convincing and ingeniously plotted with twists that repeatedly pulled the rug from under my feet. But more than that, How to Disappear is peopled with characters so real and relatable you feel you could reach out and touch them. Any crime writer can keep you turning the pages - but few can make you care this much.
Erin Kelly
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Some thrillers stage a few moments of high anxiety (at best); more thrillers simply sprinkle jitters here and there, like piano ditties peppered lightly with minor chords. But How to Disappear is a relentless drumroll of suspense, a knife-edge novel in which - at any moment, with any word, in the spaces between words - the characters can drop into danger as though falling through a trapdoor. They aren't safe for even an instant . . . and neither is the reader who cares about them (and who couldn't?). Gillian McAllister's rattling, deeply satisfying book ranks among the best psychological-suspense thrillers of recent years, but you'll be reminded too of Jodi Picoult, Liane Moriarty, Celeste Ng's Little Fires Everywhere. Bloody hell, this is a good one.
A. J. Finn
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Gillian McAllister has done it again. How to Disappear is a captivating story with unforgettable characters. This is one you can't put down and you won't soon forget
Samantha Downing
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I couldn't look away from this intricate and spellbinding exploration of the devastating ripples that spread from a terrible crime. The desperate and dangerous slippery slope that one family finds themselves on is as gut punching as it is believable. Whip smart and wonderfully written.
Holly Seddon
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This intricately plotted drama is a masterclass in taut, twisty but beautiful writing
Sun
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A clever, compulsive, cat-and-mouse family thriller that made my heart race. Never ever, would I want to go into a witness protection programme after this. Absolutely brilliant
Jane Corry
User Reviews
Book 4.5
Narration 4.8
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4.0 4.0
I bought this book because I liked the premise and it was read by Nicola Walker. But ... whilst it's a good thiller with lots of twists and turns, it's miserable! Its a very heavy subject and, as such, Walker's voice is kept low and almost monotone in places. And because the novel is told in the third person, she doesn't get to use her brilliant acting skills as I've heard her do in other narrations. So, be prepared for a gripping but sad tale - and for a final twist that I didn't see coming.
SotonGal 2025-12-13 -
5.0 5.0
Superb and totally gripping book beautifully read. I listen to many audiobooks but this stands head and shoulders above the rest.
MAHNOYES 2025-06-14 -
5.0 5.0
Wow wow wow what a book. It's utterly gripping and beautifully written. I highly recommend this book and any other of the authors novels too.
Eviecatmum 2025-03-19
Details
- Author
- Gillian McAllister
- Narrator
- Nicola Walker
- Duration
- 12 hours 45 minutes
- Release Date
- 9 July 2020
- ISBN
- 9781405945516
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Genre
- Psychological thriller, Crime and / or mystery fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Political / legal thriller, Family life fiction / Stories about family
- Rating
- 4.5(4 reviews)
- Narration
- 4.8(4 reviews)
Synopsis
Brought to you by Penguin.THE GRIPPING NEW PSYCHOLOGICAL SUSPENSE FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF NO FURTHER QUESTIONS AND THE EVIDENCE AGAINST YOU'Bravo! How to Disappear is undoubtedly her best yet. Gripping and emotional - a cracking read' Clare Mackintosh'A relentless drumroll of suspense . . . ranks among the best psychological-suspense thrillers of recent years' A. J. FinnYou can run, you can hide, but can you disappear for good?Lauren's daughter Zara witnessed a terrible crime. But speaking up comes with a price, and when Zara's identity is revealed online, it puts a target on her back.The only choice is to disappear.To keep Zara safe, Lauren will give up everything and everyone she loves, even her husband.There will be no goodbyes. Their pasts will be rewritten. New names, new home, new lives.The rules are strict for a reason. They are being hunted. One mistake - a text, an Instagram like - could bring their old lives crashing into the new.They can never assume someone isn't watching, waiting.As Lauren will learn, disappearing is easy. Staying hidden is harder . . . __________'Totally addictive, with twists that repeatedly pulled the rug from under my feet' Erin Kelly'Tense and unpredictable. I couldn't put it down' Claire Douglas'If Jodi Picoult wrote psychological thrillers, they would look like this. A compulsive read with a jaw-dropping twist, I read it in a day' Rosamund Lupton'An intricate and spellbinding exploration of the devastating ripples that spread from a terrible crime' Holly Seddon'I read How to Disappear with my heart in my mouth' Lia Louis (c) Gillian McAllister 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020
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