By a Spider's Thread

'A very special kind of twisted genius.' SARAH HILARY

'A gripping thriller.' Woman's Own

'One of the best crime novelists writing today.' TESS GERRITSEN

'A hair-raising ride.' Boston Globe

A TESS MONAGHAN MYSTERY

P. I. Tess Monaghan breaks her 'no domestic disputes' rule when she takes on the case of Natalie Rubin, a middle-class wife and mother of three, who has vanished without trace and taken her young children with her. Her husband, Mark, is devastated - he thought they were happy - but Tess is left uneasy by his evident desire to control his wife. Was that the reason that she fled?

In her search for Natalie and her children, Tess uncovers explosive secrets that the family has been hiding and the question remains, how far would they go to keep their secrets hidden forever?

'Nice characters, always surprising, never dull, just wonderful!!' 5* reader review

'An enticing read. Once I started, I didn't want to put the book down.' 5* reader review

'A great thriller - I highly recommend it!' 5* reader review

'A totally complete mystery novel!' 5* reader review