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The Stolen Child

the gripping emotional thriller with a twist you'll never see coming
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The Irish Times No. 1 bestseller A Sunday Times best crime fiction of the year selection Winner of the Good Housekeeping Good Books Autumn Collection 'One of the greatest twists I've ever read' - CATHERINE RYAN HOWARD 'An addictive, immersive, incredibly poignant page-turner - I flew... Read More
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The Stolen Child

From the bestselling author of THE GIRL FROM DONEGAL and THE LIGHTHOUSE SECRET comes a tense and emotional new novel about an abducted child, a desperate mother and a trail of lies.

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The Irish Times No. 1 bestseller A Sunday Times best crime fiction of the year selection Winner of the Good Housekeeping Good Books Autumn Collection

'One of the greatest twists I've ever read' - CATHERINE RYAN HOWARD

'An addictive, immersive, incredibly poignant page-turner - I flew through it' - ANDREA MARA

On board a cruise ship in the Mediterranean, Kimberly wakes to discover that her two-year-old son Robert has vanished from the cabin overnight. She and her husband Jason vow to do whatever it takes to bring Robert home.

But he is never found.

Forty years later, their therapist daughter Lily welcomes a new client into her home. Zach has a shocking theory about what happened to her brother Robert years before.

If Zach is to be believed, someone out there knows what happened on that ship. And they would do anything to stop the truth getting out.

But secrets always find a way to reveal themselves...

PRAISE FOR CARMEL HARRINGTON'S NOVELS

'Warm, uplifting & important...a very VERY special book' - MARIAN KEYES

'Beautifully moving and uplifting' - CECELIA AHERN

'Storytelling at its best' - SHEILA O'FLANAGAN

'We defy you not to say, just one more chapter!' - BELFAST TELEGRAPH

'Beautifully written, emotionally intelligent & moving in the extreme' - DAILY MAIL

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781035421404

Publisher: Headline Publishing Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 11 September 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Headline Review

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 30.0mm

Width: 138.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 280g

Pages: 400

About the Author

Carmel Harrington is the internationally bestselling author of thirteen novels. Her last novel, The Lighthouse Secret, was an instant Irish Times bestseller. Carmel's debut novel was a winner of multiple awards, and several of her books have been shortlisted for an Irish Book Award. She is a regular on Irish TV screens and radio and has been a guest speaker at literary events in Ireland, UK and USA. She was also the Chair of Wexford Literary Festival for three years.

Carmel is from Co. Wexford, where she lives with her husband, children and rescue dog, George Bailey.

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