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Here One Minute

By Alex Lake
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The latest electrifying thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author you won’t be able to put down! Now you see her… Julia Miller puts her teenage daughter on a plane, secure in the knowledge that she will see her again in a few days. Now you... Read More
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The latest electrifying thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author you won’t be able to put down!

The gripping new thriller with a shocking twist from the Top 10 Sunday Times bestselling author

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The latest electrifying thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author you won’t be able to put down!

Now you see her…

Julia Miller puts her teenage daughter on a plane, secure in the knowledge that she will see her again in a few days.

Now you don’t…

But when the plane lands, Anna is nowhere to be seen. She definitely got on the flight, but then she just… vanished.

Is she gone forever?

Julia’s world is about to be rocked. Because when the truth comes about what’s really happened to Anna, nothing will ever be the same again. And time is running out to save her daughter…

Fans of Alex Lake are in for a treat – although Here One Minute is a fully standalone story, devotees might recognise Anna from the author’s smash hit Top 10 Sunday Times bestseller After Anna!

Praise for Alex Lake:

‘Relentlessly fast paced and an anxiety-inducing finale’ John Marrs, author of The One

‘I actually stopped breathing several times’ Jackie Kabler, author of The Perfect Couple

‘This brilliant book will get under your skin' Sam Carrington, author of The Missing Wife

‘Spine-chilling and difficult to put down’ Daily Mail

‘This taut thriller will have you racing for the finish’ Heat

‘A gripping page turner’ Closer

‘An expert at crafting chilling scenes that will instantly capture a reader’s imagination’ Woman & Home

‘A thoroughly entertaining, gripping read’ Cass Green, author of In a Cottage In a Wood

‘You’ll find it hard to fall asleep when the lights go out’ Evening Standard

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780008532062

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 24 October 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: HarperCollins

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 26.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 260g

Pages: 384

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Alex Lake Crime & Thriller Fiction General Fiction Psychological Thriller

About the Author

Alex Lake is a British novelist who was born in the North West of England. After Anna is the first book to be written under the author’s pseudonym, and it has been a No.1 bestselling ebook sensation, receiving over 100 5* reviews online. The author now lives in the North East of the US.

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