Snap
The astonishing Sunday Times bestseller and BBC Between the Covers Book Club pick
Author: Belinda Bauer
The phenomenal latest crime novel from Belinda Bauer, twice winner of Crime Novelist of the Year, author of The Beautiful Dead.
And life as the children know it is changed for ever.Three years later, Jack is still in charge - of his sisters, of supporting them all, of making sure nobody knows they're alone in the house, and - quite suddenly - of finding out the truth about what happened to his mother .
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The phenomenal latest crime novel from Belinda Bauer, twice winner of Crime Novelist of the Year, author of The Beautiful Dead.
And life as the children know it is changed for ever.Three years later, Jack is still in charge - of his sisters, of supporting them all, of making sure nobody knows they're alone in the house, and - quite suddenly - of finding out the truth about what happened to his mother .
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The phenomenal latest crime novel from Belinda Bauer, twice winner of Crime Novelist of the Year, author of The Beautiful Dead.Crime & Thriller Book of the Year (Specsavers National Book Awards)Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2018.'The best crime novel I've read in a very long time.' VAL MCDERMIDSNAP DECISIONS CAN BE DANGEROUS . . .On a stifling summer's day, eleven-year-old Jack and his two sisters sit in their broken-down car, waiting for their mother to come back and rescue them. Jack's in charge, she'd said. I won't be long.But she doesn't come back. She never comes back. And life as the children know it is changed for ever.Three years later, Jack is still in charge - of his sisters, of supporting them all, of making sure nobody knows they're alone in the house, and - quite suddenly - of finding out the truth about what happened to his mother . . .'Original, pacy and thoroughly entertaining . . . a cracking read.' CLARE MACKINTOSH'No one writes crime novels like Belinda Bauer, with a rare blend of darkness, humour and heart. She's a crime writing genius.' C. L. TAYLOR'Edgy, original and beautifully written, this suspenseful story is dazzlingly good.' Sunday Mirror'The opening of Snap is one of the most vividly unnerving I have read . . . razor-sharp observation.' GuardianReaders are gripped by Snap-'Full of suspenseful twists and turns' 'Twisty, intriguing and so cleverly written I couldn't put it down' 'A refreshingly different murder mystery' *****
Critic Reviews
“The best crime novel I've read in a very long time.”
Val McDermid
Snap is the best kind of crime novel - it gives you chills, it makes you think, and it touches your heart. I loved it! Sarah Pinborough, No. 1 bestselling author of BEHIND HER EYES
Original, pacy and thoroughly entertaining . . . a cracking read. Clare Mackintosh, bestselling author of I LET YOU GO
If you loved Steven Lamb in Bauer's debut Blacklands you will love Jack Bright in Snap. No one writes crime novels like Belinda Bauer, with such a rare blend of darkness, humour and heart. She's a crime writing genius and no mistake -- C.L Taylor
Intelligent entertainment that keeps you guessing Sunday Times Crime Club
About the Author
Belinda Bauer grew up in England and South Africa and now lives in Wales. She worked as a journalist and a screenwriter before finally writing a book to appease her nagging mother.For her debut, Blacklands, Belinda was awarded the CWA Gold Dagger for Crime Novel of the Year. She went on to win the CWA Dagger in the Library for her body of work. Her fourth novel, Rubbernecker, was voted Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year. Her eighth novel, Snap, was a Sunday Times bestseller. It was longlisted for the Man Booker prize and voted Crime & Thriller Book of the Year at the Specsavers National Book Awards.Her books have been translated into twenty-five languages.
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