The Perfect Father

'Compulsively readable and with an ending you will not see coming' WOMAN & HOME

'Masterful . . . a great twist' HARRIET TYCE

THE PERFECT HUSBAND . . .

After a difficult pregnancy, Esther is grateful that her husband Robin offers to put his career on hold so that she can return to the job she loves.

But Esther finds leaving her daughter Riley behind more challenging than she'd thought. And soon the new imbalance in her relationship with Robin brings old tensions to the surface.

OR A PERFECT LIE?

Then one day Esther arrives home from work to find Robin and Riley are missing. As the police investigate their disappearance, it becomes clear that nothing about this modern-day family is what it seems...

Is Robin the perfect father everyone thinks he is? Or was it all a perfect lie?

READERS LOVE THE PERFECT FATHER

'Deceit, ambition, suspense and betrayal: this book has it all' 5 Reader Review

'Gripping and nuanced' 5 Reader Review

'Totally twisty, dramatic and addictive' 5 Reader Review

'The best thriller I have read this year' 5 Reader Review

****

'A real thrill ride' HEAT

'The perfect read. Surprising and original' LESLEY KARA

'Doctor Foster meets Gone Girl' BP WALTER

'A real thriller of a ride with a twist I did NOT see coming' NIKKI SMITH

'An emotional and intelligently written thriller' ELISABETH CARPENTER

'Had me hooked from the first page' RUTH HEALD

'Realistic, gripping, emotional and distinctive' NICOLA MOSTYN

'Unpredictable, tense and engrossing' REBECCA FLEET

'I love Charlotte's dark, messy takes on modern relationships' CLAIRE MCGOWAN

'Fresh, thrilling and packed with unstoppable tension' LAUREN NORTH

**

“A timely, page-turner of a novel - Araminta HallA brilliantly dark, twisty thriller that kept me up at night - Vikki PatisA brilliant read - Claire McGowan Clever, tense and beautifully written - Phoebe Locke Chilling, smart and sinister . . . a brilliant new read - Phoebe Morgan Gripping, scarily realistic and unpredictable - brilliant! - Karen Hamilton An intriguing, slow burner that reveals the dark side of social media - HeatA tense, compelling read that will make you think - Caroline Hulse”

Smart, compulsively readable and with an ending you will not see coming, there's nothing about this gripping story that fails to satisfy Woman & Home
A real thrill ride Heat
The Perfect Father is the perfect read. Such a clever book. Surprising and original Lesley Kara
I sped through it. Masterful handling of timelines and a great twist - very much enjoyed Harriet Tyce
I absolutely loved The Perfect Father! A real thriller of a ride with a twist I did NOT see coming Nikki Smith
Unpredictable, tense and engrossing, The Perfect Father will challenge your perceptions of parenthood and keep you hooked from the first page to the last Rebecca Fleet
Modern, smart and fast-paced, this thriller had me hooked from the first page Ruth Heald
I love Charlotte's dark, messy takes on modern relationships, and this is no exception Claire McGowan
I loved this book. The Perfect Father is an emotional and intelligently written thriller. The twists are so expertly woven in, that at times I had to pause to let them sink in. Highly recommended Elisabeth Carpenter
Doctor Foster meets Gone Girl. Tense, twisty and deeply unsettling BP Walter
I absolutely LOVED The Perfect Father! Such realistic, well drawn characters, gripping emotional plot twists (that also feel rooted in reality) and a really distinctive story style Nicola Mostyn
Abandoned my responsibilities to finish The Perfect Father today. Such a cleverly woven, timely thriller that covers a number of complex themes without ever dropping the pace Amy Heydenrych
An unputdownable thriller! The Perfect Father is fresh, thrilling and packed with unstoppable tension. I will be raving about this book for ages Lauren North

Charlotte Duckworth is the USA Today bestselling author of The Rival, Unfollow Me, The Perfect Father and The Sanctuary. Her fifth psychological suspense, The Wrong Mother, was published by Quercus in early 2023.

She started her career working as an interiors and lifestyle journalist, writing for a wide range of consumer magazines and websites.

She also writes contemporary bookclub fiction under the pen name Charlotte Rixon.

Charlotte lives in Surrey with her partner and their daughter.

'A real thrill ride' HEAT 'The perfect read. Surprising and original' LESLEY KARA 'Masterful . . . a great twist' HARRIET TYCE THE PERFECT HUSBAND . . . After a difficult pregnancy, Esther is grateful that her husband Robin offers to put his career on hold so that she can return to the job she loves.But Esther finds leaving her daughter Riley behind more challenging than she'd thought. And soon the new imbalance in her relationship with Robin brings old tensions to the surface. OR A PERFECT LIE? Then one day Esther arrives home from work to find Robin and Riley are missing. As the police investigate their disappearance, it becomes clear that nothing about this modern-day family is what it seems...Is Robin the perfect father everyone thinks he is? Or was it all a perfect lie?' Doctor Foster meets Gone Girl ' BP WALTER 'A real thriller of a ride with a twist I did NOT see coming' NIKKI SMITH 'An emotional and intelligently written thriller' ELISABETH CARPENTER 'Had me hooked from the first page' RUTH HEALD 'Realistic, gripping, emotional and distinctive' NICOLA MOSTYN 'Unpredictable, tense a nd engrossing ' REBECCA FLEET 'I love Charlotte's dark, messy takes on modern relationships' CLAIRE MCGOWAN 'Fresh, thrilling and packed with unstoppable tension' LAUREN NORTH ** READERS ARE LOVING THE PERFECT FATHER 'Deceit, ambition, suspense and betrayal: this book has it all' 'Gripping and nuanced' 'Totally twisty, dramatic and addictive' 'The best thriller I have read this year'

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