Close to Home is an utterly immersive story that pulls you into the heart of a search for a missing child. Compulsive, with an ending you will not see coming

- Emma Kavanagh,

One of the best crime thrillers I have ever read!

- Kathryn Croft,

Hunter has a keen sense of contemporary mores...The most compelling thing about the novel is its portrait of a self-absorbed mother whose inability to love her children leads to a breathtaking denouement.

Sunday Times

Close To Home hit the ground running and didn't stop right until the final page...the last twist was a genuine stroke of genius... sets the bar for new crime writers

- John Marrs, author of The One,

'In this gripping mystery, Hunter keeps her readers guessing about Daisy's fate until the last page.'

Daily Express

I finished Close to Home in one sitting! Such a cleverly written, chilling and twisty read

- Nuala Ellwood,

A thrilling opener to a hugely promising new series, with a cop who sidesteps all of those weary 'maverick' tropes while staying kind, compassionate, clever and just that bit out of the ordinary

- Alison Graham, Radio Times

Cara Hunter's writing....lifts this from a run-of-the-mill crime thriller to a gripping page-turner. The result is an immersive experience, with many twists and turns. Compulsivereading

Scotsman

'a gripping page turner'

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Close to Home had me so gripped I couldn't put this chilling book down. Cara Hunter is a masterful storyteller

- Sarah Ward, author of 'In Bitter Chill',