About the Author

Bestselling author Hollie Overton is a television writer who has written for ABC Family, CBS and Lifetime.

Overton's father was a member of the notorious Overton gang in Austin, Texas, and spent several years in prison for manslaughter.

Raised by her single mother, Hollie an identical twin herself, draws on her unique childhood experiences to lend realism and compassion to her depictions of violence and complicated family dynamics.

Reviews

"A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER AND RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK

Read the novel that kept Tess Gerritsen transfixed and entertained until the very last page.

You’ve been hold captive in one room.

You’ve been mentally and physically abused every day since you were sixteen years old.

Then, one night, you realise your captor has left the door to your cell unlocked.

For the first time in eight years you’re free.

This is what happens next."
*from the publisher's description*

"What a compulsive read! A brilliant first novel that kept me transfixed and entertained until the very last page."
*Tess Gerritsen*

"an incredibly powerful debut"
*Sunday Mirror*

"Compelling psychological thriller"
*Daily Express*

"With a narrative that can only be described as 'nuclear', the story of newly freed Lily and her daughter Sky moves at breakneck speed ... It's a really good read."
*Stylist*