The compelling debut crime novel featuring DC Maggie Neville "[A] stunningly accomplished debut . . . deserves to shoot to the top of the bestseller lists. I read it in a single sitting" Daily Mail "A real binge-read kind of book" Stylist When a Lesley Kinnock buys a lottery ticket on a whim, it changes her life more than she could have imagined ... Lesley and her husband Mack are the sudden winners of a GBP15 million EuroMillions jackpot. They move with their 15-year-old daughter Rosie to an exclusive gated estate in Buckinghamshire, leaving behind their ordinary lives - and friends - as they are catapulted into wealth beyond their wildest dreams. But it soon turns into their darkest nightmare when, one beautiful spring afternoon, Lesley returns to their house to find it empty: their daughter Rosie is gone. DC Maggie Neville is assigned to be Family Liaison Officer to Lesley and Mack, supporting them while quietly trying to investigate the family. And she has a crisis threatening her own life - a secret from the past that could shatter everything she's worked so hard to build. As Lesley and Maggie desperately try to find Rosie, their fates hurtle together on a collision course that threatens to end in tragedy . . . Money can't buy you happiness. The truth could hurt more than a lie. One moment really can change your life forever. MORE PRAISE FOR GONE ASTRAY "A tense, clever look at how quickly paradise can turn into hell. I read it in one sitting." Erin Kelly, author of The Poison Tree "I loved it. It's a brilliant, compelling read, with characters who came alive and were completely believable" Debbie Howells, author of The Bones of You

Author Biography

Michelle Davies has been writing for magazines for 20 years, including on the production desk at Elle, and as Features Editor of Heat. Her last staff position before going freelance was Editor-at-Large at Grazia magazine and she currently writes for a number of women's magazines and newspaper supplements. Michelle lives in London and juggles writing crime fiction with her freelance journalism and motherhood. Gone Astray is her first novel.