"It's such a thrill to read a book as deliciously dark and richly evocative as KEPT IN THE DARK. From the first page to its shocking finale it draws you into its world and won't let you go." --S.J. Watson, New York Times bestselling author of Before I Go to Sleep

At the house next door, respectability can hide all manner of sins

Fans of New York Times bestseller Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn will love Penny Hancock’s chilling debut thriller about a woman on the edge.

When her neighbor’s fifteen-year-old nephew goes missing, Sonia is the last person that anyone would suspect. At forty-three, she is a strikingly attractive wife and mother. And like the River House, her lovely home overlooking the Thames, Sonia’s life is a picture of perfection and normalcy—until she meets Jez. From the moment he shows up on Sonia’s doorstep, the gorgeous teenage boy awakens a torrent of memories that threaten to reveal a terrifying truth. Drawn to Jez by a compulsion that she scarcely understands, Sonia takes him captive—prepared to sacrifice everything to keep him.

Read an excerpt HERE.