Playdate

Lucia Blix went home from school for a playdate with her new friend Josie. Later that evening, her mother Elisa dropped her overnight things round and shared a glass of wine with Josie's mother. Then she kissed her little girl goodnight and drove home.

That was the last time she saw her daughter.

The next morning, the house was empty. No furniture, no family, no Lucia.

In Playdate, Alex Dahl puts a microscope on a seemingly average, seemingly happy family plunged into a life-altering situation.

Who has taken their daughter, and why?

'Quickly exerts a grip' Financial Times

'A tense thriller that felt utterly real' Jane Shemilt

'Fast-paced and unsettling' Guardian

'I couldn't put it down' Rachael Blok

Gripping, dark and fresh: the latest thriller from the dagger-shortlisted author of The Boy at the Door.

Lucia went home from school with her new friend Josie for a playdate. Later that evening, Lucia's mother dropped her overnight things round and kissed her little girl goodnight. That was the last time she saw her daughter.