{"product_id":"9781787636248-the-bodies","title":"The Bodies","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE 2026 CWA TWISTED DAGGER AWARD \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e*The new break-out thriller from Sam Lloyd, author of Richard \u0026amp; Judy Book Club pick \u003ci\u003eThe Memory Wood\u003c\/i\u003e.*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYour child said it was an accident. Then it happened again.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The best hook of any thriller in the last few years.' \u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eHelen Fields, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Institution\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Twisty, relatable and relentlessly gripping.' \u003cb\u003e- T.M. Logan, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Dream Home\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Brilliantly written and genuinely terrifying.' \u003cb\u003e- \u003ci\u003ethat's life (Crime Scene)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen you look down at your newborn baby, you realise they were right, those smug parents you’ve always rolled your eyes at: you’d do literally anything for your child. To make them happy, keep them safe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo when Joseph Carver wakes one night to find his teenage son Max scrubbing the kitchen, hands wet with blood and panic flooding his voice as he promises it was an accident, he didn’t mean to do it, Joseph does the only thing he can. He helps Max bury the body.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoseph thinks that’s the end of the nightmare. Until he finds Max with stricken eyes and bloody hands once again .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou’d do anything for your child – even cover up a murder. But would you do it twice?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eReaders love Sam Lloyd!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Lloyd is a rare new thriller talent.’ \u003cb\u003e– \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'0 to 100mph from the get-go!' \u003cb\u003e- FIVE-STAR Reader Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Remarkable. Stunning prose and compulsive reading. It's undoubtedly the best thriller I've read in a long, long time.’ \u003cb\u003e– Lesley Kara\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Absolutely grabbed me from the first few pages, and that grip didn't loosen until the very last page!' \u003cb\u003e- FIVE-STAR Reader Review \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An intense, atmospheric, and truly original thriller.' \u003cb\u003e– Shari Lapena\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Keeps you on the edge of your seat, with twists you don't see coming.'\u003cb\u003e - FIVE-STAR Reader Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Fiendishly clever' \u003cb\u003e– \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Such a great read.the best so far.'\u003cb\u003e - FIVE-STAR Reader Review \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Propulsive, sinister, gripping'\u003cb\u003e - Alex Michaelides, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Silent Patient \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Doesn't just hook you — it grabs you by the throat.' \u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eFIVE-STAR Reader Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Original, creepy, utterly addictive.'\u003cb\u003e - Andrea Mara, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eIt Should Have Been You\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53531309146486,"sku":"9781787636248","price":23.24,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_39230961_53521a91-8425-4c9d-ac9c-73e43cf3c92c.jpg?v=1767101015","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781787636248-the-bodies","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}