The Stepchild — Nicole Trope

Three-year-old Millie Everleigh disappears on a crisp winter's day, and nothing is as it seems…


It's the phone call every mother dreads.


I'm climbing into the car after a trip to the grocery store. As the engine starts, my phone rings. It's my stepdaughter, Shelby, who is babysitting my three-year-old little girl Millie.


‘I only went upstairs for a second,' she says through her sobs. ‘She's gone.'


I race home to find my blue-eyed baby girl missing, and my heart ripped out of my chest.


When the police turn up, Shelby's story starts to unravel. What is she hiding?


Then I get a message saying, ‘Your husband is not who you think he is.' Could he be lying?


Suddenly, my family feel like strangers. Everyone has a secret �" even me.


No one knows why I was late coming back from the store, and the guilt I've been feeling ever since…


Once the truth comes out, all of our lies exposed, will it be too late to save my precious child?


A pulse-pounding psychological thriller about family secrets, shocking pasts and the lies we tell ourselves in order to survive. You'll lose sleep as you race through the pages until the final gasp-worthy twist! Perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell, Liane Moriarty and The Wife Between Us.


Readers love Nicole Trope:


‘Wow!!! Wow!!! Wow!!! This book is a total page-turner and will keep you guessing with every page.' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐


‘OMG!!!… WHAT HAVE I JUST READ!?!?!?… Truly unputdownable… I absolutely did NOT expect that humongous bombshell at all. What an absolute twist!!! I can hand on my heart say that I cannot remember when I was so gobsmacked.' Bookworm86, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐


‘Omg! Omg… My son came in and asked me who I was yelling at?! (I was yelling at my e-reader)… LOL, my heart is still beating crazy!… OK, I have to go now. I need a big glass of wine to calm down!' Ana's Attic Guest Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐


‘Oh my GOSH!!!!!! I read this emotionally charged, compelling book in one sitting. Whoa, my emotions are ALL over the place!!!' NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐


‘I've never been soooooo engrossed in a book from the first pages. Amazing, emotional and just wow!!' NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐


‘Simply brilliant… Almost gave me an aneurysm in my attempt to finish it.' @rk_reads, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐


‘Absolutely amazing!… So so good with so many twists and surprises. I could not put it down and read it in 24 hours!' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐


‘After reading this book I realise I use the phrase “page-turner” too much, because THIS was a true PAGE-TURNER. I read it in one sitting.' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐


‘Loved, loved, loved!!!!! You cannot go wrong when you pick up one of Nicole Trope's books. My world literally stops. I finish in just one sitting with a box of Kleenex by my side… You are in for a shock of all shockers.' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐


‘Amazing! This was a tense book that I read in one sitting, and late into the night! Jammed packed with tension and suspense that kept my heart racing. Whenever I had to stop reading, I couldn't wait to get back to it!' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐