My new domestic thriller novella, Gone By Christmas, is out today!
This story follows Sian Matthews as her world cracks open after her fifteen-year-old daughter fails to return from Lancaster’s Christmas Market.
A single blue mitten on the doorstep is the first sign that something is terribly wrong.
Sian expects Courtney to walk back through the door after her choir performance.
Instead she finds a photograph that chills her and a silence she can’t explain.
The police soon turn their attention to Courtney’s father, and every new piece of evidence tightens the noose around their family.
Sian then begins receiving messages that point to a far older lie.
Someone close to her knows exactly what happened that night.
A thriller for a single evening
Gone By Christmas is a sharp, tense novella designed to be read in one sitting.
It’s set in the cold streets of Lancaster in the run-up to Christmas Day, where every step Sian takes drags her deeper into danger.
This is a story about trust, fear, and the cracks that appear when a family’s secrets begin to show.
If you enjoy dark, fast-paced domestic thrillers with emotional stakes and a tight focus, this one is for you.
You can start reading tonight and see for yourself what really happened to Courtney Matthews.
