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By Cara Hunter Penguin, £7.99

Eight year-old Daisy Mason is missing and the police are called in to investigate. That might sound like a clichéd set-up but debut novelist Cara Hunter’s writing – and the way she punctuates her text with press reports, police interviews and social media posts – lifts this from a run-of-the-mill crime thriller to a gripping page-turner. The result is an immersive experience, with many twists and turns. Compulsive reading. ■