TAKE YOUR BREATH AWAY

by Linwood Barclay (£20, Harpercollins, HB)

It’s always the husband, isn’t it? Or so everyone thinks when Andrew Mason’s wife Brie vanishes into thin air. Although there’s not enough evidence to prove his guilt, all but one of Andy’s friends turn against him. It takes six years to rebuild his life, but he finally feels settled with a new partner. He’s sold the house he once shared with his wife, which was torn down to make way for a new-build. So when a distressed woman – who looks uncannily like Brie – appears at the old address, a hellish nightmare and impossible questions return to the surface. A breathless, gripping read.