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Crime & Thriller Book of the Year (Specsavers National Book Awards)
Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2018.

'The best crime novel I've read in a very long time.' VAL MCDERMID

SNAP DECISIONS CAN BE DANGEROUS . . .

On a stifling summer's day, eleven-year-old Jack and his two sisters sit in their broken-down car, waiting for their mother to come back and rescue them. Jack's in charge, she'd said. I won't be long.

But she doesn't come back. She never comes back. And life as the children know it is changed for ever.

Three years later, Jack is still in charge - of his sisters, of supporting them all, of making sure nobody knows they're alone in the house, and - quite suddenly - of finding out the truth about what happened to his mother . . .

___


'Original, pacy and thoroughly entertaining . . . a cracking read.' CLARE MACKINTOSH

'No one writes crime novels like Belinda Bauer, with a rare blend of darkness, humour and heart. She's a crime writing genius.' C. L. TAYLOR

'Edgy, original and beautifully written, this suspenseful story is dazzlingly good.' Sunday Mirror

'The opening of Snap is one of the most vividly unnerving I have read . . . razor-sharp observation.' Guardian

___

Readers are gripped by Snap:

'Full of suspenseful twists and turns' *****
'Twisty, intriguing and so cleverly written I couldn't put it down' *****
'A refreshingly different murder mystery' *****



Trade Review
The best crime novel I've read in a very long time. * Val McDermid *
Snap is the best kind of crime novel - it gives you chills, it makes you think, and it touches your heart. I loved it! * Sarah Pinborough, No. 1 bestselling author of BEHIND HER EYES *
Original, pacy and thoroughly entertaining . . . a cracking read. * Clare Mackintosh, bestselling author of I LET YOU GO *
If you loved Steven Lamb in Bauer's debut Blacklands you will love Jack Bright in Snap. No one writes crime novels like Belinda Bauer, with such a rare blend of darkness, humour and heart. She's a crime writing genius and no mistake -- C.L Taylor
Intelligent entertainment that keeps you guessing * Sunday Times Crime Club *

Snap: The astonishing Sunday Times bestseller and

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      Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
      Publication Date: 23/08/2018
      ISBN13: 9781784160852, 978-1784160852
      ISBN10: 1784160857

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Crime & Thriller Book of the Year (Specsavers National Book Awards)
      Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2018.

      'The best crime novel I've read in a very long time.' VAL MCDERMID

      SNAP DECISIONS CAN BE DANGEROUS . . .

      On a stifling summer's day, eleven-year-old Jack and his two sisters sit in their broken-down car, waiting for their mother to come back and rescue them. Jack's in charge, she'd said. I won't be long.

      But she doesn't come back. She never comes back. And life as the children know it is changed for ever.

      Three years later, Jack is still in charge - of his sisters, of supporting them all, of making sure nobody knows they're alone in the house, and - quite suddenly - of finding out the truth about what happened to his mother . . .

      ___


      'Original, pacy and thoroughly entertaining . . . a cracking read.' CLARE MACKINTOSH

      'No one writes crime novels like Belinda Bauer, with a rare blend of darkness, humour and heart. She's a crime writing genius.' C. L. TAYLOR

      'Edgy, original and beautifully written, this suspenseful story is dazzlingly good.' Sunday Mirror

      'The opening of Snap is one of the most vividly unnerving I have read . . . razor-sharp observation.' Guardian

      ___

      Readers are gripped by Snap:

      'Full of suspenseful twists and turns' *****
      'Twisty, intriguing and so cleverly written I couldn't put it down' *****
      'A refreshingly different murder mystery' *****



      Trade Review
      The best crime novel I've read in a very long time. * Val McDermid *
      Snap is the best kind of crime novel - it gives you chills, it makes you think, and it touches your heart. I loved it! * Sarah Pinborough, No. 1 bestselling author of BEHIND HER EYES *
      Original, pacy and thoroughly entertaining . . . a cracking read. * Clare Mackintosh, bestselling author of I LET YOU GO *
      If you loved Steven Lamb in Bauer's debut Blacklands you will love Jack Bright in Snap. No one writes crime novels like Belinda Bauer, with such a rare blend of darkness, humour and heart. She's a crime writing genius and no mistake -- C.L Taylor
      Intelligent entertainment that keeps you guessing * Sunday Times Crime Club *

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