PRAISE FOR THE GIRL IN THE RED COAT

'Keeps the reader turning pages at a frantic clip… What’s most powerful here is not whodunnit, or even why, but how this mother and daughter bear their separation, and the stories they tell themselves to help endure it.'

Celeste Ng, author of Everything I Never Told You

'Moving, convincing and completely compelling. I read through the night, desperate to know the little girl's fate.'

Erin Kelly, author of The Poison Tree

'An intense, and tense, stunning debut. Early on we encounter a maze, but the whole book is a kind of maze, and one full of striking imagery and chilling atmosphere. Kate Hamer conjures mystery with such grace, cool beauty and urgent suspense it never feels like a debut. Brilliant.'

Matt Haig, author of The Humans

'Compulsively readable, Kate Hamer catches at the threads of what parents fear most - the abduction of a child - and weaves a disturbing and original story. There is menace in this book, lurking in the shadows on every page, but also innocence, love and hope. Beautifully written and unpredictable, I had to stop myself racing to the end to find out what happened.'

Rosamund Lupton, author of Sister

'Kate Hamer's novel is both gripping and sensitive - beautifully written, it is a compulsive, aching story full of loss and redemption.'

Lisa Ballantyne, author of The Guilty One

'Thought provoking and emotionally tender, The Girl in the Red Coat is a remarkable debut novel.'

Paula Daly, author of Just What Kind of Mother Are You?