When You Looked Away

Name: When You Looked Away
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ISBN: 9780241765142

S.M. Govett

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English

Michael Joseph Ltd
09 August 2026

Thriller & suspense

Your son is missing. And everyone's a suspect - even you...a page-turning new thriller from the author of Believe

Laura's not a bad mother. Between her messy divorce with ex-husband, Rich, and moving in with new fiance, Ted, her son Benjy has been her constant. But now that they're settled, Laura is excited to throw herself back into work. Being a mother is fulfilling, but Laura has always felt that writing is her true calling. Her ultimate escape. Until that fateful day. The afternoon starts like any other. Laura picks Benjy up from school, then heads upstairs to write. It's not until the sun is setting that she realises the house was quiet. Too quiet. It's not until she sees the footprints in the garden that she knows something is terribly wrong. One set is undeniably Benjy's. It's the set beside that strike fear in her heart - those of an adult. A stranger. Someone who took her son, right from under her nose...

By: S.M. Govett
Imprint: Michael Joseph Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 40mm
Weight: 750g
ISBN: 9780241765142
ISBN 10: 0241765145
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 09 August 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

S.M. Govett read Law at Trinity College, Oxford, before qualifying as a solicitor in the City. After realising that didn't suit her, she started tutoring before turning her hand to writing, which she discovered was her true calling. She has since authored several bestselling YA novels, including The Territory trilogy and We Go On Forever. She also co-wrote the screenplay for the feature film, T.I.M., which was the no. 1 film on Netflix upon release. Believe is her debut adult thriller. She currently lives in London with her husband and three children.

Reviews for When You Looked Away

Praise for S.M. Govett -- : The very definition of a page turner. A thought-provoking mystery, brimming with suspense...S.M. Govett is one to watch -- Janice Hallett Propulsive and provocative, taut and timely -- A.J. Finn A superior psychological thriller...gripping, clever and full of twists you won't see coming -- Sarah Pinborough