Only a Mother

**ONLY A MOTHER . . .**

Erica Wright hasn't needed to scrub 'MURDERER' off her house in over a year. Life is almost quiet again. Then her son, Craig, is released from prison, and she knows the quiet is going to be broken.

**COULD BELIEVE HIM**

Erica has always believed Craig was innocent - despite the lies she told for him years ago - but when he arrives home, she notices the changes in him. She doesn't recognise her son anymore.

**COULD BURY THE TRUTH**

So, when another girl goes missing, she starts to question everything. But how can a mother turn her back on her son? And, if she won't, then how far will she go to protect him?

**COULD FORGIVE WHAT HE HAS DONE**

**What readers are saying about Elisabeth Carpenter's gripping debut *99 Red Balloons . . .***

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******'An **intense domestic thriller**, twists and turns galore, and a host of family secrets. An **absorbing **read' **Paul Finch**, bestselling author of *Strangers*

'Libby Carpenter's **beautiful writing** draws you in immediately . . . *99 Red Balloons* is an intelligent, taut and compelling thriller that manages to pack a punch - and still throws you right at the end. It's perfect - I loved every word' **Sam Carrington**, bestselling author of *Saving Sophie*

'I LOVED *99 Red Balloons*. What a rollercoaster of a read! I swear, you could almost SEE the moment when everything clicked into place in my head! A brilliant, tense, pacy read' **Lisa Hall**, bestselling author of *Between Me and You*