B. A. Paris - Bring Me Back - The gripping Sunday Times bestseller now with an explosive new ending!

Everyone is talking about Bring Me Back :

‘Made me stay up way beyond my bedtime! B A Paris has a knack for getting into your head.’

Jane Corry, Sunday Times bestselling author of My Husband’s Wife

‘Just finished this BRILLIANT book…Clever, addictive and twisty, I couldn’t sleep until I found out the truth…The twist floored me! Utterly compelling from beginning to end.’

Claire Douglas, Sunday Times bestselling author of Local Girl Missing

‘Addictive and twisted, it will keep you guessing until the very end.’

Alice Feeney, author of Sometimes I Lie

‘ Bring Me Back is AWESOME.’

Lisa Hall, author of Between You and Me

‘This dark, deliciously twisty thriller will keep you guessing till the end.’

Mel McGrath, author of Give Me the Child

‘A tale of dark secrets, with mystery and intrigue building up and up to an ending with a fabulous twist. I devoured it – I couldn’t turn the pages quick enough.’

Mel Sherratt, author of Watching Over You

‘ Bring Me Back will not leave your hands until you have turned the last page!’

Wendy Walker, author of All is Not Forgotten

‘This book is compulsive reading from start to finish. A perfectly crafted work of art, seamless and mesmerising. I envy those yet to read it for the pleasure they have in store.’

Amanda Robson, author of Obsession

‘A cracking page turner with a killer twist.’

Camilla Way, author of Watching Edie

‘An incredibly pacy, heart-pounding thriller – the twist at the end left me reeling. B A Paris does it again in this exhilarating exploration of love, jealousy and betrayal. A must read for 2018!’

Phoebe Morgan, author of The Doll’s House

Also by B A Paris:

Behind Closed Doors The Breakdown

Copyright Copyright Dedication TWELVE YEARS BEFORE PART ONE ONE TWO THREE FOUR FIVE SIX SEVEN EIGHT NINE TEN ELEVEN TWELVE THIRTEEN FOURTEEN FIFTEEN SIXTEEN SEVENTEEN EIGHTEEN NINETEEN TWENTY TWENTY-ONE TWENTY-TWO PART TWO TWENTY-THREE TWENTY-FOUR TWENTY-FIVE TWENTY-SIX TWENTY-SEVEN TWENTY-EIGHT TWENTY-NINE THIRTY THIRTY-ONE THIRTY-TWO THIRTY-THREE THIRTY-FOUR THIRTY-FIVE THIRTY-SIX THIRTY-SEVEN THIRTY-EIGHT THIRTY-NINE FORTY FORTY-ONE FORTY-TWO FORTY-THREE FORTY-FOUR FORTY-FIVE FORTY-SIX FORTY-SEVEN FORTY-EIGHT FORTY-NINE FIFTY FIFTY-ONE PART THREE FIFTY-TWO FIFTY-THREE FIFTY-FOUR FIFTY-FIVE FIFTY-SIX FIFTY-SEVEN EPILOGUE Alternative Ending Acknowledgements Extract About the Publisher

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Ebook Edition © February 2018 ISBN: 9780008244880

Version: 2018-07-16

For Christine, the best sister in the world

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Praise Everyone is talking about Bring Me Back : ‘Made me stay up way beyond my bedtime! B A Paris has a knack for getting into your head.’ Jane Corry, Sunday Times bestselling author of My Husband’s Wife ‘Just finished this BRILLIANT book…Clever, addictive and twisty, I couldn’t sleep until I found out the truth…The twist floored me! Utterly compelling from beginning to end.’ Claire Douglas, Sunday Times bestselling author of Local Girl Missing ‘Addictive and twisted, it will keep you guessing until the very end.’ Alice Feeney, author of Sometimes I Lie ‘ Bring Me Back is AWESOME.’ Lisa Hall, author of Between You and Me ‘This dark, deliciously twisty thriller will keep you guessing till the end.’ Mel McGrath, author of Give Me the Child ‘A tale of dark secrets, with mystery and intrigue building up and up to an ending with a fabulous twist. I devoured it – I couldn’t turn the pages quick enough.’ Mel Sherratt, author of Watching Over You ‘ Bring Me Back will not leave your hands until you have turned the last page!’ Wendy Walker, author of All is Not Forgotten ‘This book is compulsive reading from start to finish. A perfectly crafted work of art, seamless and mesmerising. I envy those yet to read it for the pleasure they have in store.’ Amanda Robson, author of Obsession ‘A cracking page turner with a killer twist.’ Camilla Way, author of Watching Edie ‘An incredibly pacy, heart-pounding thriller – the twist at the end left me reeling. B A Paris does it again in this exhilarating exploration of love, jealousy and betrayal. A must read for 2018!’ Phoebe Morgan, author of The Doll’s House

Also by B A Paris Also by B A Paris: Behind Closed Doors The Breakdown

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

TWELVE YEARS BEFORE

PART ONE

ONE

TWO

THREE

FOUR

FIVE

SIX

SEVEN

EIGHT

NINE

TEN

ELEVEN

TWELVE

THIRTEEN

FOURTEEN

FIFTEEN

SIXTEEN

SEVENTEEN

EIGHTEEN

NINETEEN

TWENTY

TWENTY-ONE

TWENTY-TWO

PART TWO

TWENTY-THREE

TWENTY-FOUR

TWENTY-FIVE

TWENTY-SIX

TWENTY-SEVEN

TWENTY-EIGHT

TWENTY-NINE

THIRTY

THIRTY-ONE

THIRTY-TWO

THIRTY-THREE

THIRTY-FOUR

THIRTY-FIVE

THIRTY-SIX

THIRTY-SEVEN

THIRTY-EIGHT

THIRTY-NINE

FORTY

FORTY-ONE

FORTY-TWO

FORTY-THREE

FORTY-FOUR

FORTY-FIVE

FORTY-SIX

FORTY-SEVEN

FORTY-EIGHT

FORTY-NINE

FIFTY

FIFTY-ONE

PART THREE

FIFTY-TWO

FIFTY-THREE

FIFTY-FOUR

FIFTY-FIVE

FIFTY-SIX

FIFTY-SEVEN

EPILOGUE

Alternative Ending

Acknowledgements

Extract

About the Publisher

TWELVE YEARS BEFORE

Interview: Finn McQuaid

Date: 15/03/2006

Time: 03.45

Location: Fonches

We were on our way back from skiing in Megève. I decided to stop in Paris on the way up as a surprise for Layla, because she had never been there before. We had dinner in a restaurant by the Notre-Dame cathedral and then went for a walk along the Seine. We could have stayed the night there – now, I wish we had – but we were both eager to get home to our cottage in St Mary’s, in Devon.