The Secret at No.4

A cold case podcast has brought attention to the disappearance of 35-year-old Henry Carr fifteen years ago. A young journalist hopes to uncover the truth by returning to the street where he vanished, but there is minimal evidence and a street in silence. Henry's elderly and dementia-suffering mother, Marianne, appears haunted and whispers that her son was killed and buried on the street. Ruth has just days to uncover the truth before the anniversary of Henry's disappearance.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 320 pages
Publication date: 06 July 2023
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

The street that contains No.4 is a dark place, secrets linger, and whispers of a murder haunt it. The residents have learned to live with its sinister past, but when one of their own returns to hunt for the truth, their welcome is far from warm.

Fifteen years ago, 35-year-old Henry Carr vanished outside his parents' house on a run-down street in Manchester. Today, a cold case podcast has brought the disappearance to international attention. Now, a young journalist hopes that she might be able to get the locals to open up. After all, she was one of them. But returning won't be easy; there are many reasons why Ruth fled six years ago.

There's minimal evidence, no body, and a street in silence. Yet Henry's elderly and dementia-suffering mother, Marianne, appears haunted. She whispers and screams that her son was killed and buried on the street they call home.

With the anniversary of Henry's disappearance fast approaching, Ruth has just days to uncover the truth of what happened to the man she once knew. The more Ruth learns, the more she comes to understand: It might take a street to keep a secret, but it takes just one woman to set it free.

Weight: 230g
Dimension: 128 x 198 x 26 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780008553852