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So gripping - you will not be able to put this down!
This is an utterly gripping crime debut which had me on the edge of my seat.
Andrew and Sophie take their daughter and her friend to the beach as they ha... READ MORE
Devastating
This book was amazing but it absolutely destroyed me! I cannot believe this is a debut it is written so well and the whole book flowed perfectly. It felt a... READ MORE
Phenomenal writing!
After the Storm is an amazing, gripping, terrifyingly good thriller which I devoured. Even though this book published in the summer of 2024 it has been one... READ MORE
Synopsis
**DON'T MISS INTO THE FIRE, THE NEXT BOOK FROM G.D. WRIGHT, AVAILABLE NOW**
'So compelling and tightly plotted I couldn't put it down' CLAIRE DOUGLAS
'Tense and emotional…A dark beating heart of a novel' GILLIAN McALLISTER
‘Totally addictive. One of the most tense and gripping thrillers I've read in ages’ LISA JEWELL
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Don't miss the gripping debut crime novel in which a child’s tragic drowning rips a small community apart with devastating consequences…––––––––––––––––––
TWO CHILDREN WENT INTO THE SEA.
When Andrew and Sophie take their daughter and her friend to the beach on a stormy day, they are momentarily distracted and both children are washed out to sea. Andrew dives in, but comes back ashore with only one child – Maria, his own daughter. Joe, the son of his best friend and local police officer, Chris, has drowned. But it was just a tragic accident…wasn’t it?
ONLY ONE CAME OUT ALIVE.
As Sergeant Mike Adams and DS Sue Willmott investigate what really happened in the water that afternoon, the ripple effects of the tragedy tear the community apart. The detectives must discover the truth before their colleague – bereaved and desperate father, Chris – takes the investigation into his own hands…
BUT WHO IS TO BLAME?
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'Tense and emotional…A dark beating heart of a novel' GILLIAN MCALLISTER
‘Totally addictive. One of the most tense and gripping thrillers I've read in ages’ LISA JEWELL
'So compelling and tightly plotted I couldn't put it down' CLAIRE DOUGLAS
'An absolute rollercoaster ride of a book' JENNIE GODFREY
‘Compelling and accomplished, I raced through it’ B. A. PARIS
'Relentlessly wild in pace with fierce rage. A brilliant debut’ L.V. MATTHEWS
'Cleverly written and filled with tension…kept me gripped' D.S. BUTLER
'An all-consuming beast of a book. Unforgettable' CHARLIE GALLAGHER
'Made me cry; gripping, haunting, devastating' JACKIE KABLER
'A tense narrative that pulls you in like the tide, dragging you out to sea' MORGAN GREENE
'Terrific right to the very end. Thrilling. Bravo!' BRENDA BLETHYN
Publisher information
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- ISBN: 9780008702403
- Number of pages: 432
- Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 30 mm
- Weight: 290g
- Languages: English
Customer Reviews
View allA Thought Provoking Story
Wow what a powerful emotive story this is .Two Families best friends until the tragic day that changed all their lives forever .A devastating story that ha... READ MORE
The lengths a father will go to in order to protect his family.
This is the story of two families, Andrew, Sophie, daughter Maria and their good friends Chris, Linda and son Joe.
Andrew and Sophie often look after Joe ... READ MORE
Highly emotional.....compelling read!
'After the Storm' is a highly emotional book that deals with the aftermath of the tragic drowning of a six year old. At times it was not an easy read but ... READ MORE
Compelling domestic crime drama,
The prologue sets the emotional tone and intensity for the story that follows. The initial chapters show everyday family life, but the reader waits for som... READ MORE
A great read
This book had me gripped from the beginning, and if this really is a debut then well done to the author. The descriptions and emotions portrayed were wond... READ MORE
A very good read.
This is a very good thriller/police procedural from the author. I really liked the cast of characters, especially Andrew a man who would do anything for hi... READ MORE
Heart rending, harrowing and a real page turner
This is a heart rending, harrowing story of two families falling apart. It rightly comes with a warning that the story covers several traumatic themes. I f... READ MORE
After the Storm
After I had got over the issues I had with the weakness of the parents not standing up to their SIX year old child and giving in to her wishes to go to the... READ MORE
A harrowing tragedy from which no one survives unscathed
Not for the faint hearted, this harrowing storyline follows a trajectory of engulfing tragedy after a calamitous decision destroys the lives of everyone i... READ MORE
Brilliant read
You’d never know that this was a debut novel, the writing is gripping, and tight, and it paints believable characters in a compelling story.
All human emo... READ MORE
THree and a half stars - subjects sensitively handled
I can't say I enjoyed this book - it had me in tears and was a tragic story. I found DS Willmott so determined to apportion guilt despite it obviously bein... READ MORE
Great debut
Two families, intertwined. Busy professionals Chris and Linda, who rely on best friends Andrew and Sophie to be on call for child minding duties for their... READ MORE
An excellent debut
A very challenging book based on every parent’s nightmare. I felt all the emotions portrayed and felt compelled to read to the end, shedding a few tears o... READ MORE
An Emotional Read
This story deals with death, bereavement, suicide, mental illness and violence.
Andrew and Sophie take their daughter and her friend to the beach on a day... READ MORE
This is Quite a Harrowing Read.
When local couple Andrew and Sophie take their daughter and a friend to the beach on a stormy day, they are momentarily distracted, leading both children t... READ MORE
Blown away
For a debut novel After the storm by G. D Wright has blown me away. This is a beautifully written, heart wrenching story that I read in a space of 24 hour... READ MORE
Incredible!
A devastatingly tragic story, that gripped me from the very start and I really struggled to put it down and sleep!
It is harrowing and heartbreaking, bu... READ MORE
Tense and twisty
Difficult to believe is a debut. The writing is accomplished, the characters plausible and the plotting absolutely bang on. It’s the worst nightmare; a d... READ MORE
Heartbreakingly brilliant
An absolutely heart wrenching story and one that I only put down to wipe away the tears. I was totally gripped from the very first page to the last, the pa... READ MORE
Be prepared for this to be like a punch to the gut!!
I'm going to try to articulate how I feel about this book besides F*CKIN BRILLIANT (sorry it's been oasis manc chav mode in this house today )
I listened ... READ MORE
well written and enthralling
After The Storm.
On a rainy ,windy summer afternoon, two parents- Sophie and Andrew Wicks - take two children to the beach. , Maria their own daughter (... READ MORE
Brilliantly gripping
An absolutely cracking debut novel. It’s not for the faint-hearted but wow, it’s gripping!
Two families - Andrew, Sophie, and Maria, and Chris, Linda, a... READ MORE
Very good debut and looking forward to book Two
AFTER THE STORM GD WRIGHT
The story starts 35 years before the storm and gives the perfect foundation as to what I was about to unfold and read.
Then w... READ MORE
This book may break you!
This book is absolutely harrowing and heartbreaking! From the first page to the last, it's a gripping, edge-of-your-seat experience. It's brilliant, and I ... READ MORE
A difficult read but gripping
This was a difficult book to read, given the subject matter it deals with. That said it was a compelling read, the emotion was very well written and the tw... READ MORE
A good if depressing read
Sophie & Andrew & Linda & Chris are best friends as are their children, Maria & Joe. Linda & Chris work shifts so Sophie & Andrew step in to help with the ... READ MORE
Brilliantly written, difficult to put down.
This is a debut novel for G D Wright but after reading this I know there'll be many more.
A story of two families pulled apart after the death of a child.... READ MORE
The best debut book I've ever read
5 stars is not enough for this absolutely fantastic debut novel. Definitely the best debut I have ever read and one of my favourite books this year.
Thi... READ MORE
Absolutely gripping
This story is full of tension and drama from the first page to the last. Two families lives are torn apart when one of the children dies after an accident ... READ MORE
well written and enthralling
After The Storm.
On a rainy ,windy summer afternoon, two parents- Sophie and Andrew Wicks - take two children to the beach. , Maria their own daughter (... READ MORE
Mystery with a good few twists
After the prologue this book starts in a quiet seaside town with mundane families living mundane lives. This part feels very 1970s with two couples, best ... READ MORE
Powerful read
This book is a difficult read, especially for anyone with children. There were places where I literally couldn’t read because of the tears in my eyes, it’s... READ MORE
An emotive read!
An emotive read , I feel physically wrung out after finishing this book .
Andrew and Sophie and their daughter Maria and Joe their best friends’s son visi... READ MORE
Emotional Debut Novel
A novel rich with emotion of every kind grief coming from happiness and hate coming from friendship follow the drowning of Joe the only child of Chris, a p... READ MORE
Excellent Debut!
Wow… what a brilliant debut written by G.D. Wright.
This book will send you on an emotional rollercoaster, every emotion each character went through, I f... READ MORE
After the Storm
"Sophie, where are they?"
Just minutes earlier Andrew and Sophies six year old daughter and their friends son Joe had been playing together in a tidal p... READ MORE
Well written debut
I give this book 4.5 stars.
This is such a powerful and heartbreaking well written debut novel.lt is cleverly narrated by all the main characters so you... READ MORE
Excellent Read
I purchased this book after reading an early copy of Into The Fire, also by G D Wright.
Both of his books I am pleased to report are EXCELLENT.
The tensi... READ MORE
An incredible debut!
I’ve read one same comment in loads of other reviews for this book, but I’m going to repeat it anyway because it’s the truth. How on EARTH is this book a d... READ MORE
An outstanding debut
Andrew and Sophie take their daughter, Maria, and her best friend, Joe, to the beach on a stormy day. The kids are happily playing when a moment of distrac... READ MORE