When I Disappear: A totally gripping psychological thriller packed with twists

An Amazon Charts Bestseller

He spent twenty years in prison. She spent twenty years living a lie.

At 2:00 a.m. Sylvia Stone awakens to a letter on her doorstep suggesting the handsome carpenter, Rhett Cohen, who was convicted of murdering her mother twenty years earlier, is innocent. The anonymous letters continue, each one revealing details only the true killer would know, making Sylvia question her testimony years ago.

But as Rhett is released from prison, the fourth and final letter arrives with one chilling message: You’re next. Then Sylvia disappears.

You may think you know how this story ends. Think again.

Cancel your plans and prepare for a sleepless night – this is one twisty ‘I did not see that coming’ psychological thriller you won’t want to put down. Fans of Freida McFadden, Gone Girl and The Perfect Marriage will love When I Disappear.

Previously published as The Stone Secret, an Independent Publisher Book Awards Gold Medal Winner - 2024. This version includes updated plot and new content.

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© 2025 Storm Publishing (Audiobook): 9781805088882

Release date

Audiobook: 24 January 2025