The Sunshine Man: the heart-stopping thriller from the bestselling author of The Lamplighters

‘The week I shot a man clean through the head began like any other . . .’

From Emma Stonex, the bestselling author of The Lamplighters, comes The Sunshine Man, a gripping revenge thriller that will leave you breathless.

'A compelling tight thriller with heart' ***** 'Hits you right between the eyes' ***** 'Brilliantly written with twists and turns' *****

In January 1989, Birdie wakes to the news she’s been waiting eighteen years to hear. Jimmy Maguire, the man who killed her sister, has been freed from jail. Birdie sends her kids to school and then leaves for London with a gun and a plan: to find Jimmy and make him pay.

But there’s another side to the story, and Birdie is about to enter a world of family lies, worn-out loyalties and long-buried betrayals . . .

A heart-stopping novel of shared pasts and a fury-fuelled present, The Sunshine Man is an addictive thriller set against the sweeping hills of rural Devon, from bestselling author Emma Stonex.

'Fiendishly gripping' - Rosie Walsh

© 2025 Picador (Audiobook): 9781529047394

Release date

Audiobook: May 1, 2025