Father's Day by Richard Madeley (PRE-ORDER)

DATE OF RELEASE: 22 MAY 2025

A dark, twisty and frightening tale of revenge – gripping’ Shari Lapena

HOW FAR WOULD A FATHER GO TO DEFEND HIS FAMILY? When Nick Wychwood loses his wife Elise in a shocking accident, he is left to bring up their daughter Lucy on his own. Moving house gives them the fresh start that they need, where they can put tragedy behind them and forge new friendships.   But Lucy, is fragile, vulnerable, easily led.

When someone offers her their shoulder, their warmth and understanding, even love, she accepts, unquestioningly. But this ‘someone’ is an online monster; dangerous, deceptive, manipulative – and patiently laying a deadly trap.   As he uncovers the hideous truth of what happened to his beloved daughter, Nick vows to track down the person behind the screen.

And when he succeeds, a devastating reckoning awaits…   Set in the picturesque Cotswolds, Father’s Day explores the power of paternal love, the evil of online trolling, and the morality of extrajudicial punishment. Father’s Day; a day of vengeance.

'A real tour de force of crime fiction' Susan Lewis

'Twisty, tense and thought-provoking' JP Delaney

'Will have you racing through the pages with a knot in your stomach' Ellery Lloyd  

Paperback 
Publication: 22 May 2025, Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 9781471140600
Extent: 384 pages