The Stay-at-Home Mother by Nicole Trope

The Stay-at-Home Mother by Nicole Trope

Her chest tightens, her heart speeding up. The kitchen is chaos. She steps on something hard, and looks down. Toy dinosaurs are scattered everywhere. But her son is nowhere - her baby boy is gone.

The police arrive. She can't look at her husband. Instead, she studies the network of lines on her shaking hands.

Then her phone beeps with a voice message. 'Listen to it on speaker, ' says the detective.

A woman's voice fills the air.

'I'm assuming this is the Andrea Gately listed as a contact on the Missing Children of the World website. I'm calling to let you know that I've given your details to the police. Why are you using a picture of my son on a missing children's website? Why are you using it and where did you get it?'

An absolutely unputdownable psychological thriller that will leave you gasping with shock and staying up way past your bedtime. Perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell, Liane Moriarty and Adele Parks.

Readers love Nicole Trope:

'Wow Wow Wow This book is a total page-turner and will keep you guessing with every page.' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'OMG ... WHAT HAVE I JUST READ ? ? ?... Truly unputdownable... I did absolutely NOT expect that humongous bombshell at all. What an absolute twist I can hand on my heart say that I cannot remember when I was so gobsmacked.' Bookworm86, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Omg Omg... My son came in and asked me who I was yelling at? (I was yelling at my e-reader)... LOL, my heart is still beating crazy ... OK, I have to go now. I need a big glass of wine to calm down ' Ana's Attic Guest Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Oh my GOSH I read this emotionally charged, compelling book in one sitting. Whoa, my emotions are ALL over the place ' NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'I've never been soooooo engrossed in a book from the first pages. Amazing, emotional and just wow ' NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Simply brilliant... Almost gave me an aneurysm in my attempt to finish it.' @rk_reads, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Absolutely amazing ... So so good with so many twists and surprises. I could not put it down and read it in 24 hours ' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'After reading this book I realise I use the phrase page-turner too much, because THIS was a true PAGE-TURNER. I read it in one sitting.' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Nicole Trope went to university to study Law but realised the error of her ways when she did very badly on her first law essay because--as her professor pointed out--'It's not meant to be a story.' She studied teaching instead and used her holidays to work on her writing career and complete a Masters' degree in Children's Literature. After the birth of her first child she stayed home full time to write and raise children, renovate houses and build a business with her husband.

The idea for her first published novel, The Boy Under the Table, was so scary that it took a year for her to find the courage to write the emotional story. Her second novel, Three Hours Late, was voted one of Fifty Books you can't put down in 2013 and her third novel, The Secrets in Silence, was The Australian Woman's Weekly Book of the month for June 2014.

She lives in Sydney with her husband and three children.