The Other People

The chilling and spine-tingling Sunday Times bestseller

By: C. J. Tudor

Narrated by: Richard Armitage, Ellie Kendrick

Brought to you by Penguin.

The deliciously creepy Sunday Times bestseller from the author of The Chalk Man.

Driving home one night, Gabe sees the face of a little girl he knows in the rear window of the car in front.

She mouths one word - 'Daddy'. It's his five-year old daughter, Izzy.

He never sees her again.

The police believe she's dead. But three years later, Gabe still drives the roads, searching for the car that took Izzy, never giving up hope . . .

Meanwhile Fran and her daughter, Alice, aren't searching - but running.

Always one step ahead of the people who want to hurt them.

Because Fran knows the truth about Gabe's daughter.

And she knows what the people chasing her will do if they ever catch them . . .

© C.J. Tudor 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

Critic reviews

C. J. Tudor is terrific. I can't wait to see what she does next

C. J. Tudor has done it again. A mesmerizingly chilling and atmospheric page-turner

Utterly magnificent. Such a beautifully weaved and satisfyingly complex tale, with just the right level of spookiness

Chilling and utterly gripping. Loved the twists and the well-drawn everyday details. A fantastic new book from the Queen of Creepy

The Other People is a creepy, intense novel that drew me right in and never let go. C. J. Tudor's books keep getting better and better, and this one won't let you stop reading until the very last page!

Hugely enjoyable and deliciously creepy. I was hooked from its gripping opening, all the way through its many twists and turns. Ostensibly about a man searching for his missing daughter, it's a tale about loss, where nothing is quite as it seems; and, although you may think you've got it worked out, C. J. Tudor is always several steps ahead. A brilliant storyteller.

Her books have the ability to simultaneously make you unable to stop reading while wishing you could bury the book somewhere deep underground where it can't be found anymore. Compelling and haunting

An intense novel that gets right to the heart of what it means to love and to grieve. Intriguing, dramatic and heart-breaking

A father's desperate search for his vanished daughter provides the beating heart of this complex thriller, which is suffused with loss, longing and vengeance. Touches of the supernatural bring an extra dimension to the spine-tingling thrills

A darkly compelling tale of justice, revenge and the darkness lurking at the edges of everyday life - with an utterly propulsive plot that makes it very, very hard to put down

A brilliant thriller

The Other People is a brilliantly executed thriller by C. J. Tudor. Gabe's wife and daughter were murdered and buried, but he is convinced his daughter is alive, because he believes he saw her in someone's car on the motorway, so he spends the following three years travelling up and down the motorway, looking for the car and Izzy. The first half is a little slow, and I was wondering where the story was going, but it soon picks up, as Gabe discovers the lies and complex web he's entangled in, because he has a dark secret nobody knows and so do the others. The second half is fast paced and suspenseful and well worth the slow start. Richard Armitage's reading is brilliant, as always.

THOROUGHLY ENJOYED THIS

Just a tinge of super natural . Kept me guessing and linking the characters. Thoroughly enjoyable

Great thriller

I spent a large part of this book being puzzled about where this was going. Slowly each strand was pulled into place. Great story, expertly read

Rivetting book.

A must read this will keep you guessing to the very last. It is brilliant.

Twists and turns

Another story with twists and turns, it starts slowly, introducing the characters but then, the story takes off. I don’t want to give away any clues but something like this can happen to all of us.
The narration by Richard Armitage is superb as always, his ability to give every character their own voice and accent amazing