The Treatment

Featuring Jack Caffrey, star of BBC’s Wolf series. A gruesome and gripping thriller from the bestselling author

Mo Hayder author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Transworld Publishers Ltd

Published:8th Nov '08

£10.99

Available for immediate dispatch.

The Treatment cover

Also featuring DI Jack Caffery, Mo Hayder's terrifying second novel now reissued in B-format.

A quiet residential street in south London.

A husband and wife are discovered, imprisoned in their own home.

And as he digs deeper - as he attempts to hold his own life together in the face of ever more disturbing revelations about both his past and his present - the real nightmare begins ...

The Treatment is another gritty and gruesome thriller from bestselling and prize-winning author Mo Hayder. Utterly absorbing, it weaves a horrifying, gut-wrenching and compelling web, making it impossible to put down...or forget. Fans of Stephen King, Stuart MacBride and Karin Slaughter will not be disappointed.

'One of the most frightening books I've ever read... Hayder's gory insights into
the dark side are compelling' -- GUARDIAN
'Bleak, powerful... The Treatment is cleverly plotted and Caffery is a believable creation' -- OBSERVER
'Chilling... the book is surprisingly hard to put down. The plot develops with satisfying unpredictability; the characters are compellingly drawn... its final twist a bravura savagery' -- DAILY TELEGRAPH
'A terrifying and tense read' -- ***** Reader review
'An OUTSTANDING 5 star read that chilled me with its creepiness' -- ***** Reader review
'A page-turning crime novel' -- ***** Reader review
'An excellent read, kept me reading for hours at a time' -- ***** Reader review
'I could not put it down and read it in two days' -- ***** Reader review

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A quiet residential street in south London.

A husband and wife are discovered, imprisoned in their own home. Badly dehydrated, they've been bound and beaten. He is close to death. But worse is to come: their young son is missing.

When Detective Inspector Jack Caffery is called in to investigate, the similarities with events in his own past make it impossible for him to view this new crime dispassionately.

And as he digs deeper - as he attempts to hold his own life together in the face of ever more disturbing revelations about both his past and his present - the real nightmare begins ...

One of the most frightening books I've ever read... Hayder's gory insights into the dark side are compelling * GUARDIAN *
Chilling... the book is surprisingly hard to put down. The plot develops with satisfying unpredictability; the characters are compellingly drawn... its final twist a bravura savagery * DAILY TELEGRAPH *
Bleak, powerful... The Treatment is cleverly plotted and Caffery is a believable creation * OBSERVER *
Mo Hayder's debut, Birdman, was deservedly an unqualified success... and Hayder has lost none of her descriptive expertise along the way * TIME OUT *
There is no better example of a contemporary masterpiece than Mo Hayder's The Treatment. Whether she's exploring social issues such as homelessness and child abuse or just scaring the bejeezus out of you, Hayder spins a tale that feels like a razor slicing apart your soul. The plotting is extremely disciplined, the sort of structure to which all authors should aspire, and the story is a searing dark tale that makes you bolt up in bed during the middle of the night, wondering if that sound you heard was the cat, or Death dragging its sickle across the floor -- Karin Slaughter * SUNDAY TELEGRAPH *

ISBN: 9780553820478

Dimensions: 196mm x 126mm x 36mm

Weight: 340g

496 pages