A Disappearance Expert May Have Saved a Killer
Jo Spain's thriller follows a woman who helps people disappear, until she may have protected a killer. Suspense readers will love the chilling premise, moral dilemma and constant sense that every escape route has a cost.
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A Disappearance Expert May Have Saved a Killer
Jo Spain's thriller follows a woman who helps people disappear, until she may have protected a killer. Suspense readers will love the chilling premise, moral dilemma and constant sense that every escape route has a cost.
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- Book Synopsis
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She'll help anyone in need.
But did she just save a killer?
There is a chilling phenomenon in Japan known as Johatsu, where people voluntarily disappear from their lives. It's said that 100,000 people per year are Johatsu, and an entire industry has sprung up to support those who choose to. Life is hard.
For some people, it's just too much. That's what I thought when I brought the concept to England. People will disappear anyway. What if I could help them? So I pack their belongings discreetly, create new identities, forge documents, give directions to the cities and towns where the 'night-mover' can live anonymously.
It's just a business. I never saw it as a shameful act. I've helped people flee from abusive relationships, from work pressure, from debt, from unfulfilled lives—people in need. I consider what I do to be honourable. Until now, that is. Because I've just learned that I'm not exempt from responsibility.
That I am capable of doing a terrible thing. That it's not just a business. I helped somebody flee from a crime. From the police. I evaded a murderer. And if I don't find him, I can't live with what he might do next.
Ideal for readers who:
- Want a thriller about people who disappear and the business that helps them vanish.
- Enjoy moral dilemmas where compassion may have protected a killer.
- Like suspense built from forged identities, escape routes and responsibility closing in.
- Appreciate Jo Spain's pace with a premise that feels chillingly plausible.
- About The Author
- Jo Spain is the author of thirteen bestselling thrillers, including her three No.1s, The Trial (Ireland), The Confession (Ireland) and Dirty Little Secrets (Audible). She is translated into seventeen languages and was nominated as Irish author of the year in 2024. Jo is also a full-time screenwriter. Along with her writing partner, David Logan, she has been commissioned for the fifth season of Harry Wild, a series they showrun, co-write and executive produce, starring Jane Seymour. Jo and David also co-wrote and exec produced 2024's The Boy That Never Was, and showran and wrote Mix Tape, which has already won the audience choice award at SXSW, the prestigious U.S. festival, which launched Hacks and Beef. Jo is currently adapting Emma Curtis' novel Invite Me In for RTE as well as her own, The Trial, with Metropolitan Pictures (Wednesday/The Banshees of Inisherin/The Tourist). Her books Don't Look Back and The Last to Disappear are also in development.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781785129377
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Zaffre, (02 July 2026)
- Number of Pages
- 416
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 234 x 153 mm
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