‘Fantastic’ – Lee Child, author of the Jack Reacher series

‘Totally addictive’ – Ann Cleeves, author of the Shetland series

‘A thrill-a-minute page-turner’ – Simon Kernick, author of You All Die Tonight

It's 2 a.m. in a remote Scottish lodge.

You are asleep when a noise wakes you.

You stir, unsure why, and turn to your partner.

Then you hear it.

Glass. Crunching underfoot.

Your worst fears are about to be realized.

Someone is downstairs, intent on causing your family harm.

You will do whatever it takes to protect them.

But with only each other to rely on, can you escape?

‘If you only read one thriller this year read this’ – C. L. Taylor, author of It's Always the Husband

‘Smashed my way through this . . . Nerve-shredding’ – Tim Weaver, author of The Missing Family

‘Brilliantly crafted, excruciatingly tense’ – Sharon Bolton, author of The Pact

‘Starts at full throttle and never lets up’ – T. M. Logan, author of The Holiday

‘Heart-stopping . . . a sure-fire bestseller’ – Jo Spain, author of The Perfect Lie

‘Breakneck ride of a thriller’ – Fiona Cummins, author of Some of Us Are Liars

‘Almost unbearably tense and exciting’ – Mark Edwards, author of The Psychopath Next Door

‘Fierce read, with heart, muscle and an out-of-sight twist’ – Mick Herron, author of Slow Horses

‘Tense, fast-paced thriller’ – Jenny Quintana, author of The Missing Girl

‘Brilliant and almost impossible to put down’ – Andrew Taylor, author of The Shadows of London

‘This was so intense as the twists and turns came one after another at breakneck speed.’

‘Brilliantly written thriller which keeps you gripped from the first few pages.’

‘Full of action and excitement’

‘Absolutely amazing; I was totally gripped from start to finish’

Fantastic – Ewan is a genius at easing you in, and then keeping you there until the story is done with you. Which was 3 a.m. for me, but it’s probably safer to read this book in daylight -- Lee Child, author of the Jack Reacher series
Astoundingly paced and plotted, it left me breathless. Totally addictive -- Ann Cleeves, author of the Shetland series
A thrill a minute page-turner with non-stop tension and real heart. I’d highly recommend it -- Simon Kernick, author of The Bone Field
If you only read one thriller this year read this -- C. L. Taylor, author of The Missing
Smashed my way through this . . . A nerve-shredding, lightning-paced home invasion thriller packed with twists and heart -- Tim Weaver, author of The Missing Family
Starts at full throttle and never lets up – A Window Breaks puts you right in the middle of the action and ratchets up the tension on every page. A real rollercoaster of a thriller -- T. M. Logan, author of The Holiday
Brilliantly crafted, excruciatingly tense -- Sharon Bolton, author of The Pact
An absolutely heart-stopping, pulse-racing, thrilling and intelligent read. A sure fire bestseller -- Jo Spain, author of Dirty Little Secrets
An absolutely breakneck ride of a thriller and a masterclass in maintaining tension right up until its poignant end. I couldn't put it down -- Fiona Cummins, author of Into the Dark
Almost unbearably tense and exciting, A Window Breaks is a nerve-shredding thriller -- Mark Edwards, author of The Retreat and The Psychopath Next Door
A tense, fierce read, with heart, muscle and an out-of-sight twist -- Mick Herron, author of Slow Horses
A Window Breaks came between me and sleep, it's brilliant and almost impossible to put down -- Andrew Taylor, author of The Shadows of London
Tense, fast-paced thriller, brilliantly written with characters I was totally invested in -- Jenny Quintana, author of The Missing Girl
Nerve-shredding tension that never lets up . . . fantastic -- Clare Donoghue, author of Trust No One
A tense and frantic read and I can’t recommend it enough -- Merilyn Davies, author of If I Fall
That rare thing: a heart-thumping thriller with an exquisite understanding of fear, grief and forgiveness. I loved it -- Sarah Hilary, author of Black Thorn
A fantastic thriller! The action is relentless, the situation terrifying, the writing excellent. But what makes it sing are the nuanced and complex family dynamics, and the themes of grief and guilt and love. -- Cath Staincliffe, author of Fire on the Fells
A breathtakingly perfect thriller. My heart rate is only just slowing down. Filled with tension, pace, and heart. Twisty as hell and guaranteed to put a lump in your throat. Brilliant! -- Luca Veste, author of The Stranger in the Room
One cracker of a book . . . an absolute masterclass in tension, plotting and characterisation, with emotional stakes so high it's hard to catch a breath -- Susi Holliday, author of The Hike
A terrific thriller that thrusts an average family into a high-stakes fight for survival . . . a tale that makes brilliant use of lies, secrets and universal fears to layer twist upon twist, ratcheting up the tension to a powerful and emotional conclusion -- Adam Hamdy, author of Black 13
My heart raced and knuckles whitened as Ewan ratcheted up the nearly unbearable tension in this unputdownable thriller. Wow! -- Alafair Burke, author of The Better Sister
A propulsive, page-turning, breakneck set of twists -- Russel D McLean, author of The Friday Girl

C. M. Ewan is a pseudonym for Chris Ewan, the critically acclaimed and bestselling author of many mystery and thriller novels. Chris’s first standalone thriller, Safe House, was a bestseller in the UK and was shortlisted for the Theakston’s Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award. He is also the author of the thrillers Dead Line, Dark Tides, Long Time Lost and A Window Breaks as well as The Good Thief’s Guide series of mystery novels. The Good Thief’s Guide to Amsterdam won the Long Barn Books First Novel Award and has been published in thirteen countries. Chris lives with his wife and their two children in Somerset, where he writes full-time.