When I read back through my diaries, I come across completely unknown events, as if another person was living then in my place. And yet a recollection can suddenly knife its way through my brain, a spark that lights up the grey matter of my memory for an instant.

When Isabel disappeared, Sabine was fifteen, isolated at school and tormented by her former friend. She remembers nothing from that hot May day. Nine years later, unbidden memories are returning to Sabine. What if she saw something the day of Isabel's disappearance? What if she could put a name to the shadowy figure in her dreams? And what if her knowledge was dangerous?

The Reunion is a tour de force from Holland's queen of crime. Compelling, frightening and unexpectedly poignant, it will haunt you.

Praise for The Reunion:

'An intriguing insight into a tormented mind. The climax of The Reunion is truly disturbing. Readers of Nicci French and Minette Walters will enjoy!'

— Kathryn Fox, bestselling author of 'Skin and Bone'

'Hard to put down. Thrilling.'

— Cosmopolitan

‘Sabine is a wonderfully sympathetic character. Her tribulations…keep you hooked. Dutch crime queen van der Vlugt’s first English translation is a terrifying account of victimisation and its potential consequences.’

— Adelaide Advertiser

‘Like all good psychological thrillers, the entertainment lies not so much in the whodunnit factor but in the texture of the life of the protagonists and the undercurrent of anxieties that preoccupy them…van der Vlugt creates a sense of immediacy that is sustained throughout the novel…Well known in Holland, van der Vlugt is a thriller writer worth pursuing.’

— Age