The Babysitter

Who knew her secret? And what happened that night?‘A cracking page-turner from Phoebe Morgan’ Cara Hunter

‘Fast-moving. Addictive. And all too possible’ Jane Corry

‘I loved it, those twists!’ B A Paris

On the hottest day of the year, Caroline Harvey is found dead in Suffolk. Her body is left draped over a cot – but the baby she was looking after is missing.

Hundreds of miles away, Siobhan Dillon is on a luxurious family holiday in France when her husband, Callum, is arrested by French police on suspicion of murder.

As Siobhan’s perfect family is torn apart by the media in the nation’s frantic search for the missing baby, she desperately tries to piece together how Callum knew Caroline.

What happened that night? Was Caroline as innocent as she seemed – or was she hiding a secret of her own?

The thrilling new book from the number one digital bestselling author of The Doll House and The Girl Next Door.

Praise for The Babysitter:

‘I loved it, those twists!’ B A Paris

‘A cracking page-turner from Phoebe Morgan’ Cara Hunter

‘Fast-moving. Addictive. And all too possible’ Jane Corry

‘Took me from France to Suffolk via dark, twisty plotting, compelling characterisation and an ending I didn’t see coming at all’ Harriet Tyce

‘There is already palpable tension between the couple… Morgan pulls these strands together with subtlety and understated tension, stringing out the suspense to a nuanced and satisfying denouement’ Daily Mail

‘Smart, suspenseful and oh so twisty’ Victoria Selman

‘Another brilliant read – possibly my favourite of hers yet. Tense, twisty and gripping. I was NOT expecting that twist!’ Claire Allan

‘Everything I love in a crime novel – a race-against-time mystery full of betrayal, divided loyalties, dubious men and relationships strained to breaking point. Hugely enjoyable and impossible to put down’ Jane Casey

‘Smart and sophisticated… This is a dark, chilling thriller oozing with secrets, betrayals and twists’ John Marrs

‘A tense, smart thriller about betrayal, loyalty and the lengths people will go… The suspense builds beautifully on every page until the final killer twist’ Niki Mackay

Author Biography

PHOEBE MORGAN is a bestselling author and editor. She studied English at Leeds University after growing up in the Suffolk countryside. She edits commercial fiction for a publishing house during the day, and writes her own books in the evenings. She lives in London and you can follow her on Twitter @Phoebe_A_Morgan, or find her blog about publishing and writing at www.phoebemorganauthor.com.

Her books have sold over 150,000 copies and been translated into ten languages including French, Italian, Polish and Croatian. They are also on sale in the UK, US and Canada. Her five thrillers can be read in any order: The Doll House (2017), The Girl Next Door (2019), The Babysitter (2020), The Wild Girls (2021) and The Trip (2024)