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Saltwater Mansions: The Woman Who Disappeared and Other Untold Stories

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'Thrilling, moving, and searingly profound. I loved it' Chris Whitaker

Caroline Lane lived on the ground floor of Saltwater Mansions, a block of flats in Margate. She paid her mortgage and bills every month. But nobody had seen or heard from her in thirteen years. She had disappeared completely.

David Whitehouse becomes as fascinated by the missing woman as Caroline's neighbours, all of whom have their own theories. As his obsession grows, he unearths vital clues that even private detectives have missed. But the closer he gets to the truth, the clearer it becomes that some stories don't want to be told. What if this one was never about Caroline Lane at all?

An astonishing work of creative non-fiction blending reportage and memoir, Saltwater Mansions explores the extraordinary hidden lives of ordinary people - and the danger of taking real-life mysteries into our own hands.

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  • Brilliant. A proper read-it-in-one-go bookGenius - TelegraphUtterly absorbing - i PaperOne of our greatest non-fiction writersDeliciously twisty - The TimesI inhaled it in a sitting - what an exhilarating book

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David Whitehouse

David Whitehouse

Dr David Whitehouse is a scientist, journalist and the author of five books, including THE SUN, THE MOON and JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH. He is a fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and a regular broadcaster on science-related matters for the BBC and Sky News. Asteroid 4036 Whitehouse is named after him.

Follow him on Twitter: @dr_david_w

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