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The Taken

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Thirty years ago, in the rural town of Watterrow, England, a beautiful, curly-haired 10-year-old named Melanie Parr suffered a fatal accident.

Her angelic looks to hid a cruel, sociopathic personality, and the girl delighted in tormenting her playmates, whose mothers decided to do something about it. Unfortunately for them, that "something" proved deadly.

Even more unfortunately, Melanie's come back for revenge, thanks to "The Catcher Man," a benign entity that holds children in a state between life and death.

Sarah Pinborough

Sarah Pinborough is an award-winning and New York Times, Sunday Times, and internationally bestselling author and screenwriter who is published in over 30 territories worldwide. Having published more than 25 novels across various genres, her recent books include Behind Her Eyes, now a smash-hit Netflix limited series; Dead to Her, in development with Topic Studios; The Death House, which she's adapting herself for Compelling Pictures; and her most recent book Insomnia, which she's adapted for Left Bank Pictures, currently filming and coming to Paramount+ in 2024, starring Vicky McClure.

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