Kindle Unlimited
Unlimited reading. Over 4 million titles. Learn more
Read and Listen for Free
OR
Kindle Price: $2.49

Save $2.50 (50%)

Promotions apply when you purchase

These promotions will be applied to this item:

Some promotions may be combined; others are not eligible to be combined with other offers. For details, please see the Terms & Conditions associated with these promotions.

Audiobook Price: $21.88

Save: $19.89 (91%)

Read with our free app
You've subscribed to ! We will preorder your items within 24 hours of when they become available. When new books are released, we'll charge your default payment method for the lowest price available during the pre-order period.
Update your device or payment method, cancel individual pre-orders or your subscription at
Your Memberships & Subscriptions

Buy for others

Give as a gift or purchase for a team or group.
Learn more

Buying and sending eBooks to others

  1. Select quantity
  2. Buy and send eBooks
  3. Recipients can read on any device

These ebooks can only be redeemed by recipients in the US. Redemption links and eBooks cannot be resold.
Kindle app logo image

Download the free Kindle app and start reading Kindle books instantly on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required.

Read instantly on your browser with Kindle for Web.

Using your mobile phone camera - scan the code below and download the Kindle app.

QR code to download the Kindle App

Follow the author

Carol Wyer
+ Follow
More books from this author
Something went wrong. Please try your request again later.

Behind Closed Doors Kindle Edition

by Carol Wyer (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.0 4.0 out of 5 stars 2,044 ratings
Editors' pick Best Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
See all formats and editions

Two kidnappings, thirty years apart. Can Stacey face her own dark past in order to save her stepdaughter?

When Stacey’s ex-husband turns up on her doorstep begging her to help save his kidnapped thirteen-year-old daughter, Lyra, the terror is all too familiar. Stacey’s own violent kidnapping thirty years ago was never solved, and while a severe case of amnesia spares her from recalling the specific horrors, she remembers enough…

Stacey knows her father never paid the ransom—she has the missing pinkie finger to prove it. She knows she was only saved because of an anonymous tip-off to the police. And she knows her captor was never apprehended.

Lyra’s kidnappers have made it clear the police must not get involved. But Stacey can’t shake the eerie similarities between the two cases, and she’ll use whatever she can, from her journalistic powers to her shady contacts, to save Lyra from the same nightmare. Desperate to find any link between Lyra’s abduction and her own, Stacey forces herself to revisit her forgotten, traumatic past for clues.

But can she make sense of the terrible secrets she unearths in time to save Lyra? And if she does, is she ready to face her own tormentor?

Read more Read less
Previous page
  1. Print length
    335 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Sticky notes
    On Kindle Scribe
  4. Publisher
    Thomas & Mercer
  5. Publication date
    December 6, 2022
  6. File size
    5944 KB
  7. Page Flip
    Enabled
  8. Word Wise
    Enabled
  9. Enhanced typesetting
    Enabled
  10. See all details
Next page

Editorial Reviews

Review

“A twisty whodunit wrapped in a thriller that will keep you behind closed doors until the final, shocking revelation.” —Lee Goldberg, author of the Eve Ronin series

“Hooks you in from the first explosive chapter and takes you on a rollercoaster ride of twists and turns before reaching a shocking and unforgettable conclusion. A real page-turner.” —Lisa Gray, author of the bestselling Jessica Shaw series

“Fast-paced, tense, and emotional, Behind Closed Doors is a nail-biting mystery. I loved it and suspected nearly everyone!” —D. S. Butler, author of the Detective Karen Hart series

About the Author

Carol Wyer is a USA Today bestselling author and winner of the People’s Book Prize Award. Her crime novels have sold over one million copies and have been translated into nine languages.

A move from humour to the ‘dark side’ in 2017, with the introduction of popular DI Robyn Carter in Little Girl Lost, proved that Carol had found her true niche.

February 2021 saw the release of the first in the much-anticipated new series featuring DI Kate Young. An Eye for an Eye was chosen as a Kindle First Reads and became the #1 bestselling book on Amazon UK and Amazon Australia.

Carol has had articles published in national magazines such as Woman’s Weekly, and has been featured in Take a Break, Choice, Yours and Woman’s Own and in HuffPost. She’s also been interviewed on numerous radio shows, and on Sky and BBC Breakfast television.

She currently lives on a windy hill in rural Staffordshire with her husband, Mr Grumpy…who is very, very grumpy.

To learn more, go to www.carolwyer.co.uk, subscribe to her YouTube channel, or follow her on Twitter: @carolewyer.

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09TZTZF9B
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Thomas & Mercer (December 6, 2022)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 6, 2022
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 5944 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 335 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1662506112
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.0 4.0 out of 5 stars 2,044 ratings

About the author

Follow authors to get new release updates, plus improved recommendations.
Carol Wyer

Carol Wyer

Brief content visible, double tap to read full content.
Full content visible, double tap to read brief content.

Carol Wyer is a USA Today bestselling author and winner of the People’s Book Prize Award. Her crime novels have sold over one million copies and been translated into nine languages.

A move from humour to the 'dark side' in 2017, saw the introduction of popular DI Robyn Carter in Little Girl Lost and proved that Carol had found her true niche.

In 2021, An Eye For An Eye, the first in the DI Kate Young series, was chosen as a Kindle First Reads. It became the #1 bestselling book on Amazon UK, USA and Australia. The fifth book, A Soul for a Soul, is due out in January 2024.

Her standalone psychological thriller, Behind Closed Doors, was an Amazon Editor's Pick and selected as one of the Best Books of December 2022.

Carol has had articles published in national magazines 'Woman's Weekly', featured in 'Take A Break', 'Choice', 'Yours' and 'Woman's Own' magazines and written for the Huffington Post. She’s also been interviewed on numerous radio shows and on Sky and BBC Breakfast television.

She lives on a windy hill in rural Staffordshire with her husband, Mr. Grumpy . . . who is very, very grumpy.

Customer reviews

4 out of 5 stars
4 out of 5
2,044 global ratings
Stand-alone thriller from Carol Wyer
4 Stars
Stand-alone thriller from Carol Wyer
Carol Wyer is back with a stand-alone thriller - Behind Closed Doors."Stacey's ex-husband shows up on her door begging for help to get his teenage daughter,Lyra, back from a kidnapper. Stacey's own kidnapping 30-years-ago was never solved and she knows the terror that Lyra is going through. Stacey can't shake the similiarities between the two cases but she'll do what ever she can to get Lyra back. Something is off though - if only she could put her finger on it."Wyer starts off with a tense story and never lets up. If you have never read a Wyer story, there's something you need to know about her characters. None of them are safe - not a one. So you never know who will make it.You will not like Jack - both old Jack and new Jack. And you want to yell at Stacey about him.Stacey races to find Lyra hoping to solve her own kidnapping as well. A few red herrings and an explosive final scene.Wyer sets this novel in a little known place in the UK and her descriptions make you want to go visit.A great stand-alone thriller from Wyer.
Hide
Thank you for your feedback
Sorry, there was an error
Sorry we couldn't load the review

Top reviews from the United States

JRo
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it!
Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2023
Verified Purchase
I've never read any of Carol Wyer's books before but I definitely will again. I really enjoyed it, the plot, the characters, the twist and turns, everything.
Helpful
 Report
NinaKalada
4.0 out of 5 stars Ends up good.
Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2023
Verified Purchase
This I believe starts out a little slow. Anyway, Stacy is the daughter of a judge, Henry. She ends up kidnapped for a ransom. The kidnapper or kidnappers cut her hair, finger, and even a piece of her ear to be sent to her father. However, her father still does not pay the ransom. In her adulthood, she is divorced. And her ex-husband, Jack comes to her with the same problem of his daughter, Lyra being kidnapped. He doesn't want the police involved. But he does not want anyone's help at all. He simply wants to pay the ransom. This sets off a chain of events that ends up revealing who and why she was kidnapped in her past. There are so many twists and turns.
Helpful
 Report
JulieReadzInTheRockies
3.0 out of 5 stars Strong start and ending was pure poetic justice!
Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2022
Verified Purchase
Just two weeks after Stacey’s mother took her own life, she was kidnapped. Her father, a young judge at the time, chose not to pay the ransom. Although Stacey was rescued, she was not unharmed. The kidnappers removed a finger and inflicted other injuries but she blocked the entire event.

Stacey is now an adult with a career as a reporter when her ex-husband comes to her in a panic. Her stepdaughter has been kidnapped and he needs her help. The situations are similar and she feels they are connected somehow.

This thriller started strong and the conclusion is pure poetic justice! However, in between those two points lacked the same suspense. It felt a little slow at times. Some events were discussed so much that predictions came easily.

Thanks to the author and publisher for this gifted ARC. All opinions are my own.

#BehindClosedDoors #CarolWyer #thomasandmercer #ZooLoosBookTours #booktour #booktourhost #honestbookreview #giftedbook #kindleunlimited
One person found this helpful
Helpful
 Report
Amazon Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars Stick with it!
Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2023
Verified Purchase
This was a little hard to get into. I didn't know where it was going but after several chapters it was easier to follow the flow of the book.
Helpful
 Report
Natalie
4.0 out of 5 stars Gripping
Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2023
Verified Purchase
Oh what a tangled web this novel has woven. Strong characters and storyline. If you enjoy a well written mind bend, you'll enjoy Behind Closed Doors.
Helpful
 Report
BB White
5.0 out of 5 stars A Page Turner For Sure
Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2023
Verified Purchase
Great story! At first I wasn’t sure if this was going to be a police procedural or a psychological thriller. Turns out it was a little mix of both. Carol surprised me again! The clock was ticking in the story as fast as I could turn the page.
Helpful
 Report
Terry Schopp
2.0 out of 5 stars very slow developing story
Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2023
Verified Purchase
It took a lot of determination to finish this book. The plot wasn’t bad, but it drug out forever. I totally lost interest.
Helpful
 Report
Maria
4.0 out of 5 stars Sad
Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2023
Verified Purchase
It's sad to see the cruelty that people are capable of doing because of money. The struggles that one's has to go through to see the truth even when it is hitting you in the face.
Helpful
 Report

Top reviews from other countries

JenMedBookLover
5.0 out of 5 stars Tense, twisted, another fab thriller
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 6, 2022
Verified Purchase
Well Carol Wyer has done it again. Created a novel that is packed with suspense, mystery and a constant sense of threat and foreboding. From the harrowing opening scenes in which we readers are given a very clear picture of what is to come, to the way on which she slow builds up a very complex and tangled tale of kidnapping and revenge, it is the kind of story that grabs your attention from the very beginning and, by the end, has the heart thumping at quite the pace.

While this is billed as a stand alone novel, the central protagonist, Stacey, is the kind of character I could see putting in a repeat appearance. As a journalist, even one whose whole life centres around Morecambe, there is a lot for her character to give, and although not necessarily known as a hotbed of crime, I’m sure that Morecambe could be nursing more than one of two dark and twisted secrets. Between her and her friends, Investigator Ashraf and former Police Officer, Penny, I can just see them battling for the sake of good all over again. Stacey was a brilliant character, one I enjoyed spending time with and despite some awkward moments where hers and Ashraf’s past came to the fore, they work really well together. Stacey is damaged, not your typical have a go hero, for reasons that become very apparent in the first few chapters, but she is also determined and not one to back down from a challenge. Just as well given what comes to pass.

This is a story of a kidnapping, that of Stacey’s step-daughter Lyra. Her ex-husband, Jack, begs Stacey for help in finding his daughter, and with the kidnappers demanding no police involvement and an eye-watering sum of money as a ransom, it really feels as though the pair might be out of their depth. Now there are many reasons why I didn’t quite trust Jack, and some of the decisions he makes are definite eyebrow raising moments. There is that sense of desperation in him, understandably given the circumstances, but Carol Wyer has done a great job in creating a kind of uncertainty around him, making me want, and by extension Stacey, to keep him at arms length.

This is a dual timeline story, the action moving seamlessly between Stacey’s future, and her past, which may well hold the key to what is happening and how to find Lyra. Her mind is like a locked room, and we join her as she tries to break down the door that is preventing her from accessing all important memories. The author keeps us all in suspense, holding back all important details until just the right moment to make the most impact, and the revelations from Stacey’s past, particularly surrounding her relationship with her father are both heartbreaking and jaw-dropping in equal measure. The pacing ebbs and flows, but there is always that underlying sense of urgency – the literal ticking clock that could be the difference between life and death for poor Lyra.

Another cracking, high stakes, high tension thriller from Carol Wyer that will keep you turning those pages quickly, right to the very last, gobsmacking revelation. Prepare yourselves for one heck of a a ride.
2 people found this helpful
 Report
Kindle Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars Real page turner!
Reviewed in Australia on December 19, 2022
Verified Purchase
I could not put this book down! Such a great story and cleverly told. I highly recommend it as a great read.
Report
Vespasian
4.0 out of 5 stars she never ceases to disappoint
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 8, 2024
Verified Purchase
Haven't read a Carol Wyer book for a while, she never ceases to disappoint. A brilliant book about a kidnapping and how it seems similar to another person who was kidnapped kept me up to the early hours trying to finish it. (L)
Report
Tanya James
2.0 out of 5 stars Sooooo Long! ...... get to it already
Reviewed in Canada on January 25, 2023
Verified Purchase
I don't usually write reviews, but this book was so long or at least felt that way. When I finally reached the climax it felt as if I had been waiting for it to happen for day and days and days. It's wasn't horrible not even close but it definitely wasn't for me!, But hey I am not a published Author so what do I know?! Read it and make your own assumptions... cheers
Report
Kindle Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars Twists & turns. Loved it
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 13, 2022
Verified Purchase
I loved this book. I can never really put what I really feel without giving away spoilers but I can say that you will think you have it figured out then another twist happens. I was so engrossed I read it in one day. The writing is brilliant and the emotions are written really well. Im looking forward to reading more by this author
2 people found this helpful
 Report

Report an issue


Does this item contain inappropriate content?
Report
Do you believe that this item violates a copyright?
Report
Does this item contain quality or formatting issues?
Report