Lucy Atkins is an award-winning British journalist and author. Her bestselling debut, The Missing One, is a psychological suspense novel about family secrets (Quercus, 2014). She has written for newspapers such as The Guardian, The Times, The Sunday Times, The Telegraph and magazines such as Red, Woman and Home, Psychologies and Grazia. She has written, co-written or ghost-written six health-related books so far, consults on advertising campaigns, and produces materials for non-profit organizations and film-makers. She is married with three children and lives in Oxford, UK
Genres: Mystery, General Fiction
Novels
The Missing One (2014)
The Other Child (2015)
The Night Visitor (2017)
Magpie Lane (2020)
Windmill Hill (2023)
The Other Child (2015)
The Night Visitor (2017)
Magpie Lane (2020)
Windmill Hill (2023)
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Lucy Atkins recommends

The Correspondent (2025)
Virginia Evans
"An absolute delight from start to finish, this novel is subtle, moving, wise and intelligent. I devoured it and will be reading everything Virginia Evans writes from now on. In the meantime, I'll be recommending The Correspondent to anyone who'll listen."

The Impossible Truths of Love (2021)
Hannah Beckerman
"A heartfelt story of secrets, past trauma, sorrow, and love, The Impossible Truths of Love explores the true meaning of tangled family ties—impossibly tender."

A Narrow Door (2021)
(Malbry, book 4)
Joanne Harris
"A clever chess game of repressed fears, power struggles, secrets and lies."
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