No One I Knew

Your child is missing. But the woman who took him swears he’s hers. Who do you believe?

In No One I Knew, A. J. McDine delivers an emotionally gripping and terrifying domestic thriller that dives into a mother’s worst nightmare—and the terrifying cracks in identity, trust, and truth. When journalist Emma’s toddler son, Alfie, vanishes from their home without a trace, her world collapses.

Then comes the shock: Alfie is found days later, safe. But he’s with a woman who insists he is her biological son—and she’s ready to prove it.

As Emma fights to reclaim her child, her credibility is challenged, and unsettling questions begin to emerge. DNA tests. Medical records. Stories that don’t match. Is Emma really who she says she is? Or is there something much darker at play?

As the battle for custody unfolds in court and in the media spotlight, Emma is forced to unravel not only the mystery of her son’s abduction but the buried secrets of her own life. Because the real danger might not just be the woman who took her son—but the past she thought was long behind her.

Taut, emotional, and full of haunting twists, No One I Knew is a thought-provoking psychological thriller about motherhood, identity, and the devastating consequences of denial.

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