Author: Rosie Walsh

Crime & mystery

Published on 4 June 2026 by PAN MACMILLAN (Macmillan) in the United Kingdom.

Hardback | 384 pages
225 x 147 x 35 | 494g

‘This love story is part thriller, part tearjerker - you'll never see the twists coming’ — Beth O’Leary, author of The Flatshare‘A heart-wrenching love story and a mystery that shocks and surprises until the very end’ — Clare Leslie Hall, author of Broken CountryHE PROMISED HER A LIFETIME. HE GAVE HER FOUR HOURS.

Twelve years ago, Carrie said 'I do' on a sun-drenched beach in Thailand. Four hours later, her world shattered when her husband, Johan, was snatched away in a violent abduction. He was never seen again.

Today, Carrie is a working mum, navigating the beautiful chaos of raising premature twins and rebuilding her life with a man who truly loves her. She has finally found peace. The past is a closed book.

Until she sees his face on a computer screen.

Johan is alive. He has a new life. And he never tried to find her.

Driven by a desperate need for answers, Carrie risks the stability of her marriage and the safety of her family to uncover the truth of what happened that day in Thailand. But as she peels back the layers of Johan’s double life, she is forced to face a devastating question:Is the truth worth the destruction of her second chance at happiness?A love story with the pulse of a thriller, The One Day You Were My Husband is a 'gasp-inducing' journey through secrets, motherhood, and the high cost of a first love that refuses to stay buried.

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