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Alexandra Southwood: a devoted mother, a talented artist and now a missing wife. Marc's world is seemingly perfect, complete with two daughters and a loving wife. Until the day she vanishes. Police, friends and family pull together to find Alex but their hopes quickly turn into a nightmare as the missing person case becomes a murder investigation. But Marc refuses to accept his wife is dead and embarks on his own frantic search which leads him into the heart of the New York art world that so gripped his wife. Meanwhile, in a locked room, news clips of the police investigation and the family's grief are played out in front of a terrified woman. It is Alex. As the weeks pass all she can do is torment herself with images of her family's life without her. As Marc begins to piece together hidden parts of Alex's life, he begins to question whether he really knew her at all . . . But this is Alex's story. PRAISE FOR EXHIBIT ALEXANDRA "Beautifully insidious, a novel that outwits expectation at every turn" Francis Spufford, Costa prize-winning author of Golden Hill "A taut and spellbinding look at creative darkness and the price we pay when art bleeds into real life. I couldn't put this book down!" - Amy Engel, Richard and Judy bestselling author of The Roanoke Girls "A smart, confident thriller, Exhibit Alexandra asks searching questions about motherhood and identity, and keeps you guessing to the very last page. Natasha Bell writes thought-provokingly about home, love, belonging - and what else a woman might want from life" - Beth Underdown, author of The Witchfinder's Sister "This smart, mirror maze of a thriller bristles with sharp edges, twisting familiar Gone Girl themes into Bell's own intense creation - Kirkus