For fans of the new bbc1 drama the missing starring james nesbitt'the boy that never was is that powerful thing, a beautifully written mystery driven by its exploration of the characters' innermost hearts' tana frenchthree-year-old dillon vanished in the middle of the night. His father harry can't forgive himself for not protecting his only child. Yet harry isn't blamed by his wife robin: she bares her own secret guilt. Five years later, thousands of miles away, harry spots an eight-year-old boy in a crowd - a boy he is convinced is dillon. Desperate to find his missing son, harry's obsession tears apart his marriage, exposing shameful secrets and shattering the one thing he and robin had left - trust. Why won't robin believe harry? what is she hiding? can the boy really be dillon? and how far will harry go to find their lost son?the boy that never was is a deeply atmospheric and masterfully crafted tale of love and loss that will chill you to the bone. Fans of rosamund lupton and soph - from Amzon