Emma Stonex is the author of The Lamplighters, which was a Sunday Times bestseller and has been translated into twenty-five languages. Before becoming a writer, she worked as an editor at a major publishing house. She lives in Bristol with her family.

"An ambitious revenge thriller . . . What makes this thought-provoking book well worth the read is the delicate and perceptive chronicling of how good intentions, childhood misunderstandings, throwaway comments and split-second decisions can pave the way for disaster." --The Guardian

"A brilliantly accomplished story of fractured lives and the long-term reverberations of violent crime, The Sunshine Man is both poetic and fiendishly gripping. Stonex's prose is bruising and beautiful." --Rosie Walsh, New York Times bestselling author of The Love of My Life

"The Sunshine Man is a masterful literary thriller . . . One of my books of the year." --Lucy Clarke, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Castaways and One of the Girls

"Masterful. Not only suspenseful and exquisitely tense but a nuanced, humanely observed portrait of grief and trauma. A triumph." --Jo Harkin, author of The Pretender

"A remarkable novel--heart-wrenching, unflinching, and deeply compassionate . . . thrilling and incredibly moving. If you loved The Lamplighters, I guarantee you'll love The Sunshine Man too." --Emylia Hall, author of The Shell House Detectives

"[Has] the best opening line of a novel this year . . . Stonex's parallel narratives make it a suspenseful read, with two main characters who are compellingly flawed." --The Minnesota Star Tribune

"A raw, gritty psychological thriller that will leave readers breathless." --Booklist (starred review)

"Compelling . . . this chiller demonstrates on nearly every page the power of the written word." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

Publisher: Viking

Pub date: 2025-11-11

Length: 368 pages