The Sunshine Man

Author: Stonex, Emma

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Published on 7 May 2026 by PAN MACMILLAN (Picador) in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 368 pages
198 x 130 | 252g

Gripping and emotional, The Sunshine Man is a powerful story of a terrible crime and the revenge plotted over decades, set against the haunting beauty of rural Devon. From the bestselling author of The Lamplighters, Emma Stonex.

'Luminously unsettling' – The Observer'A deeply thrilling and emotionally rich page-turner' – Lucy Clarke'A wholly original and immersive thriller' – Harriet EvansBirdie wakes to the news she’s been waiting eighteen years to hear: Jimmy Maguire – the man who murdered her sister – is out of prison.

She sends her children to school, picks up a gun, and leaves for London with one purpose: to find Jimmy and make him pay.

But there’s another side to this story, and Birdie is about to enter a world of family lies, worn-out loyalties and long-buried betrayals . . .

Readers love The Sunshine Man: ‘A compelling tight thriller with heart’ *****‘Hits you right between the eyes’ *****‘Brilliantly written with twists and turns’ *****