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Description
You know who. But you don't know why
Alice didn't mean to kill the intruder. She only meant to stop him hurting her daughter when he burst into her kitchen and grabbed a knife.
The police agree that she acted in self-defence, but wracked with guilt, Alice sets out to apologise to Linda, the mother of the young man she killed. But nothing unfolds as planned. Alice can't bring herself to tell Linda who she really is and the more Alice learns about Ezra and why he was at her house, the more she starts to wonder whether she has the full picture about what happened that terrible day.
The new must read thriller from the rising star of smart suspense fiction.
Readers say:
'Wow. What a rollercoaster of a read'
'Her best book yet'
'One of the best thrillers I have read in ages'
'An amazing domestic thriller'
'Awesome!'
Product details
| Published | 10 Sep 2026 |
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| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 400 |
| ISBN | 9781526675453 |
| Imprint | Raven Books |
| Illustrations | 0 |
| Dimensions | 198 x 129 mm |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
About the contributors
Reviews
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Katherine Faulkner is the master of throwing ordinary women into extraordinary, what-would-you-do situations. With her razor-sharp takes on middle class motherhood, this is an up-all-night thriller packed with style, acuity and intrigue
Abigail Dean, author of Sunday Times bestselling Girl A
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Twisty and compulsively readable. A binge-worthy page turner. I devoured it in a sitting and I have zero regrets
Nita Prose, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Maid and The Maid's Secret
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Katherine Faulkner goes from strength to strength with her third novel, The Break In - a truly unnerving tale of violence and deceit. I totally believed in these characters and felt every second of their nightmare. Propulsive and immersive - a definite one-sitting read!
Caz Frear
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With an exquisite, perfectly-timed drip-feed of reveals, hiding-in-plain-sight clues, delicious unravelling of secrets, and nail-biting tension, The Break In is an absolute triumph. One of the best books I've read this year
Andrea Mara, Sunday Times Number One, Irish Times bestseller
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The Break In opens with a reader's worst nightmare scenario, and continues to twist the knife as the truth is gradually revealed. A tense and clever thriller - highly recommended
Nikki Smith, bestselling author of The Beach Party and All In Her Head
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Katherine Faulkner is the mistress of elevated thrillers, and The Break In is her most sophisticated yet. Taut, elegant and perfectly observed, she will have your nerves jangling and your sense of self shattered. Her depiction of North London middle class motherhood is sharply accurate - a morality tale of the most terrifying order. Fabulous
Lizzy Barber, author of Out Of Her Depth and My Name Is Anna
























