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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 | 04 Jun 2026 |
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Format | Paperback |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 400 |
ISBN | 9781526675453 |
Imprint | Raven Books |
Illustrations | 0 |
Dimensions | 198 x 129 mm |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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Reviews
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Delicious
Stylist
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Fast-moving, clever and appropriately horrible, this is domestic noir at its most intriguing
Literary Review
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It's been described as a binge read and it's clear to see why – a fantastic novel
Belfast Telegraph
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Will have listeners hooked
The Bookseller
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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