This brilliant binge-read thriller has a real roller coaster of an ending

With one of the most tense and heart-pumping openings I've ever read, I loved this clever thriller about obsession and toxic friendships

Original and impressively contemporary with an excellent final twist

This thriller starts with a bang . . . a tightly woven thriller that completely sucks you in from the beginning . . . compelling. Another triumph

This thriller had us gripped right from the start

A compelling thriller

A tightly-paced rocket ride that delivers a brilliant portrait of one woman driven to the edge by another woman's utter obsession. It reminds us that old secrets can bubble away in the background just waiting for the right time to reappear and destroy lives. If you're a fan of menacing psychological thrillers that chill to the bone, this book is for you

This character-driven thriller is smart and compelling

Praise for Karen Perry

Like Gone Girl . . . It's the most gripping thing I've read for ages

Builds to an incredibly tense finale - before delivering an amazing final twist. Riveting stuff

Stunning

Truly remarkable . . . Grips your heart from the first pages and simply never lets go

Beautifully written, with just the right balance of teasing the reader with clues and hitting them with revelations

Don't be surprised if you devour it in one sitting

Full of intrigue and incident and keeps us guessing until the very last page

It's that most powerful thing, a beautifully written mystery driven by its exploration of the characters' innermost hearts

Genuinely surprising

Unputdownable, leading to a stunning conclusion you won't see coming

This tense, unpredictable novel blends a thriller with an intimate family story to produce a most compelling read

Cleverly written. A tense domestic thriller that is full of surprises

One of the most richly satisfying psychological thrillers of 2016, a book that hooks the reader from the first page

A gripping one-sitting read… this is a deft and assured debut novel from Lizzy Barber.

My Name Is Anna is a book that instantly compels you to keep reading after the first chapter. If you like compulsive psychological dramas with emotionally complex characters, make this your next read.

I can't remember a debut I read with such pleasure - a really masterful handling of complex plot and beautiful characterisation

A thriller with a chilling psychological edge that explores the bonds of friendship

Slow-burning, yet intense ... Ticks all the crime thriller boxes

Brilliant. We predict she is a big name for the future

Once Upon a River is a delight, just marvellous. I devoured it in gulps.

Once Upon A River succeeds in doing what you hope every book will do - pull you in from the first page, hold you captive in the middle, then leave you satisfied and thoughtful at the end. I loved it.