Author:Emma Burstall
Evie, Nic and Becca are wannabe writers. The three friends are members of a creative writing group and they decide to enter a national competition. But while they ponder their plots and agonise about their characters, their own lives are going far from smoothly.
Evie's still pining for the husband who left her for a younger woman and is relying increasingly on clairvoyant Zelda. But who is Zelda really?
Nic's battling a drink problem and is in despair about her workaholic husband who is addicted to his laptop. A shocking discovery shakes her to the core, but will she realise in time that she must stop protecting him?
Becca's a City highflyer who seems to have everything - until a childhood friend turns up, threatening to expose the secret she's kept buried for nearly thirty years. How will her marriage, her children, her friendships survive it? And on top of that there's a deadline. The women have just eleven months to complete their manuscripts. Who will win the competition - and can there be any real-life happy endings?
The guy I read
—— Tom ClancyCussler is hard to beat
—— Daily MailDelivers what it promises
—— Financial TimesThe Adventure King
—— Sunday ExpressAn enthralling thriller
—— HeatWill this actually be the next Gone Girl? Well . . . it doesn't disappoint . . . The narrative is elegantly written . . . a maelstrom of appalling revelations and twists, certainly very clever and entertaining
—— Daily MailPoised to establish herself as a big name
—— TelegraphA really clever twist . . . superior fodder for your summer hols
—— Evening StandardPrepare to cancel all other commitments
—— StylistSuperb debut . . . Knight paces the novel beautifully
—— The TimesYou may as well just surrender now and read it and enjoy it because it's not going to go away - and deservedly so
—— BBC Radio 2 Arts ShowIf it's a creepy read you're after, look no further
—— Good Housekeeping, Thriller of the MonthDISCLAIMER stealthily steals your attention and by the end holds you prisoner - a searing story that resonates long after the final page. The best thriller I’ve read this year
—— ROSAMUND LUPTON, bestselling author of SisterAn intelligent and twisty thriller
—— ElleA terrific novel with a brilliantly creepy central premise. One of the best debut thrillers I have ever read
—— PAULA DALYAssured debut novel . . . strong and compelling portrait of two individuals who are forced to confront unpalatable, even unbearable, truths.
—— GuardianFabulously gripping, I just could not put it down.
—— MARIAN KEYESTense and shocking, and full of twists and turns
—— BooktimeA genuinely original debut novel, nail-bitingly tense and chilling
—— Irish IndependentRenee Knight skilfully peels away the layers of her story to reveal a tale that is dark, deep and skin crawlingly sinister. I thought it was faultless, a masterclass in thriller writing.
—— Colette McBethI read Disclaimer in two sittings . . . It's that good. . . The premise is the star of the show but Knight's success lies in keeping her plot, characterisation and unpredictability up to that same standard.
—— Daily ExpressA fine example of the genre . . . unbearably tense
—— Sunday ExpressAn unsettling page-turner of The Girl on the Train variety that wil live on in readers' imaginations
—— GraziaA faultlessly constructed, page-turning debut, Disclaimer delivers its twists and surprises with ease. It is both clever and moving, and I'm full of admiration.
—— JOANNA BRISCOEIt's Disclaimer that turns out to be the Gone Girl of the season
—— New York TimesAn ingenious and involving tale and a very successful first novel
—— Literary ReviewFiendishly clever
—— Daily MailRenee Knight's stunning debut is a thriller with a particularly literary flavour, but also with a heart. Best enjoyed slowly, with no skipping to the heart-wrenchign conclusion. Terrific.
—— Saga MagazineA deeply probing, intense psychological thriller that was gripping and very difficult to put down
—— Huffington PostDisclaimer forms a trinity alongside Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train as the best of domestic noir . . . Disclaimer will be climbing the bestseller list
—— New York Daily NewsAn original plot, well-paced to its unexpected climax
—— The TimesA highly assured debut novel with a cracking premise . . . a remarkable well written page turner
—— Euro CrimeA superior piece of dark emotional fiction that will get under your skin.
—— Sainsburys magazinePlunges us into our worst nightmare - somebody knows our darkest secret, and they're sharing it
—— Val McDermidA finely crafted puzzle box
—— SpectatorA brilliant premise, superbly executed. I love this book
—— CLARE MACKINTOSH, author of I LET YOU GOfantastic - was absolutely gripped. Great idea, could not put it down.
—— Tweet from Lucy DiamondDisclaimer is a real one-nighter
—— Tweet from Polly SamsonIt's knockout
—— Tweet from Claudia WinklemanThe marvel of the new suspense novel “Disclaimer” is that it lives up to its unusually gripping premise.
Disclaimer forms a trinity alongside “Gone Girl” and the “The Girl on the Train” as the best of domestic noir. That this is a first novel from Renee Knight, a British television screenwriter, makes her sure hand with what’s sinister that much more stunning.
A sensational psychological thriller
—— Jackie Collinsexcellent debut
—— KATE MOSSE, GuardianThis bestseller is definitely one of the best thrillers of 2015.
—— Marie ClaireMore original and sophisticated than your average psychological thriller, Renée Knight's DISCLAIMER is an accomplished and addictive tale.
—— Sunday Times[Eileenis] compulsively deviant and utterly delicious… I savoured every single word of it.
—— Mark O'Halloran , Sunday Business Post, Book of the Year