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The astonishing Sunday Times No.1 Bestseller, perfect for fans of Anatomy of a Scandal
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4.0 • 125 Ratings
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- £6.99
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Publisher Description
IMAGINE IF THE NEXT THRILLER YOU READ WAS ALL ABOUT YOU . . .
THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER
'An addictive novel with shades of Gone Girl' Sunday Times
SHORTLISTED FOR THE THEAKSTON'S OLD PECULIER CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2016
LONGLISTED FOR THE DESMOND ELLIOTT PRIZE 2016
When an intriguing novel appears on Catherine's bedside table, she curls up and begins to read.
But as she turns the pages she is horrified to realize she is a key character, a main player.
This story will reveal her darkest secret.
A secret she thought no one else knew . . .
Soon to be a major Apple TV series featuring Sacha Baron Cohen and Cate Blanchett, directed by Alfonso Cuarón.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
A mysterious book within a book, which contains potentially damning information about the protagonist, jump starts this remarkable debut by British scriptwriter Knight. On the bedroom nightstand in the new apartment documentary filmmaker Catherine Ravenscroft shares with her husband, Robert, Catherine finds a self-published novel, The Perfect Stranger, which describes an incident that Catherine never told Robert about. Over 20 years earlier in Spain, 19-year-old Jonathan Brigstocke drowned while saving the couple's five-year-old son, Nicholas. The book suggests that Catherine was to blame because she and Jonathan were having an affair, and it concludes with her death. Meanwhile, widower and retired teacher Stephen Brigstocke, who found the book's manuscript among his late wife's possessions and believes it to be true, begins to try to dismantle Catherine's seemingly perfect life by humiliating her professionally and personally. This unsettling psychological thriller about guilt and grief briskly moves to a shocking finale enhanced by its strong characters.
Customer Reviews
Satisfying thriller
It kept my interest and I liked the slow-burning plot and psychological intrigue. The characters were believably and understandably complex and flawed and I think it would make a good film.
Simply awesome
A brilliant thriller told from multiple perspectives, with a hidden past on collision course with a fragile present.
A good read
I thought this was a good read. Every spare minute I had I found myself reaching for my phone to see what was going to happen next. Very easy to get into and the authors writing style was nice and smooth.