
The Mothers: Five women. Five secrets. One missing husband. (Paperback)
Sarah J Naughton (author)- In stock
FROM THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR
'Dazzlingly inventive'
Sunday Times, Crime Book of the Month
'A meticulously plotted exploration of friendship, foe-ship and the lies that bind, which builds to a gripping and powerful conclusion'
Cara Hunter
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FIVE WOMEN.
They meet at their NCT Group. The only thing they have in common is they're all pregnant.
FIVE SECRETS.
Three years later, they are all good friends. Aren't they?
ONE MISSING HUSBAND.
Now the police have come knocking. Someone knows something.
THE TROUBLE WITH SECRETS IS THAT SOMEONE ALWAYS TELLS...
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'The perfect dose of thrills and suspense, this will keep you engrossed to the very end' Heat
'Original and stylish... will keep you guessing to the last page'
Sharon Bolton
For fans of Big Little Lies, The Rumour and I Invited Her In, this is first class psychological suspense from the critically acclaimed Sarah J Naughton.
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
ISBN: 9781409184607
Number of pages: 288
Weight: 260 g
Dimensions: 196 x 128 x 30 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
A meticulously plotted exploration of friendship, foe-ship and the lies that bind, which builds to a gripping and powerful conclusion * Cara Hunter *
The perfect dose of thrills and suspense, this will keep you engrossed to the very end * Heat *
Original and stylish... will keep you guessing to the last page * Sharon Bolton *
We couldn't put this thriller down . . . brilliant * Closer *
Tautly thrilling . . . This has hit thriller written all over it * Evening Telegraph *
Gripping, tense, taut and brilliant. You'll be begging your friends to read it so you can discuss it over and over again * Rebecca Reid *
The Mothers grips like a vice, with characters which leap from the page. Naughton's depiction of motherhood from different perspectives is as refreshing as it is evocative * Rachael Blok *
A taut, tense thriller packed with emotion * A.J. Park *
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