Book description
THE NEW, UTTERLY UNPUTDOWNABLE THRILLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE HOLIDAY AND THE CATCH.
You wake up, your husband is dead and YOU are the prime suspect. Your children have been taken away, your life sent into freefall - and yet you can barely remember anything about the night you…
Why read it?
1 author picked The Mother as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Sometimes books are given to me to prepare for events and take me outside of my reading zone.
Tim’s work is very much in the psychological drama sub-genre, one I dip a toe into from time to time. However, starting this one, its addictive nature meant it robbed me of sleep, as I simply wanted to read one more chapter before turning the light off. Add in political conspiracy and a murder mystery, and I was hooked.
Tim’s greatest gift is to ask the reader, “what would you do?” if pushed into an extraordinary situation beyond your control. It’s a…
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