The Rumour by Lesley Kara
***NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES ON CHANNEL 5!*** 'In this chilling tale of paranoia, suspicion and accusation, Lesley Kara keeps you guessing until the final page' - Paula Hawkins, bestselling author of The Blue Hour When single mum Joanna hears a rumour at the school gates, she never intends to pass it on. But one casual comment leads to another and now there's no going back . . . Rumour has it that a notorious child killer is living under a new identity, in their sleepy little town of Flinstead-on-Sea. Sally McGowan was just ten years old when she stabbed little Robbie Harris to death forty-eight years ago - no photos of her exist since her release as a young woman. So who is the supposedly reformed killer who now lives among them? How dangerous can one rumour become? And how far will Joanna go to protect her loved ones from harm, when she realizes what it is she's unleashed? __________ 'Everyone is going to be talking about The Rumour. An intriguing premise, a creeping sense of dread, and a twist you won't see coming!' Shari Lapena, bestselling author of The Couple Next Door. 'Captivating . . . a subtle examination of the damage that gossip can do' ? Daily Mail Readers can't stop talking about The Rumour: ***** 'So good ... The twist is amazing and really caught me out.' ***** 'Downloaded it last night before bed and have stayed up all night reading it! Could not put it down. ***** 'I couldn't devour this book quickly enough ... The surprises didn't stop til the very last page.'
In this chilling tale of paranoia, suspicion and accusation, Lesley Kara keeps you guessing until the final page* Paula Hawkins, No.1 bestselling author of THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN and INTO THE WATER *
A great debut with a slyly clever premise and a rollercoaster ride to the very last sentence. * Fiona Barton, bestselling author of THE WIDOW and THE CHILD *
An intriguing premise, a creeping sense of dread, and a twist you won't see coming! Everyone is going to be talking about The Rumour. * Shari Lapena, bestselling author of THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR *
A brilliant premise with a killer twist. The Rumour depicts the prejudices and secrets that simmer in a small seaside town to devastating effect. * Colette McBeth, author of AN ACT OF SILENCE *
Pssst, have you heard... #TheRumour is a cracking thriller about the damage that idle gossip can wreak in a small town. I thought I had the twist worked out. Boy was I wrong! * Tammy Cohen *
A great debut with a slyly clever premise and a rollercoaster ride to the very last sentence. * Fiona Barton, bestselling author of THE WIDOW and THE CHILD *
An intriguing premise, a creeping sense of dread, and a twist you won't see coming! Everyone is going to be talking about The Rumour. * Shari Lapena, bestselling author of THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR *
A brilliant premise with a killer twist. The Rumour depicts the prejudices and secrets that simmer in a small seaside town to devastating effect. * Colette McBeth, author of AN ACT OF SILENCE *
Pssst, have you heard... #TheRumour is a cracking thriller about the damage that idle gossip can wreak in a small town. I thought I had the twist worked out. Boy was I wrong! * Tammy Cohen *
Lesley Kara is the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Rumour, Who Did You Tell?, The Dare, The Apartment Upstairs and The Other Tenant. The Rumour was the highest selling crime fiction debut of 2019 in the UK, a Kindle No.1 bestseller, and is now a major TV series on Channel 5. Lesley is an alumna of the Faber Academy 'Writing a Novel' course. She lives in Kent. You can follow Lesley on Instagram at @lesleykarawriter, on Facebook at lesleykarawriter, and on X @LesleyKara. You can also sign up for her newsletter at www.lesleykara.com/newsletter.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780552175500 |
| ISBN 10 | 0552175501 |
| Title | The Rumour |
| Author | Lesley Kara |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Year published | 2019-07-25 |
| Number of pages | 416 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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