The Wrong Girl by Laura Wilson
A sudden death exposes three generations of family secrets in this gripping, atmospheric psychological thriller for fans of Clare Mackintosh, Belinda Bauer and B A Paris. Janice Keaton is living a quiet, easy life when a longed-for reunion with the daughter she gave up for adoption several decades earlier drags her into a lethal confrontation with her past. Did her brother, Dan, die a natural death? Is Joe, her former lover, really an acid casualty, or was there another reason for his abrupt withdrawal from public life? And what is her granddaughter, Molly, hiding? As she struggles to come to terms with a series of shocks, Janice realises that her recollections of the past hold a sinister secret - one with deadly consequences. And then Molly disappears...
Wilson is one of our most original and sensitive crime writersThis is a gripping novel about three generations of women in one family uncovering each other's secrets -- Jake Kerridge * Daily Express *
Wilson shakes and stirs the ingredients into a beautifully written, gripping and haunting mystery novel -- Jessica Mann * Literary Review *
Thoughtful, scary and true, this is reminiscent of Barbara Vine at her best * The Mail on Sunday *
[Wilson] writes excellent mystery novels with a strong sense of place, era and character, and a humane voice that's perhaps too rare in crime fiction . . . The Wrong Girl amply confirms these gifts * Independent on Sunday *
A slow-burn story with brilliant characters built up layer by layer and a plot which comes ingeniously together * The Bookbag *
Beautifully written and atmospheric family drama-cum-psychological thriller * Liz Loves Books *
My best book of 2015 by a mile. I absolutely loved it * Crimesquad *
Wilson shakes and stirs the ingredients into a beautifully written, gripping and haunting mystery novel -- Jessica Mann * Literary Review *
Thoughtful, scary and true, this is reminiscent of Barbara Vine at her best * The Mail on Sunday *
[Wilson] writes excellent mystery novels with a strong sense of place, era and character, and a humane voice that's perhaps too rare in crime fiction . . . The Wrong Girl amply confirms these gifts * Independent on Sunday *
A slow-burn story with brilliant characters built up layer by layer and a plot which comes ingeniously together * The Bookbag *
Beautifully written and atmospheric family drama-cum-psychological thriller * Liz Loves Books *
My best book of 2015 by a mile. I absolutely loved it * Crimesquad *
Laura Wilson's acclaimed and award-winning crime novels have won her many fans. Her novel Stratton's War won the Ellis Peters Award, while The Lover and A Thousand Lies were both shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger. Laura is the Guardian's crime reviewer. She lives in Islington, London.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781782063124 |
| ISBN 10 | 1782063129 |
| Title | The Wrong Girl |
| Author | Laura Wilson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Quercus Publishing |
| Year published | 2016-02-11 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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