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She's Not Sorry (2024) Mary Kubica "Mary Kubica has done it again - she's created a tense, compelling thriller that's a study in unreliability and that surprises the reader with believable but completely gasp-worthy twists. I was so absorbed, I read it in a single sitting!"
Anna O (2024) Matthew Blake "A riveting, unsettling crime novel that will keep you turning pages well past your bedtime. Is Anna O a sleeping beauty or a sleeping killer? Matthew Blake's tension-filled thriller is as elusive and mysterious as sleep itself."
The Whispers (2023) Ashley Audrain "Enticing, nuanced, and unflinching, The Whispers opens a secret portal into the private lives of women in suburbia. A narrative portrait of motherhood and marriage, of loneliness and longing, of loss and desire, this is a novel where the characters are so recognizable, it's nearly impossible to feel they are strangers. Rather, through the course of the deeply thrilling and provocative pages, one comes to feel they're as real as neighbours, colleagues and friends. A truly masterful novel."
The Spare Room (2023) Andrea Bartz "An enticing, twisty, and seductive thriller about obsession, desire, and revenge."
The Last Dance (2023) (Detective Miller, book 1) Mark Billingham "A gritty, engaging novel that balances light with dark, offering wit and wisdom in equal measure. Billingham's new lead detective, DS Miller, never misses a step when it comes to solving crime."
Symphony of Secrets (2023) Brendan Slocumb "Music lovers will revel in Symphony of Secrets, a novel that is at once a celebration of music and also a cautionary tale about legacy, privilege, and creative genius."
Pineapple Street (2023) Jenny Jackson "Full of witty and caustic observations about a privileged class of New Yorkers, Pineapple Street is a sharp and juicy satire."
The London Seance Society (2023) Sarah Penner "Sarah Penner brings history to vivid life in this atmospheric and evocative whodunnit steeped in suspense, mystery, and illusion."
Local Gone Missing (2022) Fiona Barton "In the community of Ebbing, Fiona Barton has created a town full of suspense and a cast of characters with so many reasons to keep secrets buried deep. A dark and twisty read."
A Lady's Guide to Fortune-Hunting (2022) Sophie Irwin "Plucky, witty and bright, with one dainty slipper poised in the present and another one firmly rooted in the past. Readers of Jane Austen and fans of Bridgerton will swoon."
Wahala (2022) Nikki May "Witty, boldly contemporary, and sharply observed, this book is an illicit peek into the very secret lives of women--their fears and desires, their weaknesses and dreams, their relationships between each other and with a world too often fraught with prejudice and class divides. This is a must-read debut by a brilliant new voice in fiction."
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Awards
2023 Macavity Award for Best First Novel : The Maid
2023 Barry Award for Best First Novel : The Maid
2023 Anthony Award for Best First Novel : The Maid
2022 Ned Kelly Award for Best International Crime Novel : The Maid
Award nominations
2023 Edgar Award for Best Novel (nominee) : The Maid
2023 CrimeFest: Specsavers Debut Crime Novel Award (nominee) : The Maid
2023 Anthony Award for Best Hardcover Novel (nominee) : The Maid
