Stone Mothers

A beautifully dark, Gothic story of characters haunted by their past: poignant and tragic, full of unexpected shifts and twists, addictively scary and thrillingly audacious. -- Nicci French STONE MOTHERS is a clever, nuanced psychological thriller from one of the best writers in the genre. Properly chilling, you'll be gripped. * Red * The incomparable Erin Kelly has written another captivating, cleverly constructed contemporary novel. -- Paula Hawkins, author of <i>The Girl on the Train</i> Crime fiction at its most ingenious and gripping - and its wisest. * Sunday Express * The fantastically taut, compelling plot, brooding atmosphere and fast pace make it a winner. * Good Housekeeping * Doubly excellent - truly fine psychological suspense, and plenty to think about, too, when your pulse has returned to normal. -- Lee Child, <i>Sunday Times</i> bestselling author of the Jack Reacher series A gripping thriller which is impossible to put down, culminating in a heart-stopping final showdown * Daily Express * From the twist on the first page to the final gasp, this is a dazzling psychological thriller. * Grazia * Compelling, darkly atmospheric and powerful, STONE MOTHERS leads you deeper and deeper into a claustrophobic world of desire, violence and blackmail. With all the ingredients of a classic psychological thriller, it's also got amazing depth and resonance, examining the shifting dynamics of power and the legacy of violence. -- Bridget Collins, author of <i>The Binding</i> Gripping, atmospheric thriller. * Daily Mirror *

Erin Kelly is the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Poison Tree, The Sick Rose, The Burning Air, The Ties That Bind, He Said/She Said, Stone Mothers and Broadchurch: The Novel, inspired by the mega-hit TV series. In 2013, The Poison Tree became a major ITV drama and was a Richard & Judy Summer Read in 2011. He Said/She Said spent six weeks in the top ten in both hardback and paperback, was longlisted for the Theakston's Old Peculier crime novel of the year award, and selected for both the Simon Mayo Radio 2 and Richard & Judy Book Clubs. She has worked as a freelance journalist since 1998 and written for the Guardian, The Sunday Times, Daily Mail, New Statesman, Red, Elle, Cosmopolitan and The Pool. Born in London in 1976, she lives in north London with her husband and daughters. erinkelly.co.uk twitter.com/mserinkelly