The Bride's Secret: An utterly gripping psychological thriller with a heart-pounding twist

Maeve wakes up in a bed soaked with her fiancé’s blood—his body cold beside her, a knife gripped in her own hand. With no memory of the night before and convinced she’s been framed, she runs.

Reinvented as Gilly in a remote Highland village, she builds a perfect new life: a loving husband, two children, a safe, quiet existence. But the past has a longer reach than she ever imagined.

On a late shift at a helpline, a caller named Ella knows far too much—Maeve’s old name, the brutal university assault she survived, and the trial that almost destroyed her. Ella wants Maeve to pay, and she’ll use Maeve’s new family as leverage.

As a deadly game of cat-and-mouse hurtles toward the edge of a cliff, Maeve must face the one truth she’s always feared: you can change your name, but can you ever truly escape your sins?

If you love "Gone Girl," "The Housemaid" and "The Girl on the Train," you won’t be able to put this absolutely gripping and addictive psychological thriller down. It’s sure to keep you turning the pages until late into the night.


Edinburgh-based Rosie Walker is the author of gripping psychological thrillers, including "The Bride's Secret," "My Husband's Ex," and "Secrets of a Serial Killer". Her novels explore secrets, lies, and revenge in dark domestic settings.