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'Left me chilled to the core' Harriet TyceYou shared everything for nine months. But you don't know her at all.When Ali meets Rebecca, she feels an instant connection. Both pregnant, with babies due the same day, Ali can't wait to share the highs and lows of motherhood with her new friend.Rebecca is everything Ali wishes she could be - beautiful, confident, wealthy. But Ali senses in her the same loneliness she's been feeling since moving to the suburbs. Maybe they can help each other, and Ali won't feel so alone anymore.Then their due date comes and goes, and Ali hears nothing for weeks. Worried about her friend, Ali tracks her down and is relieved to find Rebecca safe and well. But relief turns to shock when Rebecca denies ever meeting her... or ever having been pregnant at all.A truly unputdownable story about friendship, motherhood and how far we'll go to protect the ones we love. Filled with tension and mind-blowing twists, fans of Claire Douglas, Gillian McAllister and CL Taylor will love The Due Date.'Will keep you hooked to the very last page' CLARE EMPSON'Perfect pace and an enthralling plot'' SAM HOLLAND'Will keep you up all night' JO FURNISS'I was utterly hooked' HEATHER CRITCHLOW----WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT THE DUE DATE:'Had me hooked from page one' NetGalley reviewer ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'I couldn't put it down!' NetGalley reviewer ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'Oh my god! This book is outstanding!' NetGalley reviewer ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'Kept me guessing right until the end!' NetGalley reviewer ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'I was hooked from start to finish' NetGalley reviewer ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

''Left me chilled to the core'' Harriet Tyce

You shared everything for nine months. But you don''t know her at all.When Ali meets Rebecca, she feels an instant connection. Both pregnant, with babies due the same day, Ali can''t wait to share the highs and lows of motherhood with her new friend.Rebecca is everything Ali wishes she could be - beautiful, confident, wealthy. But Ali senses in her the same loneliness she''s been feeling since moving to the suburbs. Maybe they can help each other, and Ali won''t feel so alone anymore.Then their due date comes and goes, and Ali hears nothing for weeks. Worried about her friend, Ali tracks her down and is relieved to find Rebecca safe and well. But relief turns to shock when Rebecca denies ever meeting her... or ever having been pregnant at all.A truly unputdownable story about friendship, motherhood and how far we''ll go to protect the ones we love. Filled with tension and mind-blowing twists, fans of Claire Douglas, Gillian McAllister and CL Taylor will love The Due Date.''Will keep you hooked to the very last page'' CLARE EMPSON''Perfect pace and an enthralling plot'''' SAM HOLLAND''Will keep you up all night'' JO FURNISS''I was utterly hooked'' HEATHER CRITCHLOW----WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT THE DUE DATE:''Had me hooked from page one'' NetGalley reviewer ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐''I couldn''t put it down!'' NetGalley reviewer ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐''Oh my god! This book is outstanding!'' NetGalley reviewer ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐''Kept me guessing right until the end!'' NetGalley reviewer ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐''I was hooked from start to finish'' NetGalley reviewer ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

'A cracking thriller and a great female protagonist.' C.J. Tudor, author of Sunday Times Bestseller The Chalk Man'I couldn't put I,Witness down, this is a 2018 must-read' Phoebe Morgan, author of The Doll House*************They say I'm a murderer. Six years ago, Kate Reynolds was found holding the body of her best friend; covered in blood, and clutching the knife that killed her.I plead guilty. Kate has been in prison ever since, but now her sentence is up. She is being released.But the truth is, I didn't do it. There's only one person who can help: Private Investigator Madison Attallee, the first officer on the scene all those years ago.But uncovering the truth means catching a killer.An incredibly gripping thriller with a twist you'll never see coming. Fans of Persons Unknown by Susie Steiner, Strike's The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith, Close to Home by Cara Hunter and The Child by Fiona Barton will love I,Witness.*************What everyone is saying about this gripping debut:'An absolutely gripping thriller founded on the horror of familial abuse and a great, flawed, female PI. There will be more Madison Attalee, I hope.' Radio 4's Dame Jenni Murray'Cracking thriller and a great female protagonist. Swearing, smoking, rock-music loving (and not neurotic or passive!) My kind of woman.' C.J. Tudor, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Chalk Man'I was swept away by this punchy, pacy thriller with its sharp characterisation and confident plotting. I devoured it in a single day. I particularly loved Madison's fabulously chain-smoking, hyper-feminine sharpness. There were so many things done well here - the presentation of domestic abuse, dysfunctional families, the uneven dynamic of female friendships that border on bullying - so much to enjoy. So looking forward to the next one.' Helen Callaghan, author of Sunday Times bestseller Dear Amy'Tough and uncompromising, I, Witness had me totally gripped. I'm looking forward to hearing more from PI Madison Attalee.' Alex Lake, author of Killing Kate, After Anna and Copy Cat'I couldn't put I,Witness down. A hugely accomplished novel with a dark, sad story at its heart - the characters are so well drawn that I felt every twist along with them as Mackay expertly manipulates the reader. With a wonderful, chain-smoking and perfume-spraying private detective driving the narrative, this is a 2018 must-read.' Phoebe Morgan, author of The Doll House'Totally engaging, fast-paced and edgy ... completely captivating. I, Witness kept me guessing till the very end. Pick this book up if you're after apage-turner with attitude.' Elle Croft, author of The Guilty Wife'Cutting-edgegripping.' Sam King, author of The Choice'Had me hooked within two pages, it has every bit as much appeal as some of the bestsellers of the last few years, like Girl on the Train.' Robert Scragg, author of What Falls Between the Cracks

''A cracking thriller and a great female protagonist.'' C.J. Tudor, author of Sunday Times Bestseller The Chalk Man''I couldn''t put I,Witness down, this is a 2018 must-read'' Phoebe Morgan, author of The Doll House*************They say I''m a murderer. Six years ago, Kate Reynolds was found holding the body of her best friend; covered in blood, and clutching the knife that killed her.I plead guilty. Kate has been in prison ever since, but now her sentence is up. She is being released.But the truth is, I didn''t do it. There''s only one person who can help: Private Investigator Madison Attallee, the first officer on the scene all those years ago.But uncovering the truth means catching a killer.An incredibly gripping thriller with a twist you''ll never see coming. Fans of The Retreat by Mark Edwards, The Guilty One by Lisa Ballantyne, In the Dark by Cara Hunter and Snap by Belinda Bauer will love I,Witness.*************

What bestselling authors are saying about this gripping debut:

''An absolutely gripping thriller founded on the horror of familial abuse and a great, flawed, female PI. There will be more Madison Attalee, I hope.'' Radio 4''s Dame Jenni Murray''I was swept away by this punchy, pacy thriller with its sharp characterisation and confident plotting. I devoured it in a single day. I particularly loved Madison''s fabulously chain-smoking, hyper-feminine sharpness. So looking forward to the next one.'' Helen Callaghan, author of Sunday Times bestseller Dear Amy''Tough and uncompromising, I, Witness had me totally gripped. I''m looking forward to hearing more from PI Madison Attalee.'' Alex Lake, author of Killing Kate and Copy Cat''Totally engaging, fast-paced and edgy ... completely captivating. I, Witness kept me guessing till the very end. Pick this book up if you''re after a page-turner with attitude.'' Elle Croft, author of The Guilty Wife

What readers are saying about this gripping debut:

''Gripping, moving and smart. I can''t wait for the next Madison Attalee novel.'' Amazon reviewer, 5 stars''Be prepared to be hooked... you won''t put this down...'' Amazon reviewer, 5 stars''Brilliant. Great characters and plot. Was gripped, couldn''t get to the end fast enough.'' Amazon reviewer, 5 stars

Last night I betrayed my husband.This morning my daughter disappeared.My husband may have forgiven my first mistake. But he will never forget this.And so I have to find her.Before it's too late. For all of us.

'Great fun - a fantastic female protagonist taking on sixties gangland London interwoven with a true life serial killer storyline. A cracking read' HARRIET TYCE'A sharp and intelligent gangland thriller, and Faith Diamond is a shrewd and steely woman navigating a fraught path through a world of violent men... a top notch read' DOMINIC NOLANWhen secrets and lies run in the family, who can you trust?Life is tough for Faith Diamond. Growing up on the wrong side of London, with a family incapable of staying on the right side of the law, her future has only ever been about survival.But then a series of prostitutes are found murdered: strangled and stripped naked. The only thread linking the bodies is pimp Marshall Vella - a man connected in more ways than one with the Diamond family.Now Faith is forced to consider the possibility that the people she fights to protect might be involved in something more evil than even she could have imagined...A new gritty gangland thriller based on a true - and still unsolved - string of murders...* * * * * * * Praise for Niki Mackay:'Dark, gripping, unexpected. Insanely good - like, Dark Places good' ELLE CROFT'Brilliantly plotted, tense and atmospheric' RACHAEL BLOK'Cracking thriller and a great female protagonist' C.J. TUDOR'Grips you from the first line through to the nail-biting conclusion. Psychological suspense at its best' VICTORIA SELMAN'Absolutely gripping' DAME JENNI MURRAY

''Great fun - a fantastic female protagonist taking on sixties gangland London interwoven with a true life serial killer storyline. A cracking read'' HARRIET TYCE''A sharp and intelligent gangland thriller, and Faith Diamond is a shrewd and steely woman navigating a fraught path through a world of violent men... a top notch read'' DOMINIC NOLAN

When secrets and lies run in the family, who can you trust?Life is tough for Faith Diamond. Growing up on the wrong side of London, with a family incapable of staying on the right side of the law, her future has only ever been about survival. But then a series of prostitutes are found murdered: strangled and stripped naked. The only thread linking the bodies is pimp Marshall Vella - a man connected in more ways than one with the Diamond family. Now Faith is forced to consider the possibility that the people she fights to protect might be involved in something more evil than even she could have imagined... A new gritty gangland thriller based on a true - and still unsolved - string of murders...* * * * * * *

Praise for Niki Mackay:

''Dark, gripping, unexpected. Insanely good - like, Dark Places good'' ELLE CROFT''Brilliantly plotted, tense and atmospheric'' RACHAEL BLOK''Cracking thriller and a great female protagonist'' C.J. TUDOR''Grips you from the first line through to the nail-biting conclusion. Psychological suspense at its best'' VICTORIA SELMAN''Absolutely gripping'' DAME JENNI MURRAY

1968, London.When Grace and Lola meet for the first time, it's at a home for young unmarried mothers. Consumed by the dark secrets that brought them there, the two forge an unlikely friendship.When the time comes, Grace is forced to give her daughter away, while Lola's parents take her son in to raise as their own. Seeking refuge after running away from home, Grace finds safety in Lola's family.To Grace, the Scott-Tylers seem like the perfect family, even if family man Dan is usually on the wrong side of the law. But underneath the happy surface simmers a disturbing reality...