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''A compulsive, twisty story about trauma and revenge, delivered with dazzling skill.'' Sunday Mirror

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''I am sleep deprived having stayed awake desperate to find out what happened!'' - reader review

If you like Clare Mackintosh, BA Paris, Jenny Blackhurst, Rachel Abbott, Laura Marshall, Elle Croft, Cara Hunter or Lisa Jewell then you will be utterly gripped by this dark, twisty tale

''Gripping, electrifying, heartbreaking'' - Erin Kelly, author of HE SAID / SHE SAID, on TATTLETALE

The perfect short story for a dark wintry night - psychological thriller writer Sarah J Naughton chills you to the bone with this Christmas tale in the tradition of MR James.On 24th December, loving husband and father Peter Biddiscombe is killed in a tragic accident on his way home from work. His body is not discovered until Boxing Day but when PC Maxine Derbyshire arrives at the house to deliver the devastating news, Peter''s wife believes it must be a case of mistaken identity. Peter spent Christmas with his family. Or did he?Bonus material - includes an exclusive three chapters from Sarah J Naughton''s new full-length thriller The Other Couple***Praise for Sarah J Naughton''s Tattletale:''a fast paced, brilliant page-turner...I predict a hit'' Liz Nugent''...deliciously clever - I still haven''t stopped thinking about the magnificent, twisted construction of it'' Emma Kavanagh, author of THE MISSING HOURS''It''s one of the best debuts I''ve read. It deserves to be MASSIVE.'' Julia Crouch''Lies, mystery and murder wrought by childhood trauma in this compulsive, twisty thriller.'' Helen Smith, author of BEYOND BELIEF''A well-crafted tale of love, obsession and murder - beautifully written and brilliantly twisted.'' Ava Marsh, author of EXPOSURE''Gripping, electrifying, heartbreaking.'' Erin Kelly, author of HE SAID/SHE SAID

FROM THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR''Dazzlingly inventive''Sunday Times, Crime Book of the Month''A meticulously plotted exploration of friendship, foe-ship and the lies that bind, which builds to a gripping and powerful conclusion''Cara Hunter********** FIVE WOMEN.They meet at their NCT Group. The only thing they have in common is they''re all pregnant. FIVE SECRETS.Three years later, they are all good friends. Aren''t they? ONE MISSING HUSBAND.Now the police have come knocking. Someone knows something. THE TROUBLE WITH SECRETS IS THAT SOMEONE ALWAYS TELLS...********** ''The perfect dose of thrills and suspense, this will keep you engrossed to the very end'' Heat''Original and stylish... will keep you guessing to the last page''Sharon BoltonFor fans of Big Little Lies, The Rumour and I Invited Her In, this is first class psychological suspense from the critically acclaimed Sarah J Naughton.

FROM THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR''Dazzlingly inventive''Sunday Times''Gripping and powerful''Cara Hunter********** FOUR WOMEN.Orly, Lenny, Mel and Thea have been best friends since school. But now it is 20 years later and inevitably they have drifted apart.ONE WEEKEND.It is Lenny''s 40th birthday, plus Orly and Mel need cheering up, so Thea suggests a weekend away at a festival in their hometown. It''s a chance for them all to reconnect. NOT ALL OF THEM WILL SURVIVE.But their holiday soon takes a sinister turn, and not all of the friends will leave the festival alive...

Orly, Lenny, Mel och Thea har varit bästa vänner sedan skoltiden. Men nu har det gått 20 år och de har oundvikligen glidit ifrån varandra.

Det är Lennys 40-årsdag, och dessutom behöver både Orly och Mel muntras upp, så Thea föreslår en gemensam weekend på en festival i deras gamla hemstad. Det blir en chans för dem alla att återknyta kontakten.

Men deras semester tar snart en olycksbådande vändning, och alla vänner kommer inte att lämna festivalen levande …

Fem kvinnor.Fem hemligheter.En försvunnen make.

Oväntad vänskap uppstår bland fem kvinnor med helt olika bakgrund. Det enda de har gemensamt är att de är gravida.De delar med sig av sina innersta hemligheter och svär en ed. De lovar att finnas där för varandra för alltid, vad som än händer. Tre år senare är de fortfarande goda vänner. Eller?

När en av deras makar plötsligt försvinner börjar polisen ställa frågor. En av mammorna måste veta något, och problemet med hemligheter är att någon alltid berättar …