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  An absolutely gripping psychological thriller that will keep you guessing until the last page. If you love Behind Closed Doors, My Lovely Wife and Friend Request, you’ll be hooked on The Man She Married.

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  The School Friend

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  1. Lola is Missing

  2. Now She’s Gone

  3. Perfect Girls

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  There have been plenty of instances where fiction tackles babies being snatched, but in Her Sister’s Child, I wanted to take things further and explore what would happen to someone who committed this drastic act but then changed their mind. If you’ve enjoyed reading it, then do please leave a review. It’s always valuable to receive feedback, and it helps more readers to discover my books. I also love connecting with readers, and welcome you getting in touch via Facebook, Twitter or Goodreads.

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  Lola is Missing

  Detective Rachel Prince Book 1

  ‘I was hooked from page one and couldn’t put it down until I’d reached the end. The twists and turns just keep coming… will have you gasping in surprise.’ Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars

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  The little girl stirred and opened her eyes. A light from the landing played a shadow across her toy cupboard. It was then she realised… There was someone else in the room.

  Michelle Harper’s world is shattered when six-year-old Lola Jade is stolen from the safety of her own bedroom. She says her ex-husband has taken their daughter. Lola’s father denies it was him.

  Family, friends and neighbours all say they didn’t see a thing. But someone must know where the little girl is. Who is lying? And who is telling the truth?

  Detective Rachel Prince knows the longer a child is missing, the less likely they are to be found alive.

  Can Rachel find Lola Jade, before it’s too late?

  Truly addictive from start to finish, Lola is Missing is a nail-biting crime thriller that will shock you with the final heart-stopping twist. Perfect for fans of Angela Marsons, Peter James and Karin Slaughter.

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  Now She’s Gone

  Detective Rachel Prince Book 2

  She took a mouthful of the sweet liquid and started to feel a pounding in her head. Arms went around her waist and she was half lifted and half pulled. The last thing she was aware of was her head hitting a step…

  Sixteen-year-old Emily had everything to live for. A bright, beautiful teenager with a promising future ahead of her. But in one night her life is cut short. The police say it’s an accident. But her parents think she was murdered.

  When Detective Rachel Prince is called in to investigate the shocking death at the height of the Edinburgh festival, her instincts tell her that things are not as they first appear. Something is very wrong.

  As the case takes an unexpected turn, Rachel discovers a chilling link with the suspicious death of another international student, who stayed in the same house as Emily two years before.

  Just as Rachel finds herself on the hunt for a serial killer, a painful relationship from her own past catches up with her. And Rachel must decide what is more important – catching the killer or keeping her own secrets?

  A breath-taking, tense roller-coaster crime thriller featuring unforgettable series detective Rachel Prince. Now She’s Gone is perfect for fans of Angela Marsons, Peter James and Karin Slaughter.

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  Perfect Girls

  Detective Rachel Prince Book 3

  Phoebe. Tiffany. Melissa. They all made one little mistake…

  When twenty-five-year-old Phoebe Stiles opens the door to her perfect apartment she doesn’t realise it’s the mistake that will kill her…

  The body of the beautiful English girl is discovered months later – dumped behind the back of a department store. But who was the stranger she let into the safety of her home?

  As Detective Rachel Prince pieces together the mystery surrounding Phoebe’s death, another young, blonde girl is found brutally murdered and abandoned in the grounds of an old theatre.

  In the most dangerous case of her career, Rachel must track down the faceless individual to stop the body count rising. But to uncover the shocking truth, Rachel has to put herself at risk… can she catch the twisted killer, before they catch her?

  A gripping page-turner that will have you completely hooked until the utterly jaw-dropping twist. Fans of Angela Marsons, Peter James and Karin Slaughter will love this crime series, featuring unforgettable Detective Rachel Prince.

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  The School Friend

  Adele Watts was my best friend at school. She knows all my secrets. But how long will she keep them for?

  Lucy Gibson and Adele Watts may have been worlds apart in their home lives but the two little girls did everything together. They were closer than sisters. Until one hot, sticky summer’s day when they go to cool off in Blackwater Pond with another friend.

  What should have been an innocent, blissful afternoon is shattered in one terrifying moment…

  One girl took a prank too far. One girl lied. And one girl died.

  And now someone is about to get their revenge…

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  Acknowledgements

  With profound thanks to my wonderful and talented editor Lucy Dauman, who helped keeping me going when things got tough.

  We – both author and publisher – hope you enjoyed this book. We believe that you can become a reader at any time in your life, but we’d love your help to give the next generation a head start.

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  eBook ISBN: 978-1-80019-268-3

  This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, organizations, places and events other than those clearly in the public doma
in, are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or locales is entirely coincidental.