‘My favourite debut of the year . . . utterly compelling’ LUCY CLARKE
‘A twisty read you 100 percent won’t be able to put down’ COSMOPOLITAN
‘Glossy, clever and unsettling’ ANDREA MARA
‘Nail-biting’ MARIE CLAIRE
‘Twists and turns a plenty!’ RED MAGAZINE
‘Totally gripping’ RACHEL ABBOTT
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Nine years ago, Charlie Colbert’s life changed for ever.
On Christmas Eve, as the snow fell, her elite graduate school was the site of a chilling attack. Several of her classmates died. Charlie survived.
Years later, Charlie has the life she always wanted at her fingertips: she’s editor-in-chief of a major magazine and engaged to the golden child of the publishing industry.
But when a film adaptation of that fateful night goes into production, Charlie’s dark past threatens to crash into her shiny present.
Charlie was named a ‘witness’ in the police reports. Yet she knows she was much more than that.
The truth about that night will shatter everything she’s worked for. Just how far will she go to protect it?
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‘One of the most chilling reads of the year’ M. W. CRAVEN
‘The breakout debut thriller of 2024’ CELIA WALDEN
‘Keep you turning the pages as you race to find out the truth’ DAILY MIRROR
‘A proper thriller with plenty of twists and turns’ SUNDAY EXPRESS, S MAGAZINE
‘Knife-sharp and utterly immersive’ ANDREA BARTZ
‘Guaranteed to keep you up past your bedtime’ LAURIE ELIZABETH FLYNN
‘Intoxicatingly sharp . . . I never wanted to stop reading’ CLEMENCE MICHALLON
‘Knife-sharp’ WOMAN’S OWN
‘Compelling and engrossing’ KATY WATSON
‘A nail-biting ride’ ASHLEY WINSTEAD
‘Dark and dazzling’ JENNIFER HILLIER
‘Propulsive’ KATHERINE ST. JOHN
‘Twists I did not see coming’ ASHLEY TATE
‘A twisty read you 100 percent won’t be able to put down’ COSMOPOLITAN
‘Glossy, clever and unsettling’ ANDREA MARA
‘Nail-biting’ MARIE CLAIRE
‘Twists and turns a plenty!’ RED MAGAZINE
‘Totally gripping’ RACHEL ABBOTT
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THEY CALL ME THE LUCKY ONE. THEY DON’T KNOW I LIED.
Nine years ago, Charlie Colbert’s life changed for ever.
On Christmas Eve, as the snow fell, her elite graduate school was the site of a chilling attack. Several of her classmates died. Charlie survived.
Years later, Charlie has the life she always wanted at her fingertips: she’s editor-in-chief of a major magazine and engaged to the golden child of the publishing industry.
But when a film adaptation of that fateful night goes into production, Charlie’s dark past threatens to crash into her shiny present.
Charlie was named a ‘witness’ in the police reports. Yet she knows she was much more than that.
The truth about that night will shatter everything she’s worked for. Just how far will she go to protect it?
__________________________________________
A dark and deeply compulsive read that will keep you racing through the pages late into the night, perfect for fans of Lucy Foley, Gillian McAllister and Girl A by Abigail Dean.
‘One of the most chilling reads of the year’ M. W. CRAVEN
‘The breakout debut thriller of 2024’ CELIA WALDEN
‘Keep you turning the pages as you race to find out the truth’ DAILY MIRROR
‘A proper thriller with plenty of twists and turns’ SUNDAY EXPRESS, S MAGAZINE
‘Knife-sharp and utterly immersive’ ANDREA BARTZ
‘Guaranteed to keep you up past your bedtime’ LAURIE ELIZABETH FLYNN
‘Intoxicatingly sharp . . . I never wanted to stop reading’ CLEMENCE MICHALLON
‘Knife-sharp’ WOMAN’S OWN
‘Compelling and engrossing’ KATY WATSON
‘A nail-biting ride’ ASHLEY WINSTEAD
‘Dark and dazzling’ JENNIFER HILLIER
‘Propulsive’ KATHERINE ST. JOHN
‘Twists I did not see coming’ ASHLEY TATE
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Thriller fans will lap up this tense tale
A pacy, suspenseful read that kept me glued to the end
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[A] new twisty read that you 100 percent won't be able to put down
A twisty, thrilling story you won't be able to put down
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A clever, dark and entirely engrossing thriller that had me hooked from the first page
A creeping sense of dread, a slow, almost torturous, drip-feeding of information, and a highly likeable, yet unsettlingly unreliable narrator. It all builds to one of the most chilling and interesting reads of the year. Highly recommended.
What an absolute treat! I was hooked from the first chapter and I never saw the twists coming. It is brilliantly written, sharp and dark - I loved it!'
A propulsive read, rife with tension from page one . . . this is a book I struggled to put down
Knife-sharp
An intoxicatingly sharp thriller. Everyone Who Can Forgive Me Is Dead deftly explores trauma and the dark things we believe ourselves capable of. I never wanted to stop reading it, and I can't wait for Hollander's next novel
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This compulsive lead debut certainly delivered on its publisher's promise of keeping me up all night
Big Little Lies fans will love it!
A proper thriller with plenty of twists and turns
A proper thriller with plenty of twists and turns
Relentlessly twisty and bitingly sharp . . . guaranteed to keep you up past your bedtime. With an undercurrent of smart, dark humor, a chilling mystery at its core, and long-buried secrets resurfacing, this electrifying debut will grip readers and not let go. Voicey, unpredictable, and wholly addictive
A delicious crime debut full of false memories and unreliable narrators, which means twists and turns a plenty!
Compelling and engrossing . . . From the dark academia feel of the flashback scenes to the glossy, magazine world of the present, this book had me constantly uncomfortable and off balance - in exactly the way I imagine the author intended!
Totally gripping . . . grabbed me from the start, and didn't let go until I had finished the last page. Each characters is unique and so clear that, by the end of the book, I felt as if knew them all, and that I had been there with them throughout the story
Witty, tightly plotted, knife-sharp, and utterly immersive . . . had me flaking on plans to squeeze in one more chapter. Fans of Jessica Knoll and Megan Miranda, meet your new favorite author
An impressive first crime novel . . . both an investigation of a very cold case and a portrayal of a woman on the edge
My favourite debut of the year. Clever, pacy and utterly compelling
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Darkly bittersweet, with a plot that will keep you hooked throughout, it's one if you were a fan of Girl A or
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