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978-1398509726

The Only Suspect

The Only Suspect

by Louise Candlish

Publisher Simon & Schuster

Genre: Crime

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About the book

Theres the obvious story. And then theres the truth.

Alex lives a comfortable life with his wife Beth in the leafy suburb of Silver Vale. Fine, so hes not the most outgoing guy on the street, he prefers to keep himself to himself, but hes a good husband and an easy-going neighbour.

Thats until Beth announces the creation of a nature trail on a local site thats been disused for decades and suddenly Alex is a changed man. Now hes always watching. Questioning. Struggling to hide his dread . . .

As the landscapers get to work, a secret threatens to surface from years ago, back in Alexs twenties when he got entangled with a seductive young woman called Marina, who threw both their lives into turmoil.

And who sparked a police hunt for a murder suspect that was never quite what it seemed.

And it still isnt.


Praise for Louise Candlish:

'I inhaled it' Lisa Jewell
'I couldn't put it down' Shari Lapena
'A stunning masterwork of style and suspense' Jeffery Deaver
'Tense, provocative and devastatingly powerful' T. M. Logan
'Louise Candlish knows exactly how to deliver the twists you didnt even know you were expecting. Took me straight back to the heady days of 1995 - brilliant stuff' Harriet Tyce

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About the Author

Louise Candlish

Sunday Times bestselling author Louise Candlish was born in Hexham, Northumberland, and grew up in the Midlands town of Northampton. She studied English at University College London and worked as an illustrated books editor and copywriter before writing fiction. She is the author of thirteen novels, including the thriller Our House, winner of the British Book Awards 2019 Crime & Thriller Book of the Year and shortlisted for several other awards. A #1 bestseller in paperback, ebook and audiobook, it is in development for a major TV series with Red Planet Pictures. Those People, a novel about the neighbours from hell, is out now in paperback in the UK and hardcover in the US and reached #2 on the Sunday Times bestseller list.

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