The annual Dedley End village fete is just around the corner, and Nancy is delighted when bestselling author, Thomas Green, agrees to launch his first new novel in ten years there. After finding the killer of Lucy Roth six months ago, life has settled back to normal for bookshop owner, Nancy Hunter, and her grandmother, Jane. Thoroughly enjoyable and highly recommended.' Angela Marsons, author of Stolen Ones A fete worse than death. 'Fabulous cosy murder/mystery with an unforgettable crime-fighting trio.

I was utterly blindsided by its twists and turns.' LUCY PORTER Astonishingly good.' ROBERT THOROGOOD, AUTHOR OF THE MARLOW MURDER CLUB 'Twists and turns until you really can't imagine what might happen next' KATY BRAND, COMEDIAN AND AUTHOR OF PRACTICALLY PERFECT 'Completely gripping and quite terrifying. 'A startlingly original, pitch dark page-turner' CLAIRE MCGOWAN, AUTHOR OF WHAT YOU DID AND THE OTHER WIFE 'Dark, brilliant, and completely and utterly compelling.' JENNY COLGAN, AUTHOR OF LITTLE BEACH STREET BAKERY 'Deliciously dark.' JOHN MARRS, AUTHOR OF WHAT LIES BETWEEN US AND THE MINDERS 'Marlene is a jaw-dropping creation, the mother of malign mothers' BETH MORREY, AUTHOR OF SAVING MISSY 'A stunning ending that leaves you breathless. But is it her dream, or someone else's? Now she will have to decide what she's willing to sacrifice for a real family - her future, her freedom, even her unborn child.

Marlene is eccentric, generous with her considerable fortune and overjoyed to become a grandmother. But when she meets her birth mother, everything changes - because the same day, she learns she's going to be a mother too. Abandoned, adopted and living hand to mouth, she never dreamt of having a real family. I absolutely adored it.' DAISY BUCHANAN, AUTHOR OF INSATIABLE The last thing Anna needs is a baby. I simply couldn't look away.' JANICE HALLETT, AUTHOR OF THE APPEAL AND THE TWYFORD CODE 'So dark and so shockingly, fabulously funny. So dark, so twisted' HARRIET TYCE, AUTHOR OF BLOOD ORANGE 'Superbly written and darkly funny. What if she wants it back? Perfect for fans of MY SISTER, THE SERIAL KILLER, MAGPIE and HOW TO KILL YOUR FAMILY.

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