""Sarah Pinborough is about to become your new obsession.""—Harlan Coben
The New York Times bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes returns with a twisty, hair-raising psychological thriller about a single mom, her daughter, and her best friend, the secrets they hide, and the danger they can’t escape.
Lisa lives a very quiet life. A single mother nearing forty, she devotes herself to raising her sixteen-year-old daughter, Ava. Wary of men, Lisa doesn’t speak of her past or Ava’s absent father. Her best friend Marilyn wishes she would open up more and maybe finally go on a date—with the sexy new client who’s obviously keen—but Marilyn has problems of her own.
Ava is getting tired of her overprotective mother. She wants to live like a normal teenager—chill with friends, go to swim practice, study for exams, have a boyfriend. Her mom would freak if she knew that Ava’s already got someone special, someone who makes her feel sophisticated—and wanted.
Lisa has spent a long time looking over her shoulder, but lately she’s been especially uneasy. Small things from the past have begun to appear in the present, feeding her anxiety. As her life begins to unravel, Lisa knows that the only way she can protect herself and her daughter is to face her fears. Yet courage won’t be enough. She’ll need help from the only person she can trust—Marilyn. Between them they have to save Ava, and to do that, they have to be honest with each other. Truly honest. Marilyn did promise she’d do anything to help.
But a long time ago, Lisa made a promise too. Then she broke her word. And that betrayal hasn’t been forgotten—or forgiven.
Now, someone is going to make her pay for her sin.
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“Dark, unflinching and disturbing…Heart-breaking in places, twisty as hell. I’d like to claim that I guessed the ending, but Sarah stayed one step ahead of me all the way through. Pacy, unnerving, addictive read with a dark, dark heart.”
— C. L. Taylor, author of The Missing
“Sarah Pinborough is about to become your new obsession.”
— Harlan Coben, #1 New York Times bestselling author“The amazing Sarah Pinborough has done it again with this brilliant, pacy story of lies and deceit.”
— B. A. Paris, New York Times bestselling author“As the narrative weaves among these three relatable and fully developed characters, readers are pulled deeper into their connected webs of secrets and lies…A fast-paced, twisty thriller that is hard to put down.”
— Library Journal (starred review)“Pinborough is back, throwing down the domestic-suspense gauntlet with this tension-driven page-turner…Cross Her Heart is unapologetically feminist, driven by the strong relationships between women, for better or worse.”
— Booklist“In Pinborough’s twisty, decade-spanning, multivoiced thriller, everyone has secrets…[What] sets Pinborough’s novel apart from the slew of similar thrillers is the emphasis on female empowerment and the power of female relationships.”
— Kirkus Reviews“Behind Her Eyes is as twisty as a steep mountain road, and just as nerve-racking. The shocks just keep coming around those blind curves.”
— Charlaine Harris, #1 New York Times bestselling author, on Behind Her Eyes“Sarah Pinborough does it again with this disturbing descent into a heart of darkness. Highly recommended.”
— Cass Hunter, author of The After WifeBe the first to write a review about this audiobook!
Sarah Pinborough is the author of the New York Times bestselling thriller Behind Her Eyes. She has also been a teacher and screenwriter for television.
Antonia Beamish is a voice-over artist and AudioFile Earphones Award–winning narrator. She is also a professional actress best known for performances in films such as The Last Horror Movie, Dead Creatures, and Chemical Wedding.