A twisty, whip-smart thriller about impending motherhood, unreliable friendship, and the high price of keeping secrets.
Helen’s idyllic life—handsome architect husband, gorgeous Victorian house, and cherished baby on the way, after years of trying—begins to change the day she attends her first prenatal class and meets Rachel, an unpredictable single mother-to-be. Rachel doesn’t seem very maternal: she smokes, drinks, and professes little interest in parenthood. Still, Helen is drawn to her. Maybe Rachel just needs a friend. And to be honest, Helen’s a bit lonely herself. At least Rachel is fun to be with. She makes Helen laugh, invites her confidences, and distracts her from her fears.
But her increasingly erratic behavior is unsettling. And Helen’s not the only one who’s noticed. Her friends and family begin to suspect that her strange new friend may be linked to their shared history in unexpected ways. When Rachel threatens to expose a past crime that could destroy all of their lives, it becomes clear that there are more than a few secrets laying beneath the broad-leaved trees and warm lamplight of Greenwich Park.
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“[A] suspenseful thriller…with constantly growing levels of menace, this tension-filled novel will keep you guessing through its final revelations.”
— Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“A twisty, fast-paced read.”
— Sunday Times (London)“A palpable sense of menace [hangs] over the story, which packs punch after shocking punch. An original and highly imaginative plot.”
— Booklist (starred review)“A gloriously tangled game of cat-and-mouse that kept the twists coming until the very last moment.”
— Ruth Ware, #1 New York Times bestselling authorBe the first to write a review about this audiobook!
Katherine Faulkner is the author of the domestic thriller novels Greenwich Park and The Other Mothers. She studied history at Cambridge and has worked as an investigative reporter and an editor and was formerly the joint head of news at The Times (London).
Laura Kirman is an audiobook narrator and an actor known for her roles in Our Girl and The Shotlist.