Thriller / suspense fiction

Book SynopsisThey will be coming soon. They come every night. Snow is falling softly as a young woman takes her last breath. Fifteen miles away, two women sit silently in a dark kitchen. They don't speak, because there is nothing left to be said. Another woman boards a plane to escape the man who is trying to steal her life. But she will have to return, sooner or later. These strangers have one thing in common. They each made one bad choice - and now they have no choices left. Soon they won't be strangers, they'll be family... When DCI Tom Douglas is called to the cold, lonely scene of a suspicious death, he is baffled. Who is she? Where did she come from? How did she get there? How many more must die? Who is controlling them, and how can they be stopped?Trade Review'Come a Little Closer is a brilliant crime read. Rachel Abbott is already one of the Queens of Crime, but this dark tale of manipulation, danger and lies adds to her reputation for outstanding storytelling.' Kate Rhodes, author; `In Come a Little Closer, Abbott's usual high calibre plotting provides everything the reader needs in a gripping thriller. Satisfying investigation from the ever-lovely Tom Douglas, and a killer twist that makes this one her best yet.' Louise Voss, author; The tangled web Rachel Abbott weaves is both intriguing and horrifying and I found myself living this story. I was totally gripped by it.' Kath Middleton, author and blogger

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Book SynopsisSome doors should not be opened. Some doors can never be closed. Jo Palmer's peaceful and happy life is about to end. Ash - the man she loves - will be arrested by the police. Millie - her precious daughter - will be taken from her. She will lose her friends. She will doubt her sanity. Someone is stealing everything Jo loves, and will stop at nothing. But right now, Jo is laughing in her kitchen, eating dinner with her family, suspecting nothing. It's raining outside. There's a knock on the door. They are here. A DCI Tom Douglas ThrillerTrade ReviewThe queen of psychological thrillers - Fabulous Magazine; Abbott applies elegant control to her storytelling. Even her walk-on characters are vivid creations - Daily Mail; Abbott's novel is a powerhouse combination of psychological thriller and intense drama. The twists don't stop coming - Heat Magazine; Abbott leaves you guessing until the final few pages - The Glasgow Herald

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Book SynopsisDon't let him under your skin. He'll destroy you. Don't fight him. He'll win. Run. Never let him find you. I thought I was safe here, but I'm not. I've stayed too long. Now Genevieve is dead, and the police are on their way. It's time for me to go. I must stick to the plan - the one I made the day I arrived in this city. My bag is packed. It always is. I will destroy every shred of evidence of my existence. The police must never find me. If they do, so will he. I made a mistake, and someone had to die. But I'm the one who has truly lost her life. I need to make a choice. If I keep running, I'll never stop. If I go back, he will make me suffer. How many lives can one person ruin? A Tom Douglas thrillerTrade Review'A properly addictive, leave-the-light-on thriller.' Red Magazine; 'It's easy to see why readers kept coming back for this authors' thrills.' The Observer; 'Abbott never fails to deliver with her mind-blowing twists and downright sinister storylines!' - Crimebookjunkie

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Book SynopsisIt would be unfair to blame the woman I met tonight for turning my life upside down. She didn't. It was already upside down. I just didn't know it. Recently life has been good for Mallory Hansen: a great job, a lovely home, and a wonderful man, Nathan, to share it with. But now she must ask herself: is it all built on lies? A terrible accusation has been made against Nathan, and Mallory doesn't know who to believe. All the signs point to his guilt. She has learned to trust Nathan, but she also remembers the boy he used to be. Together, Mallory and Nathan were part of a close-knit group of six friends until a vicious argument drove them apart. Now, fifteen years later, they are back in touch - only to find themselves drawn into a web of mutual distrust, one by one... The attacks on their lives are cleverly targeted, designed to hit them where they hurt the most, and when a young woman disappears and a baby is abducted, DCI Tom Douglas must try to unravel the past and discover who is the architect of their misery. A DCI Tom Douglas ThrillerTrade ReviewThe queen of psychological thrillers - Fabulous Magazine; Abbott applies elegant control to her storytelling. Even her walk-on characters are vivid creations - Daily Mail; Abbott's novel is a powerhouse combination of psychological thriller and intense drama. The twists don't stop coming - Heat Magazine; Abbott leaves you guessing until the final few pages - The Glasgow Herald

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