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Book SynopsisA Richard & Judy Summer Book Club pickA whirlwind romance. A perfect marriage.Hannah Reilly has seized her chance at happiness. Until the day her husband fails to come home . . .And can you ever really know what happened before you met?
Trade ReviewLoved Gone Girl? (Who didn’t?) This is the Brit version; another relationship that’s not as it seems, but with a London flavour. Warning: you won’t want to put it down * Glamour *
A creepily effective thriller, Whitehouse ramping up the chills with her dark wintry weather and her glimpses into the creation of a disturbed mind ... She marshals her creations to an enjoyably nail-biting, spine-tingling denouement * Observer Thriller of the Month *
A classic psychological thriller * Mark Billingham *
Before We Met by Lucie Whitehouse gets down and dirty in Hannah and Mark’s marriage and is as tense a read as Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl ... Read in one sitting * ASOS Magazine *
A fiendishly spun tissue of lies and charm eventually gives way to a bloody showdown * Independent *
You start off walking as the story unravels, then you’re jogging along, and by the end you’re hurtling towards the climax; and the ending is spectacular * Kate Mosse *
Layer upon layer of paranoia and suspicion make this novel a compulsive read. This is a thriller that plays on deep human vulnerabilities and emotions, carrying the reader from chapter to chapter **** * The Lady *
The tension builds revelation by revelation and barely loosens its grip throughout * Independent *
The delicate unravelling of relationships in ‘Chick Noir’ is a new guilty pleasure. Enjoy * Grazia *
