{"product_id":"birthday-girl-dark-and-masterfully-written-birthday-girl-will-keep-you-reading-through-the-night-9781529366655","title":"Birthday Girl: Dark and masterfully written,","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHe loved her. He lost her. But he should never have written her off.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eBirthday      Girl is \u003cb\u003ea real treat of a book\u003c\/b\u003e, beautifully written and perfectly paced,      slowly revealing secret after secret until you're not sure of anything      anymore - only that \u003cb\u003eyou have to keep reading\u003c\/b\u003e' - Elly Griffiths, author of      The Ruth Galloway Novels\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eJonathan's wife disappeared more than twenty years ago. Now he's seeing her everywhere . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNew York in the 1990s - impoverished writer Jonathan Dainty takes his wife Maddie out to the beach for her birthday. Hours later he finds himself at the local police precinct trying to explain how on earth he let his wife get into a stranger's car, and allowed it to drive her away.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMore than twenty years later, Maddie is presumed dead and Jonathan has channelled his grief into a best-selling series of crime novels. As far as he can, he is living the perfect life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen one day he catches a glimpse of his dead wife, moving through a throng of people. Is Maddie alive? Has she come back? And why does no one believe him? As Jonathan attempts to uncover the truth, it soon becomes clear that the people closest to him are hiding something, something that could change everything . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe propulsive thriller from debut talent Niko Wolf, perfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eGone Girl \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBlood Orange\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA sleek, suspenseful story with characters so real you could reach out and touch them and a deliciously sharp sting in its tail -- C.L. Pattison, author of The Guest Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBirthday Girl \u003c\/i\u003eis dark and fiendishly compelling, slowly revealing secret after secret until you're not sure of anything anymore - only that you have to keep reading -- Elly Griffiths, author of The Ruth Galloway Novels\u003cbr\u003eWhat a read! An absorbing and complex thriller that will keep you guessing until the last shocking reveal -- Sophie Flynn, author of All My Lies\u003cbr\u003eA wonderfully taut and tense exploration of success in the face of trauma, Birthday Girl is a hugely compelling and thoroughly twisted tale . Masterfully written, this novel will reel you in and hold you enthralled as the layers of story are revealed -- Sarah Bonner, author of Her Perfect Twin\u003cbr\u003eAn unusual plot line and a terrific ending mark Wolf out as one to watch for the future... Her psychological grasp of what drives Dainty and how he deals with his grief is particularly convincing * The Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003eAn utterly captivating, sinister tale * Woman's Own *\u003cbr\u003eThis intricate mystery ticks along with the smooth precision of a Swiss watch [ . . . ] The truth in the twist will take your breath away * Peterborough Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eWolf is a screenwriter and the book has a tightly honed cinematic structure as it moves fluently between present and past * The Irish Times *","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48885996683607,"sku":"9781529366655","price":14.24,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781529366655.jpg?v=1722538445","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/birthday-girl-dark-and-masterfully-written-birthday-girl-will-keep-you-reading-through-the-night-9781529366655","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}