{"product_id":"take-me-in-9781473608399","title":"Take Me In","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe sensational new thriller from the author of the Richard \u0026amp; Judy bestseller Lie With Me.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLIE WITH ME's Sabine Durrant is back with another \u003cb\u003etwisty, turny, unputdownable\u003c\/b\u003e thriller you'll want to make room for in your suitcase. TAKE ME IN is \u003cb\u003ethe perfect beach read\u003c\/b\u003e. * Grazia *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrilliantly plotted\u003c\/b\u003e with a story that cranks up with every page.\u003cb\u003e You'll want to down this in one\u003c\/b\u003e. * Fabulous Magazine *\u003cbr\u003eFrom the bestselling author of the excellent \u003ci\u003eLie With Me\u003c\/i\u003e comes this even more sinister thriller. \u003cb\u003eThis class act of a novel is unputdownable.\u003c\/b\u003e * Heat *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSabine Durrant writes fabulous endings. This novel has a belter\u003c\/b\u003e. Along the way, she tears into competitive pretensions of the yummy mummies of South-West \u003cb\u003eLondon\u003c\/b\u003e and her success in nailing their deep shallows is one of the book's joys... \u003cb\u003e(a) gloriously unexpected and explosive conclusion\u003c\/b\u003e in this wonderful combination of social satire and psychological drama. * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003eI opened the book after breakfast and looked up again at three, wondering where the day had gone. \u003cb\u003eSabine Durrant is a master \u003c\/b\u003eat turning the secret anxieties everyone holds into page-turning, \u003cb\u003enail-biting drama\u003c\/b\u003e. -- Erin Kelly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI loved it.\u003c\/b\u003e Sabine Durrant skewers her characters' foibles with a merciless pen, combining \u003cb\u003epage-turning tension\u003c\/b\u003e with the blackest of black humour. \u003cb\u003eI couldn't put it down\u003c\/b\u003e -- JP Delaney, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Girl Before\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHighly entertaining\u003c\/b\u003e... Read it for the \u003cb\u003esmart\u003c\/b\u003e dissection of modern life and love * Mail on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGripping, chilling, perfectly nuanced\u003c\/b\u003e. No one does creepy moral ambiguity quite like Sabine Durrant -- Tammy Cohen\u003cbr\u003eAn assured, confident psychological thriller that is \u003cb\u003erich with menace\u003c\/b\u003e. The tension and suspense tighten their grip so subtly you'll be holding your breath by the end. -- C.L. Taylor\u003cbr\u003eExcruciatingly tense and \u003cb\u003eimpossible to put down\u003c\/b\u003e, TAKE ME IN is one of the best psychological thrillers I've ever read. \u003cb\u003eI'll be amazed if a better book is published in 2018\u003c\/b\u003e. -- Mark Edwards, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Retreat\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA seductive descent into paranoia and claustrophobia\u003c\/b\u003e that coils around you like a snake and squeezes until you are breathless -- Chris Brookmyre\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003eheart-thumping\u003c\/b\u003e thriller about a dream family that suddenly finds itself living a nightmare. Sabine Durrant writes about the wrong turns that we can take, and the fragility of even the happiest life, and how all we love can slip from our grasp. Take Me In is \u003cb\u003esmart, brilliant - and scary as hell\u003c\/b\u003e -- Tony Parsons\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI raced through \u003ci\u003eTake Me In\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, watching in horror and recognition as a couple turn themselves inside out through fear, assumption and regret. \u003cb\u003eI couldn't look away\u003c\/b\u003e as they fell for the lies we often tell ourselves, with terrifying results.\u003cb\u003e Sabine Durrant's writing just gets better and better\u003c\/b\u003e -- Holly Seddon\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTake Me In\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003eutterly addictive\u003c\/b\u003e. With a \u003cb\u003erelentless momentum\u003c\/b\u003e, this is a fascinating look at how cracks within relationships can turn the world on its head -- Emma Kavanagh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNo one writes about the frailty of human relationships quite as well as Sabine Durrant, \u003c\/b\u003eand the depth of her social observation is matched only by her ability to have you turning pages - \u003cb\u003eI gulped it down like air!\u003c\/b\u003e -- Sarah Hilary\u003cbr\u003eTAKE ME IN is another \u003cb\u003ebeautifully written page turner\u003c\/b\u003e from the pen of Sabine Durrant. Bravo. -- Cass Green\u003cbr\u003eI absolutely loved it. \u003cb\u003eIntriguing, compelling and ultimately surprising\u003c\/b\u003e, it's a wonderful skewering of the middle classes and an astute examination of how a crisis can trigger unimagined consequences. \u003cb\u003eA joy to read and full of deliciously flawed characters\u003c\/b\u003e. -- Liz Nugent\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003egripping and compelling\u003c\/b\u003e exploration of a marriage under threat. Acutely observed and taut with suspense, TAKE ME IN is \u003cb\u003ea page-turning novel by one of the masters of psychological suspense\u003c\/b\u003e -- Lucy Clarke\u003cbr\u003eUnbearably tense and claustrophobic... \u003cb\u003eSabine Durrant is at the top of her game right now.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Paula Daly, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Trophy Child\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eExtraordinary\u003c\/b\u003e. Dark and compelling but completely relatable. -- Caz Frear, author of \u003ci\u003eSweet Little Lies\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeautifully written, clever and so gripping\u003c\/b\u003e, with increasing tension and menace until the heart-stopping explosive finale. I couldn't put it down and \u003cb\u003eI now can't stop thinking about that ending\u003c\/b\u003e! \u003cb\u003eBrilliant\u003c\/b\u003e! -- Claire Douglas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e A gripping and twisty read \u003c\/b\u003ethat forces us to constantly re-evaluate what we think we know. \u003cb\u003eI loved it.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Jenny Blackhurst\u003cbr\u003eParanoia at its most creepy... A menacing tale that shines a whole new light on the kindness of strangers. \u003cb\u003eThis book will have you jumping in your seat\u003c\/b\u003e. -- Michelle Frances\u003cbr\u003eDurrant is razor-sharp at pinpointing social mores and holding them up for cross-examination. \u003cb\u003eA page-turning thriller full of threat and suspense.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Julia Crouch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fabulous, intelligent read\u003c\/b\u003e from the hideously unsettling first chapter onwards - \u003cb\u003eDurrant really is the queen of suspense.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Lucy Atkins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the best writers on the scene.\u003c\/b\u003e A delicious meld of \u003cb\u003epage-turning tension\u003c\/b\u003e and squirming in one's seat at her acute observations of the social discomforts wrought by the British class system. -- Alex Marwood\u003cbr\u003eNo one dissects middle-class fears like Sabine Durrant. TAKE ME IN is \u003cb\u003eanother gripping triumph\u003c\/b\u003e, with characters drawn from life and \u003cb\u003ebreathtaking suspense.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Claire McGowan\u003cbr\u003eAn addictive and dark novel about damaged people and human fallibility, it's a \u003cb\u003ecompletely compelling page turner.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Debbie Howells, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Bones of You\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNo one builds tension like Sabine Durrant\u003c\/b\u003e, and no one has her gift for creating characters who are sympathetic and monstrous at the same time. The shadow of impending disaster hangs over the whole novel but I couldn't begin to predict how that disaster would unfold. It's also a brilliantly clear-eyed depiction of parenthood, marriage, privilege and pretension, with deft understanding of the lies people tell themselves and others. \u003cb\u003eTotally compelling\u003c\/b\u003e. -- Jane Casey, author of \u003ci\u003eLet the Dead Speak\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003esinister, suspenseful\u003c\/b\u003e thriller. * Red Magazine *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGripping\u003c\/b\u003e * Good Housekeeping *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI absolutely LOVED it\u003c\/b\u003e - it's her best yet. -- India Knight\u003cbr\u003eAn \u003cb\u003eingeniously plotted drama\u003c\/b\u003e with an ending you won't see coming. * Good Housekeeping *\u003cbr\u003eWriting an \u003cb\u003eassured, nuanced thriller\u003c\/b\u003e that plays with recognisable tropes (holiday setting, couple under siege, inexplicable stranger\/stalker) without descending into cliché is no mean feat. For pure psychological suspense, \u003cb\u003eSabine Durrant doesn't mess around\u003c\/b\u003e: she's a cool, confident writer who knows exactly how to get into your psyche. \u003cb\u003eNeed a reminder of what makes thrillers great? Read this.\u003c\/b\u003e * Emerald Street *\u003cbr\u003eI absolutely adored Sabine's book! She is such a clever lady - \u003cb\u003eI barely put it down.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Isabelle Broom\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003eclever, sinister and compelling\u003c\/b\u003e page-turner. * Woman \u0026amp; Home *\u003cbr\u003eThe underlying menace and tension coupled with an \u003cb\u003eingenious plot \u003c\/b\u003emake this\u003cb\u003e a superb psychological thriller\u003c\/b\u003e * Candis Magazine *\u003cbr\u003ePicture the scene: a hot beach, a struggling child (YOUR struggling child), a heroic stranger. You'd be grateful, wouldn't you? But would you be grateful enough? That's the premise behind Take Me In, the newest - and best so far, IMHO - of Sabine Durrant's ingeniously twisty thrillers. It's taken Durrant a few years to work her way to the top of the psychological thriller pile, but now she's there, she's not budging for anyone.\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e * The Pool *\u003cbr\u003eThis story sweeps you away on a tide of menace, building up almost unbearable suspense to an explosive conclusion. \u003cb\u003eFabulous stuff from one of our finest thriller writers\u003c\/b\u003e. * Sunday Mirror *\u003cbr\u003eThe book is lifted above the ruck of domestic thrillers by the quality of Durrant's writing and characterisations. * Daily Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eExquisitely gifted at nuanced characterisation. And even more so at plots. -- Marian Keyes, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Break\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(Durrant) has a ruthlessly sharp eye for the vanities of modern urbanites * Grazia *","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739503767895,"sku":"9781473608399","price":11.22,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781473608399.jpg?v=1720052420","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/take-me-in-9781473608399","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}