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*The breathtaking new novel from the bestselling author of Girl A*I couldn't put this down' Stacey HallsWhat really happened on Day One?Everyone has their own version of what happened to the school that day:The survivor, who escaped but is now trapped in a lie.The newspapers, hellbent on turning a tragedy into a spectacle.And the outsider, who claims it never really happened at allThey all want the truth.But who's ready to face it?As events spiral out of control and conspiracies ignite, the true story is revealed. Piece by shocking piece.*Praise for DAY ONE*A devastating, beautiful novel' Jennifer Saint Gripping and beautifully written' Emilia Hart A chilling, thought-provoking read' Shari LapenaA beautiful writer' Adele ParksAn exceptionally skillful book' Clare Mackintosh*What readers are saying about DAY ONE*Abigail Dean has pulled off an incredible feat with this unforgettable, searing but compassionate novel' ?????A gripping read which kept me trying to figure out the larger pictu

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“A gripping examination of a community devastated by a school shooting and the ‘truthers’ who deny it ever happened. Within that story is a girl who’s hiding what she knows about what happened that day. A chilling, thought-provoking read. Brilliant.” —Shari Lapena, New York Times–bestselling author of Everyone Here Is Lying and The Couple Next Door A village hall, a primary-school play, a beautiful Lake District town in England. Into this idyllic scene steps a lone gunman whose actions set off a chain of events that will have devastating consequences for the close-knit community of Stonesmere. In the weeks following the cataclysm, conspiracy theorists start questioning what happened. Two young people find themselves at the epicenter of the uproar: Marty, the town’s golden girl and daughter of a teacher killed that day, and Trent, whose memories of his brief time trying to fit into Stonesmere fue

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*The breathtaking new novel from the bestselling author of Girl A*I couldn't put this down' Stacey HallsWhat really happened on Day One?Everyone has their own version of what happened to the school that day:The survivor, who escaped but is now trapped in a lie.The newspapers, hellbent on turning a tragedy into a spectacle.And the outsider, who claims it never really happened at allThey all want the truth.But who's ready to face it?As events spiral out of control and conspiracies ignite, the true story is revealed. Piece by shocking piece.*Praise for DAY ONE*A devastating, beautiful novel' Jennifer Saint Gripping and beautifully written' Emilia Hart A chilling, thought-provoking read' Shari LapenaA beautiful writer' Adele ParksAn exceptionally skillful book' Clare Mackintosh*What readers are saying about DAY ONE*Abigail Dean has pulled off an incredible feat with this unforgettable, searing but compassionate novel' ?????A gripping read which kept me trying to figure out the larger pictu

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LONGLISTED FOR THE THEAKSTONS CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR ‘The year’s best debut’ SUNDAY TIMES ‘The best crime novel of the year’ INDEPENDENT ‘Sensational. Gripping, haunting, and beautifully written’ RICHARD OSMAN CHOSEN AS A BEST BOOK OF 2021 BY THE TIMES, THE FT, THE GUARDIAN, THE INDEPENDENT, STYLIST AND MORE! ‘The biggest mystery thriller since Gone Girl’ ELLE ‘The novel you’ll stay up reading until 3am’ SUNDAY TIMES ‘An astonishing achievement.’ JESSIE BURTON ‘Gripping, beautifully written perfection.’ SOPHIE HANNAH ‘A masterpiece.’ LOUISE O’NEILL ‘Fantastic.’ PAULA HAWKINS ‘Girl A,’ she said. ‘The girl who escaped. If anyone was going to make it, it was going to be you.’ I am Lex Gracie: but they call me Girl A.I grew up with my family on the moors.I escaped when I was fifteen years old. NOW SOMETHING IS PULLING ME BACK… RIGHTS SOLD IN 36 TERRITORIES SOON TO BE A TV SHOW DIRECTED BY JOHAN RENCK (Chernobyl) ‘Incendiary, beautifully written debut’ Guardian ‘Psychologically astute, adroitly organised, written with flair’ Sunday Times ‘Terrifyingly gripping’ SUSIE STEINER ‘Beautiful’ ADELE PARKS ‘Incredibly well written, devastating in a good way, and intriguing to the last page’ LIZ NUGENT ‘I was obsessed by it. As close to perfect as thrillers get’ JOHN MARRS ‘A gripping debut’ Oprah magazine One of Marie Claire, Waterstones and Grazia’s best books for 2021 A Sunday Times No.2 bestseller for w/e 6/2/21 A New York Times bestseller

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