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  • Published: 15 September 2026
  • ISBN: 9781405983846
  • Imprint: Michael Joseph
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 400
  • RRP: $28.00
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Bad Intentions




A brand new twist-a-minute thriller for fans of Freida McFadden

Josie Boots never knew her mother.

But everyone in the small town of Burnville had heard the rumours.

Raised by her grandmother, Karen, Josie has always wanted to know the truth behind the whispers. Who was her father? How did her mother die? And what really happened twenty-five years ago that led to a local man found dead, and Karen being accused of murder?

The Boots family have a bad reputation. Karen has never revealed the family’s secrets – but Josie is tired of waiting. So when a stranger reaches out offering her answers, she jumps at the chance to meet him.

But in Burnville, when you start digging up the past, you risk setting the whole town alight…

  • Published: 15 September 2026
  • ISBN: 9781405983846
  • Imprint: Michael Joseph
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 400
  • RRP: $28.00
Categories:

About the author

Iliana Xander

Iliana Xander is the author of the psychological thrillers Love, Mom and All Eyes On Him. She's been writing stories since she was a teen and has published over twenty novels in various genres under different pen names. Secrets, heartbreaks, love, envy, and twisty twists – you'll find it all in her books. When she's not writing, she is travelling the world or making crazy art.

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Praise for Bad Intentions

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Supremely gifted story-telling, with twist upon twist, it is impossible to resist

Daily Mail

This twisty tale should really keep you guessing

Heat

A fast-paced, addictive thriller with whiplash twists that kept me riveted from the first page to the explosive conclusion

Lisa Gray, Amazon no. 1 and million-copy bestselling author

A fast-paced, thrilling read that keeps the twists coming until the very last page

Jess Ryder, bestselling author of The Ex-Wife