The Friend
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  • Published: 14 May 2018
  • ISBN: 9781784755409
  • Imprint: Arrow
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 480
  • RRP: $32.99

The Friend

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18 May 2017
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21 Dec 2017
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14 May 2018
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What secrets would you kill to keep?
From the bestselling author of That Girl from Nowhere and When I Was Invisible comes a thrilling new novel that will have you questioning the line between right and wrong.

After her husband's big promotion, Cece Solarin arrives in Brighton with their three children, ready to start afresh. But their new neighbourhood has a deadly secret.

Three weeks earlier, Yvonne, a popular parent, was almost murdered in the grounds of the local school - the same school where Cece has enrolled her children.

When she meets three other mothers who welcome her into their circle, Cece begins to feel more comfortable in her new world.

That is until she learns the police believe one of her new friends tried to murder Yvonne.

One of these women has a secret. And it is a secret they will kill to keep. . .

From the bestselling author of That Girl from Nowhere and When I Was Invisible comes a thrilling new novel that will have you questioning the line between right and wrong.
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Praise for Dorothy Koomson:

'Tense, twisty and unputdownable. I loved it!' Claire Douglas

'Expertly crafted' Jendella Benson

'Clever, unnerving and utterly compulsive' Kia Abdullah
  • Published: 14 May 2018
  • ISBN: 9781784755409
  • Imprint: Arrow
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 480
  • RRP: $32.99
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About the author

Dorothy Koomson

Dorothy Koomson, The knitty-gritty. . .
Dorothy Koomson is the author of twelve novels including That Girl From Nowhere, The Chocolate Run, The Woman He Loved Before, The Ice Cream Girls and My Best Friend’s Girl. While writing The Friend she took up, in the name of research, knitting and cocktail mixing – two things that are oddly compatible. Give it a try.

portrait photo of Dorothy Koomson

Also by Dorothy Koomson

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That Girl From Nowhere
When I Was Invisible
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Praise for The Friend

A thrilling new novel about friendship, trust and the thin line that often occurs between what is perceived as morally right and wrong . . . another page-turning, addictive read

Black Hair Magazine

Addictive read full of secrets

Fabulist

Satisfyingly full of suspense with engaging characters

The People

Gripping stuff

S Magazine

Simmering with tension and fraught with tales of failed friendship and broken relationships, this is a fantastic summer read.

My Weekly

A satisfying page-turner

Closer

Page turner

Pride Magazine

Gripping, twisty and written with Koomson’s trademark brilliance, this is pure class

Heat

A real page turner

Life has a funny was of sneaking up on you blog

A suspenseful thriller for the beach.

Woman’s Weekly