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  • Published: 11 July 2019
  • ISBN: 9780552176446
  • Imprint: Corgi
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 432
  • RRP: $22.99

The Mistake I Made




With the dilemma and heart of Liane Moriarty, and the pace and twists of Clare Mackintosh, bestselling author Paula Daly returns with her latest phenomenal domestic thriller. NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES, starring Anna Friel.

The basis for DEEP WATER, now a major ITV TV series, starring Anna Friel.

If you slept with a stranger for money, who'd really end up paying?

'A page-turning thriller with heart' Renée Knight, author of Disclaimer

We all think we know who we are.

What we're capable of.

Roz is a single mother, a physiotherapist, a sister, a friend. She's also desperate.

Her business has gone under, she's crippled by debt and she's just had to explain to her son why someone's taken all their furniture away.

But now a stranger has made her an offer. For one night with her, he'll pay enough to bring her back from the edge.

Roz has a choice to make.

'A big-hearted, empathetic novel about ordinary lives and the tremors that can rock them' Guardian

  • Published: 11 July 2019
  • ISBN: 9780552176446
  • Imprint: Corgi
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 432
  • RRP: $22.99

About the author

Paula Daly

Paula Daly is the acclaimed author of six novels. She has been shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger Award and her books have been developed for the ITV series, DEEP WATER, starring Anna Friel. She was born in Lancashire and lives in the Lake District with her family.

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Praise for The Mistake I Made

A page-turning thriller with heart

Renee Knight, author of DISCLAIMER

Sexy and sinister

Sharon Bolton

A great, suspenseful thriller, full of character and detail

Julia Crouch, author of THE LONG FALL

Will leave you questioning your own morals

Essentials

Unusual, engaging and funny, this is an indulgent treat

Sunday Mirror

Thoroughly enjoyable - a big-hearted, empathetic novel about ordinary lives and the tremors that can rock them. It's also very funny.

Guardian