J.A. Baker

Three women share one deadly secret in this thrilling novel of psychological suspense for fans of Gone Girl, The Sister, and The Girl on the Train. Lissy and her daughter, Rosie, live a quiet life in Yorkshire. However when events at Rosie’s school come to light, their peaceful existence is shattered. Meanwhile, middle-aged women Erica and Beverley appear to have perfect lives but behind closed doors things are not as they seem. All three women are tied together by a dark past that goes back to their school days. A child was murdered and one of the women is to blame. But is the person responsible for the child’s death the same person who was blamed for it all those years ago? As secrets from their past begin to surface it becomes clear that someone has revenge in their sights. . . .

A Psychological Thriller You Won't Want to Put Down

The Other Mother

A settled, happy schoolteacher starts getting unsettling letters—and plunges back into her painful past in order to identify the sender . . . Stella is a teacher in a secondary school in the village of West Compton, North Yorkshire. She and her partner, Wade, appear to have the perfect life—but after she receives a series of threatening letters, her life takes a sinister turn. Stella is forced to examine her past to find out who is behind the letters. All evidence points to a man with whom she had a one-night stand. Deciding to confront him, Stella soon discovers he is not the one responsible, and she must delve deeper into her past. After a visit to her estranged alcoholic mother, Stella is forced to look even closer to home. Meanwhile, the threats escalate. But who is behind the campaign of hate and why? Stella is about to find out . . . From the internationally bestselling author of thrillers including The Other Mother, Undercurrent,and The Woman at Number 19. The Girl I Used to Be is a twisting journey of utterly compelling psychological suspense.

A Must-Read Psychological Thriller

The Girl I Used To Be

A long-ago trauma and a family mystery may shed light on her troubled sleep—or pull her into the darkness once and for all . . . As a child, Grace Cooper suffered from bouts of sleepwalking. Now, after the unexpected death of her husband, she’s moved back to Woodburn Cottage, her childhood home—and the sleepwalking returns. It’s all stirring up dark memories—memories that involve the disappearance of her brother Simon, who vanished one night when he was a child, and the death of her father, who fell from an upstairs window. With her mother in a care home with dementia and her sister living in a nearby village, Grace tries to settle in—but with the passage of time, the sleepwalking only becomes more regular and the blurred memories of the past only become more disturbing. Spurred on by these hazy dreamlike recollections, Grace becomes determined to find out what happened to Simon that fateful night. But digging up the past isn’t always a good idea, because you never know what skeletons you might unearth . . .

The Midnight Child

A fragile woman. An unwelcome intruder. A house full of secrets Faye and her husband Hugh have had a traumatic year. Wanting to start again, the couple decides to buy a large rundown property, Cross House in a village in North Yorkshire, hoping to leave the past behind them. However, the tranquillity is soon ruined when Faye begins to awake, every night, to the sound of somebody creeping around the bedroom. She tries to explain it to Hugh, frightened for the safety of their children Aiden and Poppy, but Hugh dismisses her claims, thinking she is heading for another breakdown. But when Faye discovers some diaries that contain secrets about the family that lived in the house before them, she starts to wonder if the intruder might be closer to home than she first thought. Obsessed with finding answers, Faye is determined to learn about the Wentworth family, a fractured family with a tragic past. And when she discovers that Hilary Wentworth fell to her death down the stairs in Cross House, Faye realises she is in mortal danger... J.A. Baker is the best-selling author of The Other Mother, Undercurrent, Her Dark Retreat and Finding Eva. The Uninvited is a brooding and suspenseful thriller which will appeal to fans of authors like Rachel Abbott, Mark Edwards and Shalini Boland.

A Gripping Psychological Suspense

The Uninvited

When a boy goes missing from a small English village, deadly secrets and paranoid suspicions collide in this psychological thriller. When Ashton was a child, he committed a heinous crime. Now he’s back in the North Yorkshire town where the traumatic event took place, having taken a job as an art instructor. Though it’s good to be home, he fears unwanted attention—especially after an older teacher recognizes him as the troubled boy from all those years ago. When eight-year-old Leo disappears on his way home from school, a desperate search begins. Then a local woman hears of Ashton’s return and reports him to the police. Being added to a short list of suspects is a frightening turn of events for Ashton. But it’s not nearly as terrifying as Leo’s predicament: being locked in a soundproof room, wondering what his unpredictable captor will do next.

A Nail-Biting Psychological Suspense Thriller

Looking for Leo

The author of The Other Mother delivers a psychological thriller “fraught with uncertainty, possibility, and quiet menace” (AudioFile). Esther lost her husband, Julian, and her children, Harriet and Dexter, in a car accident and is struggling with her grief. Spurred on by her own loneliness and a need to make amends for not being able to save her own children, Esther takes it upon herself to watch the woman who lives at number 19. But when unexplainable incidents begin to happen in Esther’s house, she begins to fear for her safety. Meanwhile, over at number 19, the woman’s behavior is becoming more explosive and unpredictable. As Esther starts to lose her grip on reality, her world begins to unravel. Just who is this strange woman at number 19? And why is Esther so obsessed with her? “In every sense a true ‘page-turner’ . . . explores the darkness of the mentally unstable mind.” —Fictionophile “An absolutely brilliant, unputdownable, cracker of a read! . . . J.A. Baker has constructed a novel that in parts is quite frighteningly believable as she delves into what it might be like to live inside a confused, muddled psyche.” —Jan’s Book Buzz “Superbly written . . . J. A. Baker has created such creepily believable characters that I felt a shiver go down my spine each time I came across the characters in question.” —gingerbookgeek

A Nail-Biting Psychological Suspense

The Woman at Number 19

A small town in northern England is rocked by murder and scandal at the local school in this chilling novel of psychological suspense. Dominic Rose is a North Yorkshire school teacher with an antiquated hobby. He studies physiognomy, the art of judging somebody’s character by their facial features and expressions. Living alone with his bedridden mother, he has spent decades pining after Clara, the love of his life, who vanished while staying with her grandparents. When Kate Winston and her family move to town, she hopes her children will fit in at school. But her son’s new friend has a bad reputation—and a serious grudge against their teacher, Mr. Rose. As rebellious mischief and dark secrets collide, they set in motion a chain of events that lead to terrifying consequences.

A Gripping and Chilling Psychological Suspense Thriller

The Face of Clara Morgan

Getting to know your neighbors can be murder in this psychological thriller from the author of The Woman at Number 19. Phoebe and her disabled husband, Martyn, move into a new house in a village on the edge of County Durham. They plan to lead a quiet existence, a set up that suits them both. Then Anna, who lives over the road and is bored of spending her days alone, seeks friendship with Phoebe, and events take a dark turn. Phoebe has secrets and is haunted by her past, and Anna’s arrival in her life may prove to be the catalyst for her undoing. What is Phoebe hiding and why are she and her husband so reclusive? When Anna gets caught in a storm and is rescued by Phoebe the truth becomes apparent and Anna is thrown into danger. Is there a difference between madness and evil?

The Thriller Everyone Is Talking About

Undercurrent

If your life flashed before your eyes, would you have any regrets? Everyone has their secrets, some are more deadly than others... When Leah is involved in a train crash, she goes to a therapist, Will. He attempts to help her through the trauma but whenever Leah is in his presence, strange things occur. She suffers from hallucinations that include visions of her dead brother, Ellis. As Leah reveals to Will that her friends Jacob and Chloe wronged her, further flashbacks of her childhood and parts of her life she would sooner forget begin to surface, troubling Leah even more. But what is actually bothering her and what led Leah to be on that train? Nothing is as it seems, and soon she will learn the heart-breaking truth... What everyone is saying about In The Dying Minutes: "A fantastic read full of twists." "This book blew me away." "The storytelling is as near to perfect as you can get." "A gripping psychological suspense which will have you reading in one sitting" "A twisting blinding read." J.A. Baker is also the author of the bestselling psychological thrillers The Other Mother, The Woman at Number 19 and The Girl I Used to Be. In The Dying Minutes is a tense and completely compelling novel which will keep you guessing until the very end. It will appeal to fans of authors like S.E. Lynes, K.L. Slater and Lucy Dawson.

An Absolutely Gripping Psychological Thriller

In the Dying Minutes

"This book is a rollercoaster of emotions and you have to keep on reading until the explosive ending." Peggy Beaver - reviewer Eva is desperate to find her birth parents after spending her childhood in foster care. She leaves London and heads to Whitby in search of her mother and father, after breaking up with her boyfriend, Gareth. Gareth is furious with Eva. He loved her deeply and the disclosure she made when she ended the relationship is eating away at him. Celia, Eva’s friend, is concerned about Eva. She has stopped answering her calls and when Celia goes to London to find her, she realises Eva has moved without telling anyone. Celia makes the decision to follow Eva to Whitby, concerned that Eva is unravelling. Both women have been damaged by their childhoods. When Gareth also decides to go to Whitby, it is the start of a lethal situation. Who exactly is Eva and why is Celia so concerned? Some relationships are toxic. Others are deadly. What everyone is saying about Finding Eva: "a gripping read throughout which soon draws you into the storyline." Carol Drinkwater - reviewer "I found myself on tenterhooks leading up to the end." Dee Williams - reviewer "A very clever plot and ending that made me smile and left me thinking. A wonderful, different read." Nicki Murphy - Nicki's Book Blog "such a dark and brooding read." Sarah Hardy - By The Letter Book Reviews J.A. Baker is the best-selling author of Undercurrent, Her Dark Retreat and The Other Mother. Finding Eva is a suspenseful psychological thriller which will appeal to fans of authors like Shalini Boland, S.E. Lynes and Rachel Abbott.

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