Sabine Durrant

Lie with Me

Everyone keeps telling me I have to move on. And so here I am, walking down the road where he died, trying to remember him the right way. A year after her husband |Zach's death, Lizzie goes to lay flowers where his fatal accident took place. As she makes her way along the motorway, she thinks about their life together. She wonders whether she has changed since Zach died. She wonders if she will ever feel whole again. At last she reaches the spot. And there, tied to a tree, is a bunch of lilies. The flowers are addressed to her husband. Someone has been there before her. Lizzie loved Zach. She really did. But she's starting to realise she didn't really know him. Or what he was capable of . . .

Remember Me This Way

Discovering the body of a young woman near her house, attractive and successful Gaby Mortimer finds her charmed and secure life falling apart as she struggles to follow an investigating detective's orders to trust nobody. A first novel.

A Novel

Under Your Skin

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Sun Damage

'Need a reminder of what makes thrillers great? Read this.' Emerald Street Tessa and Marcus went on holiday to save their marriage. Instead they nearly lost their son. In that fatal moment of inattention a stranger stepped in. And now Dave Jepsom is in their lives. They owe him - they know that - but he seems to want everything. He's on the streets they walk down. He's at the office where they work. He's knocking at their front door... And he's exposing secrets they would do anything to hide. If they could just go back. Not make that one terrible mistake. But it's never how it starts that matters. It's always how it ends.

The Stunning New Suspense Thriller from the Bestselling Author of Lie with Me

Take Me In

One woman's secret is her neighbour's opportunity. 'Masterly' Louise Candlish 'Incredible!' Lucy Atkins 'Riveting' Clare Mackintosh 'Extraordinary' Mark Edwards 'Intelligent, twisty' OBSERVER 'Accomplished and addictive' SUNDAY TIMES Verity Baxter has lived - quietly, carefully - in Trinity Fields all her life. Then Ailsa and Tom Tilson move in next door and everything changes. Can Verity trust what she hears through the walls? And what about the Tilsons: should they pity their eccentric neighbour and her messy house? Or should they fear her? Either way, like the ivy that creeps through their shared garden fence, their lives are entwined now. And the knots can only get tighter . . . 'Seriously superior psychological thriller' Star pick, Sunday Times Crime Club 'Stupendously addictive' Deborah Moggach 'A smart, compelling and thoroughly haunting read' Mail on Sunday 'Pace, place, characters, plot ... it's a masterclass' Gill Hornby 'Hard to put down' EVENING STANDARD 'The language is honed as sharp as a stiletto. The murder mystery is teased out to the very last compelling page' Star pick, Sunday Times Crime Club 'You think you know what's going on in this brilliant read, then you realise you so don't!' FABULOUS 'Deliciously sly and profoundly moving' JP Delaney 'Elegant and astute' Louise O'Neill 'A masterfully plotted page-turner' Erin Kelly 'Engrossing, astute, disturbing and so believable' Sarah Hilary 'I loved it' Sarah Vaughan 'This well-paced, intelligent mystery benefits from finely-drawn characters and convincing psychological tension ... take a peek at the raging traumas behind the calm masks of suburban respectability' Daily Mail 'A compelling read that strikes a chill straight into your heart' Dinah Jefferies 'A delicious study in dark psychology with a narrator who constantly keeps you guessing. This tale serves up a real emotional punch' SUNDAY MIRROR 'A taut thriller with layer upon layer of suspense and twists right to the very last page' Red 'Sucks you in and keeps you wanting more. Just when you think you know someone, think again...' HEAT 'One not to miss' WOMAN 'Chilling' The I 'Durrant builds a sense of menace and the ending is satisfying, with a believable twist' Good Housekeeping 'Spine-tingling' Crime Monthly 'Engrossing psychological crime' LITERARY REVIEW

A dark and twisty novel of scheming neighbours, from the author of Lie With Me

Finders, Keepers

Ali is a woman hiding many secrets. This summer, in the heat of the south of France, they are all about to rise to the surface ... SUN DAMAGE is the sensational new thriller from the universally acclaimed Sabine Durrant and is destined to be the thriller of summer. ** 'Written with Durrant's usual acuity, Sun Damage is an attractive two-for-one deal: smart observation of family life and Brits abroad in the middle, bookended by a Highsmithian thriller' SUNDAY TIMES ** 'The suspense sizzles off every page' ERIN KELLY ** 'Plenty of Ripleyish peril to keep the nerves on edge' CLARE CHAMBERS **'Sun-soaked brilliance' SARAH HILARY ** 'I tore through Sun Damage!' SJ WATSON ** 'Claustrophobic and suspenseful, with an engaging narrator and a satisfying twist: perfect poolside reading' GUARDIAN The heat is intense. The secrets are stifling. She just needs to escape . . . Nine guests arrive at a remote villa in the south of France. They know each other well. Or think they do. But at least one of them has plenty to hide - and nowhere to run. Under the relentless sun, loyalties will be tested, secrets revealed, and tensions pushed to the point of no return. 'One of our best thriller writers returns with a multi-layered novel that keeps readers on the back foot throughout' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING 'An exploration of vulnerability, trickery and cruel dishonesty ... the ending gives great satisfaction' LITERARY REVIEW 'Secrets and tensions rise along with the temperature until they reach boiling point' RED 'Absorbing, intriguing, with great twists and pace, SUN DAMAGE is a wonderful rollercoaster of a read' B.A. PARIS 'Sensuously atmospheric, Sun Damage is a twisty thriller with the added delight of acute social comedy. Without doubt Sabine Durrant's best novel yet' GILL HORNBY 'The most exciting and obsessively readable book to have passed through my fingers for eons...an absolute roller coaster of a book, where every page holds a shock, a surprise or a horror' ON MAGAZINE 'Pacy and intriguing, this has a sizzling tension all the way through' FABULOUS MAGAZINE 'Gripping...Full of twists, secrets and tension' MY WEEKLY 'Incredible' SUSI HOLLIDAY 'I loved it - well written and atmospheric' MARK EDWARDS Praise for Sabine Durrant's previous thrillers: 'Seriously superior psychological thriller' Star pick, SUNDAY TIMES Crime Club 'Masterly' Louise Candlish 'Incredible!' Lucy Atkins 'Riveting' Clare Mackintosh 'Extraordinary' Mark Edwards 'Intelligent, twisty' OBSERVER 'Accomplished and addictive' SUNDAY TIMES 'Stupendously addictive' Deborah Moggach 'Pace, place, characters, plot ... it's a masterclass' Gill Hornby 'Deliciously sly and profoundly moving' JP Delaney 'Elegant and astute' Louise O'Neill 'Engrossing psychological crime' LITERARY REVIEW

The most exciting and obsessively readable book you'll discover this summer

Behind every perfect life is a perfect lie . . . An eerie, exhilarating tale of marriage and its dark side from the author of the universally acclaimed psychological thriller Under Your Skin Everyone keeps telling me I have to move on. And so here I am, walking down the road where he died, trying to remember him the right way. A year after the death of her husband, Zach, Lizzie goes to lay flowers where his fatal accident took place. As she makes her way along the motorway, she thinks about their life together. She wonders whether she has changed since Zach died. She wonders if she will ever feel whole again. At last she reaches the spot. And there, tied to a tree, is a bunch of lilies. The flowers are addressed to her husband. Someone has been there before her. Lizzie loved Zach. She really did. But she's starting to realize she didn't really know him. Or what he was capable of . . . Sabine Durrant’s Remember Me This Way is romantic, mysterious and unbearably tense—a love story you’ll never forget. “When a thriller leaves you looking over your shoulder, it's a sign the author’s doing something right. In fact Durrant doesn't put a foot wrong with this assured and deeply unsettling chiller. . . . Superb.” —SUNDAY MIRROR

This morning, I found a body. Soon the police will arrest me for murder. And after that my life will fall apart. Gaby Mortimer is the woman who has it all. But everything changes when she finds a body on the common near her home. Because the evidence keeps leading back to her. And the police seem sure she's guilty.

Under your skin

Toutes les écoles ont leur star, la fille la plus jolie, la plus populaire. Et la nôtre, c'était Claire Masterson : blonde, chic, bohème... Nous l'enviions toutes, moi la première. Vingt ans après, rien n'a changé. Claire est toujours blonde, sublime et séduisante. Tellement parfaite que l'on se demande pourquoi elle est revenue à Morton, banale banlieue de Londres, après avoir connu la vie trépidante de New York ! En la revoyant, moi, Maggie Owen, mère au foyer, je me suis sentie, comment dire, complètement tarte. Un déclic s'est produit et, soudain, tout m'est apparu sous un jour différent : mon couple, mes choix, mon avenir... Je ne savais pas dans quelles péripéties cela allait m'entraîner !

La revanche de Maggie

Toutes les écoles ont leur star, la fille la plus jolie, la plus populaire. Et la nôtre, c'était Claire Masterton : blonde, chic, bohème... Nous l'enviions toutes, moi la première. Vingt ans après, rien n'a changé. Claire est toujours, blonde, sublime et séduisante ; tellement parfaite qu'on se demande pourquoi elle est revenue à Morton, banale banlieue de Londres, après avoir connu la vie trépidante de New York ! Et, en la revoyant, moi, Maggie Owen, mère au foyer, ce n'est pas que je me sois sentie inférieure, mais plutôt, comment dire... complètement tarte, oui, voilà, c'est le mot ! Un déclic s'est produit et, soudain, tout m'est apparu sous un jour différent : mon couple, mes choix, mon avenir... Je ne savais pas encore dans quelles péripéties cela allait m'entraîner...

Love, money, friendship . . . and incredibly uncomfortable underwear ? All these eternal mysteries are small challenges to Constance de Bellechasse. Too bad the glamorous inner persona of Constance comes through only as plain old Connie Pickles in everyday life. Connie's first order of business: finding her mother a new husband. Connie enlists the help of her best friend, Julie, and before long everything spirals out of control. Boy-crazy Delilah begins fluttering around Connie's best guy friend, Will, and ever-reliable Will has been acting strangely awkward around Connie. But with a little luck and a lot of determination, Connie is sure that she can make everything right again in her world.

Cross Your Heart, Connie Pickles

Presented in diary format, teenage Connie Pickles describes her adventures in Paris on a French exchange. First person recount. Suggested level: secondary.

Ooh La La! Connie Pickles

Martha Bone finds her perfectly ordered life falling into chaos when she allows a cat, a boyfriend, and his children into her home, a situation that is complicated when she comes across a cache of old love letters.

The Great Indoors

Ich bin unschuldig

***Sabine's latest novel Sun Damage has been selected for the TFL Book Club*** 'Splendidly creepy, with plenty of paranoia' Guardian 'A writer who can leave you breathless with anticipation...A superb book, from start to finish' Alex Marwood 'This is one super-disturbing psychological thriller' Woman & Home Everyone keeps telling me I have to move on. And so here I am, walking down the road where he died, trying to remember him the right way. She thought losing him was the worst thing that could happen. She was wrong. They tell her not to worry. Her sister, the police. They say it's only natural, when someone close to you dies, to see him everywhere, sense him still nearby. But they don't know Zach like she does. How much he loved her. How he liked things just his way. How far he would go to get revenge...

A dark, twisty and suspenseful thriller from the author of Lie With Me

'A masterly slow-burn gripper' Louise Candlish 'Deliciously sly yet also profoundly moving - a twisty game of cat and mouse that keeps the reader guessing at every step' JP Delaney 'Pitch-perfect. I absolutely loved it' Lucy Dawson 'Elegant and astute, Finders Keepers is truly gripping' Louise O'Neill One woman's secret is her neighbour's opportunity. Ailsa Tilson moves with her husband and children to Trinity Fields in search of the new. New project - a house to renovate. New people - no links to the past. New friends - especially her next-door neighbour, the lonely Verity, who needs her help. Verity has lived in Trinity Fields all her life. She's always resisted change. Her home and belongings are a shield, a defence to keep the outside world at bay. But something about the Tilsons piques her interest. Just as her ivy creeps through the shared garden fence, so Verity will work her way into the Tilson family. And once they realise how formidable she can be, it might well be too late.

If you loved Gone Girl, then make this page-turning debut next on your reading list: “Sabine Durrant offers more twists than a rollercoaster in her thriller Under Your Skin, which proves you can trust no one” (Good Housekeeping). Gaby Mortimer is the woman who has it all. But everything changes when she finds a body near her home. She’s shaken and haunted by the image of the lifeless young woman, and frightened that the killer, still at large, could strike again. Before long, the police have a lead. The evidence points to a very clear suspect. One Gaby never saw coming… Full of brilliant twists and turns, Under Your Skin is a dark and suspenseful psychological thriller that will make you second guess everything. Because you can never be too sure about anything, especially when it comes to murder.

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