The Only Suspect: A 'twisting, seductive, ingenious' thriller from the bestselling author of The Other Passenger

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THE NEW CAUTIONARY TALE OF OBSESSION, LOVE, JEALOUSY AND DECEPTION FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF OUR HOUSE AND THE OTHER PASSENGER Wrong time. Wrong place. Wrong man. Alex lives a comfortable life with his wife Beth in the leafy suburb of Silver Vale. Fine, so he's not the most sociable guy on the street, he prefers to keep himself to himself, but he's a good husband and an easy-going neighbour. That's until Beth announces the creation of a nature trail on a local site that's been disused for decades and suddenly Alex is a changed man. Now he's always watching. Questioning. Struggling to hide his dread . . . As the landscapers get to work, a secret threatens to surface from years ago, back in Alex's twenties when he got entangled with a seductive young woman called Marina, who threw both their lives into turmoil. And who sparked a police hunt for a murder suspect that was never quite what it seemed. It still isn't. No one else could have done it. Could they? 'The best Louise Candlish novel yet' Lisa Jewell 'I'm blown away by how good it is. A gripping tale of love, secrets and deception - it's the best psychological thriller I've read in a long time.' Mark Edwards

Louise Candlish is the internationally bestselling author of fifteen novels, including The Other Passenger, The Heights, and Our House, which won the Crime & Thriller Book of the Year at the 2019 British Book Awards. It is now a major four-part TV drama starring Martin Compston, Tuppence Middleton, and Rupert Penry-Jones, available to stream on CBC Gem. Louise lives in London with her husband and daughter. Connect with her on Twitter @Louise_Candlish, Facebook @LouiseCandlishAuthor, and Instagram @LouiseCandlish.

Incredibly tense. Louise Candlish is one of my favourite writers and this is her best book yet -- Clare Mackintosh 'A compelling, nerve-tingling treat' -- Nicci French I was completely pulled in by the story and the layers of clever plotting; the twists and turns took me completely by surprise and I found myself staying up late to finish it, utterly absorbed by the excellent story telling -- Jane Shemilt The Only Suspect is a suspenseful, thrilling and breath-taking mystery about the dark secrets that live in the past, and the paralysing fear that they'll be uncovered. If you thought you misbehaved in the nineties you've got nothing on the devious, duplicitous cast of this book. Gripping, unpredictable and tense, it'll keep you guessing all the way through -- C L Taylor A twisting, seductive, ingenious thriller from the consistently brilliant Louise Candlish. I'm a huge fan -- Chris Whitaker Completely addictive and devilishly clever - the queen of the killer twist strikes again -- T. M. Logan Tense, taut and twisty, Candlish is a master of her craft -- Adele Parks I couldn't put it down -- Shari Lapena A heady pleasure from the very first page. It's both a page-tearing mystery and a pitch-perfect 90s period piece. Shimmers with mystery, tension and dirty glamour -- Abigail Dean A heady dose of mid-Nineties nostalgia, with trademark whiplash twists and satire. Louise Candlish has surpassed her own, always high standards. Quite possibly her best yet -- Sarah Vaughan Psychological suspense has a new adjective - pure Candlish -- Cara Hunter Such a vivid sense of place, a gripping plot, elegantly told, and a twist that left me reeling - brilliant! -- Sarah Pearse