The 3rd Woman

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THE FIRST TWO MURDERS WENT UNNOTICED. BUT THE NEXT WAS HER SISTER... A terrifying yet unputdownable thriller from No. 1 bestselling author and award-winning journalist Jonathan Freedland. SHE CAN'T SAVE HER SISTER Journalist Madison Webb is obsessed with exposing lies and corruption. But she never thought she would be investigating her own sister's murder. SHE CAN'T TRUST THE POLICE Madison refuses to accept the official line that Abigail's death was an isolated crime. She uncovers evidence that suggests that Abi was the third victim in a series of killings that's been hushed up as part of a major conspiracy. SHE CAN EXPOSE THE TRUTH In a United States that has yielded to the People's Republic of China, corruption is rife - the government dictates what the 'truth' is. With her life on the line, Madison must give up the story, or face the consequences...

Jonathan Freedland is an award-winning journalist, No. 1 bestselling author and broadcaster. He is the Guardian's Executive Editor for Opinion, and also writes a weekly column. He is a regular contributor to the New York Times and the New York Review of Books, and presents BBC Radio 4's contemporary history series, The Long View. In 2014 he was awarded the Orwell special prize for journalism. Since 2006 he has published five internationally bestselling novels under the pseudonym Sam Bourne, which have sold over 2 million copies and been published in over 30 languages.

'An intelligent, finely crafted mystery that brilliantly channels the anxieties of our time' New York Times 'A strikingly fresh thriller ... ingeniously realized.' Sunday Times 'So gripping you'd cancel your own wedding' Claudia Winkleman, BBC R2 Arts Show 'A robust, intelligent thriller ... Madison is a skilfully drawn character, sympathetic and complex' Irish Examiner 'A fast-paced political thriller with a murder mystery at its heart that keeps the reader gripped and rooting for the smart female lead throughout. Freedland's best novel to date.' Express 'Jonathan Freedland's inventive, thought-provoking political context gives the good plot added bite, depth and intelligence' The Times Freedland has a knack of keeping the reader gripped. The twists when they come - and boy do they come - are genuinely surprising' Independent 'Engrossing' Sunday Telegraph 'A killer novel ... full of intrigue, plotting and duplicity' Piers Morgan 'Nobody does the high-IQ, high-octane thriller better than Jonathan Freedland' Tony Parsons 'Boldly imaginative ... a magnetic heroine in a heart-racing story' A D Miller, author of Snowdrops