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The Only Suspect

Moving between 1995 and the present day, this domestic noir thriller follows Alex, a man whose seemingly blameless life in a leafy South London suburb is thrown into turmoil when contractors arrive to construct a nature trail on disused land near his home.
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Product information:
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster
  • Year: 2023
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 446pp
  • Illustrated: No
  • Dimensions: 197x129mm
  • ISBN: 9781398509825
  • Condition: New
  • Weight: 0.3kg
Product code:
543721
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Winner of the Fingerprint Award for Thriller of the Year

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
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