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‘A timely, gripping and morally complex thriller’ MAIL ON SUNDAYTwo women are found dead.Both had a secret.Both had a choice.Artemis leaves her home in Greece to start a shiny new life with her wealthy husband, Clive Witherall, in 1990s London. Finally she has escaped the ghosts of her past. Until she is discovered hanging from the stairs of their beautiful family home.Two decades later, the apparent suicide of heiress Anna Witherall uncannily mirrors Artemis’ mysterious death.What is the web of deceit that binds these two women? And what deadly secrets were they hiding?‘Philby is a skilled and evocative writer’ FINANCIAL TIMES‘Seriously stylish’ LUCY FOLEY–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––‘I’m addicted to the deadly glamour of Charlotte Philby’s novels’ ERIN KELLY‘Gripping’ CRIME MONTHLY‘A page-turning thriller … Philby has created a new sort of spy novel – approaching this world of skulduggery and intrigue from an entirely unique perspective. This is a clever, gripping, unsettling and thoroughly entertaining read’ HOLLY WATT‘Her thrillers have been a game-changer for the spy novel’ DAILY EXPRESS‘A gripping novel that spans decades and continents’ DAILY MIRROR‘A stylish, heart-racing thriller’ YOU MAGAZINE, MAIL ON SUNDAY‘Brilliant’ BELLA MAGAZINEFollowing on from Part of the Family and A Double Life, this finely worked novel concludes Charlotte Philby’s triptych about the choices women might make when under pressure’ THE TIMES
Two women, separated by decades, are found dead, their apparent suicides linked by a hidden web of deceit. Artemis, seeking to escape her past, finds herself in a wealthy London home in the 1990s, only to be discovered hanging from the stairs. Twenty years later, the mysterious death of heiress Anna Witherall eerily echoes Artemis's fate, raising questions about the secrets that bind them and the choices they made under pressure.
The novel has been praised as a 'timely, gripping and morally complex thriller' by the Mail on Sunday, with the Financial Times noting Philby as a 'skilled and evocative writer'. Crime Monthly calls it 'gripping', and The Times highlights its status as the concluding part of a triptych exploring women's choices under pressure. The book is recognized for its stylish presentation and unique perspective on the spy novel genre, offering a clever, unsettling, and thoroughly entertaining read that spans decades and continents.
Page Count:
384
Publication Date:
2022-02-15
Publisher:
The Borough Press
ISBN-10:
0008495726
ISBN-13:
9780008495725
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