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A Nearly Normal Family

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Read by Emily Watson (Small Things Like These), Richard Armitage (The Hobbit), and Georgia Maguire.


The worldwide bestseller, over half a million copies sold. A Nearly Normal Family is the stunning psychological thriller from M. T. Edvardsson, which asks what would a parent do if their child was suspected of murder, and just how far they’d go to protect them . . .

'A deceptive and riveting novel' – Karin Slaughter, author of Girl, Forgotten

One night, eighteen-year-old Stella comes home late. The next morning she is accused of murder.

As parents Adam and Ulrika deal with the fallout and try to protect their daughter, they must search out the truth – but how much do they really know about their daughter?

Told from three viewpoints – father, mother and daughter – but who is telling the truth? Perfect for fans of A. J. Finn’s The Woman in the Window or J. P. Delaney’s The Girl Before.

'An absolutely fantastic read' – Jo Spain, author of Don't Look Back

'An utterly compelling premise . . . a layered, intelligent novel' – Fiona Cummins, author of Into the Dark

'A canny, intensely suspenseful legal thriller' – Scott Turow, author of Suspect

'I couldn't go to bed until I finished it. Effortlessly brilliant' – Sandie Jones, author of The Other Woman

'I couldn't put it down' – Michelle Frances, author of The Girlfriend

'An unsettling page turner. Highly Recommended' – Adam Hamdy, author of White Fire

Critics Review

A deceptive and riveting novel. A Nearly Normal Family will make you question everything you know about those closest to you
Karin Slaughter, author of eighteen international bestsellers
Tore through this in a matter of days! Deadly secrets, divided loyalties and a dysfunctional family under unbearable strain as layer of deceit are peeled away one by one. A cracking read!
T M Logan
An utterly compelling premise with wonderful writing. The characters . . . are so achingly real that one holds one’s breath with them. This is a layered, intelligent novel that will force any parent to consider exactly how far they would go to protect their child
Fiona Cummins
A canny, intensely suspenseful legal thriller
Scott Turow, author of Presumed Innocent and Testimony
An absolutely fantastic read
Jo Spain, author of The Confession
Taut page-turner *****
The Sun
I couldn’t go to bed until I finished it. Effortlessly brilliant
Sandie Jones, author of The Other Woman
Any parent . . . and every teenager . . . will be gripped by this book. I couldn’t put it down and the author skillfully keeps you guessing until the very last line
Michelle Frances, number one bestselling author of The Girlfriend
An unsettling page-turner that kept me guessing to the very end . . . masterful use of perspective as he chronicles a family living with the consequences of the teenage daughter’s arrest for murder. Great storytelling. Highly recommended
Adam Hamdy, author of the Pendulum trilogy
Page-turner . . . peels away the compromises we make with ourselves to be the people we believe our beloveds expect, revealing just how flimsy those pretenses can be
The New York Times
A compulsively readable tour de force
The Wall Street Journal
Edvardsson ably weaves themes of parental guilt and sacrifice into a nuanced family drama
Kirkus
An intense legal thriller that successfully plays realistic, gripping emotion against a shocking legal twist
Booklist
A propulsive thriller and delivers an ultra-satisfying read that’s far from ordinary
Shelf Awareness
A brilliant and clever story
Prima

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