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First Born

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What to expect

*** From the acclaimed author of THE LAST THING TO BURN comes a new thriller about identity, rivalry and deceit. ***

THE LAST THING A TWIN EXPECTS IS TO BE ALONE ...

Molly lives a quiet, contained life in London. Naturally risk averse, she gains comfort from security and structure. Every day the same.

Her identical twin Katie is her exact opposite: gregarious and spontaneous. They used to be inseparable, until Katie moved to New York a year ago. Molly still speaks to her daily without fail.

But when Molly learns that Katie has died suddenly in New York, she is thrown into unfamiliar territory. Katie is part of her DNA. As terrifying as it is, she must go there and find out what happened. As she tracks her twin's last movements, cracks begin to emerge. Nothing is what it seems. And a web of deceit is closing around her.

Delivering the same intensity of pace and storytelling that made THE LAST THING TO BURN a word-of-mouth sensation, FIRST BORN will surprise, shock and enthral.

(P) 2022 Hodder & Stoughton Limited

Critics Review

Will Dean writes a mean thriller, with a keen ear for what scares us. The streets of New York shine off the page, and the action rarely lets up. Highly recommended
Sarah Hilary
This thriller promises to be unforgettable
The Sun, Books for 2022 preview
Original, imaginative, thrilling!
Marian Keyes
This taut, twisted thriller kept me guessing until the very last page. Clever, compelling and utterly thrilling
Lisa Jewell
Tiptoes into Highsmith territory here. Pacy, exhilarating and jaw-dropping, it's a meditation on identity and loneliness as well as a bloody good pageturner. New York buffets the characters about its ruthless streets, just as the reader is propelled from one twist to the next
Erin Kelly
Will Dean manages to accomplish the rare blend of excellent writing and intriguing, ingenious plotting
Liz Nugent
Taut, suspenseful, chilling and surprising
Gilly Macmillan
Equal parts murder mystery and psychological thriller, Will Dean dazzles with FIRST BORN. A tense, taut plot that blows through unexpected twists and turns, you won't be able to look away until the final, shattering page
Julie Clark
Great pace, great twists, a perfect psychological thriller
B.A. Paris
A clever and sophisticated construction . . . A jolly good read
SHOTS
Rather special short, sharp shocker
Sunday Times Crime Club, Star Pick
one of the most twisty-turny and, ultimately, satisfying stories of the year
On Magazine
Powerful . . . Dean takes on issues of personal identity and familial responsibility
The Financial Times
Dean has plenty of surprises for the unwary reader
The Observer
The storyline is truly original, with one of those brilliant endings only a great thriller writer can dream up
The Press Association
Spine-chilling
Irish Independent
The talented Mr Ripley would have enjoyed every moment of its tortuous plot. There is no higher praise
Daily Mail
Author Will Dean
Narrator Susie Riddell
Duration 8 hours and 36 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9781529307177
Format Audiobook
Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
Genre Crime and mystery fiction, Thriller / suspense fiction
Availability AU, GB, IE

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