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The Girl In Cell A
- Author
- Vaseem Khan
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Publish Date
- 1 May 2025
- Run Time
- 12 hours 46 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
'Beautifully structured and peopled with unforgettable characters this is story-telling of the highest order: do not miss it' DAILY MAIL
THE WORLD KNOWS HER AS THE GIRL IN CELL A.
Convicted of murder at seventeen, infamous killer and true crime celebrity Orianna Negi has always maintained her innocence.
BUT IF SHE DIDN'T KILL GIDEON WYCLERC...
Orianna has a blind spot over that fateful day: she can't remember what happened. Forensic psychologist Annie Ledet is tasked with unlocking the truth.
....THEN WHO DID?
Orianna grew up in Eden Falls, ruled by the insular Wyclerc dynasty and its ruthless patriarch , Amos. As their sessions progress, Annie reaches into Orianna's past to a shattering realisation.... Scandal. Sex. Power. Race. And murder. Between guilt and innocence lies a fallen Eden.
'A fabulous thriller where small-town America and the sins of its inhabitants make for a wonderful page-turner' STEVE CAVANAGH
Critics Review
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This is a sprawling, gothic tale of a family driven by lies and incestuous longings, sporting some spectacular final twists
Mail on Sunday
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Two narratives are interwoven in this mix of whodunnit, psychological case study and toxic family saga . . . Khan's first thriller is a teasing, testing exercise in unreliable narration
A Times Thriller of the Year
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Vaseem Khan's first thriller is a teasing, testing exercise in unreliable narration
Sunday Times
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THE GIRL IN CELL A weaves gracefully between past and present to provide an insight into American small town life which is both epic and razor-sharp. Khan's Eden Falls is so claustrophobic, so vivid, you'll never forget your time in this town
Abigail Dean
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A fabulous thriller where small-town America and the sins of its inhabitants make for a wonderful page-turner
Steve Cavanaugh
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Masterful. A beautifully written, twisting psychological thriller
Chris Whitaker
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An utterly captivating, multi-faceted psychological thriller that keeps you turning the pages. A real triumph!
B.A. Paris
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A superb psychological thriller. What a mammoth task Vaseem has taken on and the fact that he pulls it off is astonishing. A terrific reading experience with a total shocker of an ending
Liz Nugent
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A triumphantly mind-bending puzzlebox of a book that will have you questioning everything
Ruth Ware
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Masterful. So clever I think it melted my brain. This clever, intense, beautifully written mystery about family, loyalty and lies had me frantically turning the pages and suspecting everyone. Impossible to put down
C.L. Taylor
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A compelling, pacy, multi-layered mystery that shows us the most dangerous secrets are the ones we keep from ourselves
Erin Kelly
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Both epic family tale and riveting psychological thriller, THE GIRL IN CELL A is an utterly absorbing story with an ending that will leave you reeling
Shari Lapena
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A triumph. A gripping thriller, a saga of a family and its terrifying secrets and a tale of redemption to break your heart
Nicci French
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Vaseem Khan turns his razor sharp intellect away from the Indian subcontinent to the backroads of rural America, but the results are the same. A thrilling, thought-provoking, suspenseful novel that will keep you on the edge of your seat
S.A. Cosby
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Epic, ingenious storytelling and a brilliantly realised small town setting where everyone is a suspect. A fantastic thriller
TM Logan
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Impeccably crafted, with compelling characters and a brilliantly portrayed location, THE GIRL IN CELL A is a gripping thriller that twists in ways that you will never expect. Surprising and totally addictive!
Sam Blake
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Full of unexpected, mind-bending twists, THE GIRL IN CELL A explores memory, truth, and lies in a small American mining town. If you liked ANNA O, you'll marvel at this tense and surprising novel
Nita Prose
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Blade-sharp, corkscrew-twisty, a thriller that gleams like metal. But THE GIRL IN CELL A cuts deeper than that: it's a novel bold enough to peer through the windows of small-town homes, behind the doors of psychiatric examination rooms, and, ultimately, into the dark soul of a community you won't soon forget
A.J Finn
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An epic crime novel with an evocative setting, a cast of characters who feel real and a multitude of twists and turns. If you liked The Silent Patient or All The Colours of the Dark, you'll love this
Mark Edwards
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Kept me up at night. Compelling, intriguing and deeply satisfying, with an ending that will stay with you, Vaseem Khan takes the unreliable narrator to a whole new level. A brilliant fever dream of a book
Chris Hammer
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An intoxicating tale of sex, power and corruption, we ate this up
Crime Monthly
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The twist will floor you
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Details
- Author
- Vaseem Khan
- Narrator
- Dev Joshi, John Chancer, Stephanie Cannon
- Duration
- 12 hours 46 minutes
- Release Date
- 1 May 2025
- ISBN
- 9781399707732
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Genre
- Crime and / or mystery fiction, Thriller / suspense fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general
Synopsis
'Complex, completely convincing characters and twist you'll never guess' ALEX MICHAELIDES'Beautifully structured and peopled with unforgettable characters this is story-telling of the highest order: do not miss it' DAILY MAILTHE WORLD KNOWS HER AS THE GIRL IN CELL A.Convicted of murder at seventeen, infamous killer and true crime celebrity Orianna Negi has always maintained her innocence.BUT IF SHE DIDN'T KILL GIDEON WYCLERC...Orianna has a blind spot over that fateful day: she can't remember what happened. Forensic psychologist Annie Ledet is tasked with unlocking the truth.....THEN WHO DID?Orianna grew up in Eden Falls, ruled by the insular Wyclerc dynasty and its ruthless patriarch , Amos. As their sessions progress, Annie reaches into Orianna's past to a shattering realisation.... Scandal. Sex. Power. Race. And murder. Between guilt and innocence lies a fallen Eden.'A fabulous thriller where small-town America and the sins of its inhabitants make for a wonderful page-turner' STEVE CAVANAGH
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