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The Mothers

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What to expect

FROM THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR

'Dazzlingly inventive'
Sunday Times, Crime Book of the Month

'A meticulously plotted exploration of friendship, foe-ship and the lies that bind, which builds to a gripping and powerful conclusion'
Cara Hunter

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FIVE WOMEN.

They meet at their NCT Group. The only thing they have in common is they're all pregnant.

FIVE SECRETS.

Three years later, they are all good friends. Aren't they?

ONE MISSING HUSBAND.

Now the police have come knocking. Someone knows something.

THE TROUBLE WITH SECRETS IS THAT SOMEONE ALWAYS TELLS...

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'The perfect dose of thrills and suspense, this will keep you engrossed to the very end' Heat

'Original and stylish... will keep you guessing to the last page'
Sharon Bolton

For fans of Big Little Lies, The Rumour and I Invited Her In, this is first class psychological suspense from the critically acclaimed Sarah J Naughton.

Critics Review

Dazzlingly inventive
Sunday Times
A meticulously plotted exploration of friendship, foe-ship and the lies that bind, which builds to a gripping and powerful conclusion
Cara Hunter
The perfect dose of thrills and suspense, this will keep you engrossed to the very end
Heat
Original and stylish... will keep you guessing to the last page
Sharon Bolton
We couldn't put this thriller down . . . brilliant
Closer
Tautly thrilling . . . This has hit thriller written all over it
Evening Telegraph
Gripping, tense, taut and brilliant. You'll be begging your friends to read it so you can discuss it over and over again
Rebecca Reid
The Mothers grips like a vice, with characters which leap from the page. Naughton's depiction of motherhood from different perspectives is as refreshing as it is evocative
Rachael Blok
A taut, tense thriller packed with emotion
A.J. Park
Author Sarah J. Naughton
Narrator Nicky Diss
Duration 8 hours and 29 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9781409186502
Format Audiobook
Publisher Orion
Genre Crime and mystery fiction
Availability AU, GB, IE, US

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