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The Temp

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What to expect

From the bestselling author of The Girlfriend, now a number one Amazon Original series.

You have a successful career, a loving husband and a baby on the way . . . no-one can replace you, can they?

Carrie is a successful TV producer with the perfect husband and the perfect life. But when she falls pregnant, everything threatens to fall apart.

Emma, the temp, is everything she could wish for as her cover: smart, willing and helpful.

But as she charms her way into Carrie's life, winning over her husband and her colleagues one by one, Carrie suspects Emma is after more than just her job . . .

'Fans of BBC drama The Replacement will lap up this taut and suspenseful tale' - Heat

The Temp is a twisting thriller about ambition, deception and betrayal by Michelle Frances, the number one bestselling author of The Girlfriend.

Critics Review

Fans of BBC drama The Replacement will lap up this taut and suspenseful tale
Heat
I was blown away. The Girlfriend is the most marvellous psychological thriller . . . I couldn’t put it down and kept sneaking upstairs to read another few pages . . . Michelle Frances is a writer we’re going to hear a great deal about. Please read this genuinely exciting novel
Jilly Cooper
The Girlfriend is a taut psychological thriller, the evil chillingly drawn. Every character is layered and beautifully twisted. Makes me consider running background checks on any potential spouses my children bring home!
Karen Rose
Impressively compelling debut; the tension positively oozes from the pages . . . Keeps the reader on a knife-edge throughout
The Press Association
A juicy thriller and utterly compulsive reading
Jenny Blackhurst, author of How I Lost You
Brilliantly twisty, a sharp, sinister and addictive read
Sunday Mirror
The push and pull of characters who work to succeed from different angles create a story abounding with mysteries, revelations, and lies, making this novel one of a kind.
Library Journal
Author Michelle Frances
Narrator Imogen Church
Duration 12 hours and 19 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9781509877164
Format Audiobook
Publisher Pan Macmillan
Genre Contemporary lifestyle fiction, Crime and mystery fiction, Family life fiction, Psychological thriller
Availability GB, IE

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