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Meet the author: Maryann Webb

20 June, 2025

Maryann Webb loves what she does. As an author of psychological thrillers, she sees her role as to plant clues, hide secrets and create characters who are one thing on the surface, and something else entirely inside. She also loves writing, and penned her first…

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The Grown-Up by Saskia Noort

By Sonja van der Westhuizen

28 May, 2025

Translated by Jai van Essen — Readers of domestic noir will revel in Dutch writer Saskia Noort’s dark new thriller that unravels the psychological aftermath of a mother’s sudden disappearance. Set against the backdrop of Amsterdam, The Grown-Up combines the suspense of a missing persons…

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The Inheritance by Trisha Sakhlecha

By Sharon Richardson

12 February, 2025

Trisha Saklecha’s third book, The Inheritance is a must-read for all fans of domestic thrillers and the television series Succession. A wealthy family is gathering for a joint celebration. It is the mother and father’s 40th wedding anniversary as well as the father’s retirement. They…

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The Wrong Daughter by Dandy Smith

By DeathBecomesHer

30 January, 2025

Two young sisters enjoy an idyllic childhood, until one of them is snatched and the family’s world falls apart in Dandy Smith’s psychological thriller The Wrong Daughter, which sets out to grab the reader from the very first page. Olivia is 13, and is proud…

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Interview: Dandy Smith

By crimefictionlover

16 January, 2025

We love a good crime story, and we also love success stories that involve new crime authors. Based near Bath in Somerset, Dandy Smith has wanted to be a writer since childhood, she studied for two degrees in writing, honed her skills in fantasy and…

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The Dead Friend Project by Joanna Wallace

By Erin Britton

15 July, 2024

Standards are surely slipping in suburbia when murder is allowed to interrupt wine o’clock. It’s a particularly thorny issue for the now terminally misanthropic Beth, who has been relying on the support of her old friend vino since the death of her actual friend, Charlotte,…

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The Wreckage of Us by Dan Malakin

By Sonja van der Westhuizen

2 July, 2024

It’s been two years since Dan Malakin‘s thriller The Box kept readers glued to the pages. With his latest crime thriller Malakin conjures up a story reminiscent of Gillian Flynn’s popular Gone Girl, asking the question: “Did the husband do it?” 32-year-old Astrid Webb is…

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The Leftover Woman by Jean Kwok

By Paul Burke

23 November, 2023

Chinese American author Jean Kwok writes not just about her cultural identity as an emigre but about her life experiences, including as a professional ballroom dancer. Kwok’s books have risen up the bestseller lists and received many accolades, and even appear in academic reading lists….

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Meet the author: Maryann Webb

The Grown-Up by Saskia Noort

The Inheritance by Trisha Sakhlecha

The Wrong Daughter by Dandy Smith

Interview: Dandy Smith

The Dead Friend Project by Joanna Wallace

The Wreckage of Us by Dan Malakin

The Leftover Woman by Jean Kwok

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