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A Gift for Dying

The gripping psychological thriller and Sunday Times bestseller
By M. J. Arlidge
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A Gift for Dying by M. J. Arlidge centres around Adam Brandt, a forensic psychologist in Chicago, who becomes entangled in a gripping mystery when he meets Kassie, a teenager claiming to foresee people's deaths. As a series of gruesome murders unfold, Adam must navigate a web of danger and deception, questioning everything he believes about psychiatry and fate. This tense crime thriller explores themes of destiny and the psychological depths of the human mind.
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You might enjoy this gripping novel if you're drawn to intense psychological thrillers with a touch of the supernatural. The story delves into the chilling world of a forensic psychiatrist encountering a girl who can foresee death, providing a thrilling blend of crime-solving and spine-tingling suspense. This book is perfect for readers who appreciate a fast-paced narrative packed with twists and turns.

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A Gift for Dying

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The gripping new stand-alone thriller from the bestselling author of the DI Helen Grace series.

Adam Brandt is a forensic psychologist, used to dealing with the most damaged members of society.

But he's never met anyone like Kassie.

The teenager claims to have a terrible gift. With just one look, she can foresee when and how you will die.

Adam knows Kassie must be insane. But a serial killer is terrorising the city. And only Kassie seems to know who his next victim will be.

Against all his intuition, Adam starts to believe her.

But he doesn't realise how deadly his faith might prove...

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The Gift for Dying by M. J. Arlidge is well-received for its striking narrative and compelling central character, reminiscent of a television drama. It continues Arlidge's trend of intense, page-turning thrillers as seen in the Helen Grace series, earning accolades as a must-read thriller that delivers chilling suspense.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781405932509

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 19 September 2019

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 30.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 331g

Pages: 480

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Crime & Thriller Fiction General Fiction Horror & Supernatural M. J. Arlidge Penguin Books Police Procedural Psychological Thriller

About the Author

M. J. Arlidge has worked in television for the last fifteen years, specializing in high-end drama production, including the prime-time crime serials Torn, The Little House and Silent Witness. Arlidge also pilots original crime series for both UK and US networks. In 2015 his audio exclusive Six Degrees of Assassination was a Number One bestseller. His first thriller, Eeny Meeny, was the UK's bestselling crime debut of 2014. It was followed by the bestselling Pop Goes the Weasel, The Doll's House, Liar Liar, Little Boy Blue, Hide and Seek, Love Me Not, and Down to the Woods.

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