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'Queen of the psychological thriller' M. W. Craven 'I absolutely love C. L. Taylor's writing' Liz Nugent It's a dangerous thing to know too much. Expect the unexpected in the ingenious new thriller from the bestselling author of Every Move You Make and It's Always the...
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'Queen of the psychological thriller' M. W. Craven
'I absolutely love C. L. Taylor's writing' Liz Nugent
It's a dangerous thing to know too much.
Expect the unexpected in the ingenious new thriller from the bestselling author of Every Move You Make and It's Always the Husband.
Oxford University, 1995.
Three student deaths in three weeks can't be a coincidence. Ned Marlowe doesn't think so, but no one wants to listen to him: not his professor or the clique of elitist psychology undergraduates he supervises.
Then Celia, a student in a nearby building, tells Ned what she saw the night of the last death, and his suspicions deepen into obsession.
Someone is trying to stop him from getting to the truth. The less he knows, the better.
But Ned can't let it go...
Readers can't get enough of C. L. Taylor:
'A well-engineered, propulsive read' The Guardian
'Grabs you by the metaphorical throat, right from the start' Good Housekeeping
'Intensely told and psychologically compelling' Daily Mail
'A red-hot, non-stop rollercoaster of a book' Lisa Jewell
'I read it with my heart in my mouth' Louise Candlish
'A tense, twisty thrill ride' T. M. Logan
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781035429097
Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 25 February 2027
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Headline Book Publishing
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 153.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 300g
Pages: 352
About the Author
C. L. Taylor is the author of twelve adult thrillers and has had nine Sunday Times bestsellers during her stellar career. She is the recipient of four Nielsen Silver Bestseller Awards, and her books have been translated into 30 languages.
Fascinated by human behaviour, C. L. Taylor studied a BSc Psychology at Northumbria University. After she graduated she sat at an electric typewriter and tried - and failed - to write a novel about loneliness, inspired by what she'd learned. Thirty years - and many books - later, she was awarded an honorary doctorate from her alma mater in recognition of her literary career. But the themes of that abandoned first novel had never left her. She sat down at a laptop and told the story she'd always wanted to write. She lives in Bristol with her partner and son.Also by C.L. Taylor
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