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DELICIOUS STYLIST BINGEWORTHY NITA PROSE RAZOR-SHARP ABIGAIL DEAN There's nothing more dangerous than a guilty conscience. The Break-In tells the story of Alice, who didn't mean to kill the intruder. She only meant to stop him from hurting her daughter when he burst into her kitchen...
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You know who. But you don't know why
The latest addictive must-read from the international bestselling author of Greenwich Park and The Other Mothers sees a young mother's act of self defense take a fatal turn when she tries to protect her family
You know who. But you don't know why
The latest addictive must-read from the international bestselling author of Greenwich Park and The Other Mothers sees a young mother's act of self defense take a fatal turn when she tries to protect her family
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DELICIOUS STYLIST
BINGEWORTHY NITA PROSE
RAZOR-SHARP ABIGAIL DEAN
There's nothing more dangerous than a guilty conscience.
The Break-In tells the story of Alice, who didn't mean to kill the intruder. She only meant to stop him from hurting her daughter when he burst into her kitchen and grabbed a knife.
The police agree that she acted in self-defence, but wracked with guilt, Alice sets out to apologise to Linda, the mother of the young man she killed. However, nothing unfolds as planned.
Alice can't bring herself to tell Linda who she really is, and the more Alice learns about Ezra and why he was at her house, the more she starts to wonder whether she has the full picture about what happened that terrible day.
The new must-read thriller from the rising star of smart suspense fiction.
Readers say:
Wow. What a rollercoaster of a read
Her best book yet
One of the best thrillers I have read in ages
An amazing domestic thriller
Awesome!
Book Details
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ISBN: 9781526675453
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 04 June 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Raven Books
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 28.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 280g
Pages: 400
About the Author
Katherine Faulkner is an award-winning journalist turned full-time writer. She wrote her debut novel, Greenwich Park, while on maternity leave with her first daughter and her follow up, The Other Mothers, while juggling family life and work. She lives in London with her husband and three children.
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