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The Temptation Test

The BRAND NEW absolutely gripping psychological thriller with a twist you will not see coming, perfect for 2026!
By Rachel North
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Part revenge thriller, part coming-of-age story, part love story, The Temptation Test is completely engrossing and deeply moving. I absolutely loved it. —Carole Hailey, bestselling author of The Silence Project and Scenes from a Tragedy She's lived many lives, but her goal is always the same:... Read More
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A brilliantly high-concept, hooky thriller, perfect for fans of Lucy Clarke and Sabine Durrant

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Part revenge thriller, part coming-of-age story, part love story, The Temptation Test is completely engrossing and deeply moving. I absolutely loved it.

—Carole Hailey, bestselling author of The Silence Project and Scenes from a Tragedy

She's lived many lives, but her goal is always the same: survival.

ER Doctor Dev Balakrishnan is late for work when he sees her: slumped on the curb like a broken doll, covered in blood.

Everyone else walks on by. Not Dev.

He saves people's lives every day, but Brooke is different: prey one minute, predator the next. As she spins her web of stories, Dev finds himself hopelessly caught up in her world of danger and deceit.

Brooke will test Dev in ways he never dreamed of.

Whether he passes or fails will become a matter of life and death—for both of them.

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ISBN: 9781805464440

Publisher: Atlantic Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 August 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Corvus

Edition: Main

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 352

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About the Author

Rachel North was born in Scarborough and studied English Literature at Oxford University. She has worked as a cleaner, a receptionist, a kitchen designer, a market researcher, a company director, a celebrity shopper and a victim support volunteer. She has an MA in Creative Writing. Under the name Caroline Bond, she is the author of six novels, including two Radio 2 Book Club picks, The Second Child and The Day We Left. She lives in Leeds with her husband and one of her three children... the other two having grown up and escaped.

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