The Push

by Claire McGowan

Overview

From the bestselling author of What You Did comes a stunning psychological thriller. One party. Thirteen people. By 3.02 p.m., one of them will be dead.

The party should have been perfect: six couples from the same baby group, six newborns, a luxurious house. But not everything has gone to plan, and while some are here to celebrate, others have sorrows to drown. When someone falls from the balcony of the house, the secrets and conflicts within the group begin to spill out …

DS Alison Hegarty, herself struggling with infertility, is called in to investigate. She’s convinced the fall was not an accident, and finds the new parents have a lot to hide. Wealthy Ed and Monica show off their newborn while their teenage daughter is kept under virtual house arrest. Hazel and Cathy conceived their longed-for baby via an anonymous sperm donor—or so Hazel thinks. Anita and Jeremy planned to adopt from America, but there’s no sign of the child. Kelly, whose violent boyfriend disrupted previous group sessions, came to the party even though she lost her baby. And then there’s Jax, who’s been experiencing strange incidents for months—almost like someone’s out to get her. Is it just a difficult pregnancy? Or could it be payback for something she did in the past?

It’s a nightmare of a case, and as events get even darker it begins to look impossible. Only one thing is clear: they all have something to hide. And for one of them, it’s murder.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781542019996
Publisher:	Amazon Publishing
Publication date:	11/12/2020
Pages:	368
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.88(h) x 0.88(d)

About the Author

Claire McGowan was born in 1981 in a small Irish village where the most exciting thing that ever happened was some cows getting loose on the road. She is the author of The Fall, What You Did, The Other Wife and the acclaimed Paula Maguire crime series. She also writes women’s fiction under the name Eva Woods.

Editorial Reviews

You’ll be desperate to know what happened and how everything will turn out.” —The Sun

“An excellent murder mystery.” —Bella

“Plenty of twists and turns keep you hooked.” —Crime Monthly

“With a great plot and brilliant characters, this is a read-in-one-sitting page-turner.” —Fabulous Magazine

“Plenty of twists and turns keep you hooked.” —Heat

“It really had me gripped.” —Marian Keyes, international bestselling author of Grown Ups

“The definition of an utterly absorbing page turner. Richly drawn out characters, a compelling plot, and a finale that will keep you guessing.” —John Marrs, bestselling author of What Lies Between Us and The One

“A real nailbiter of a thriller that gets darker and more twisted with every page. If you liked What You Did, you’ll love The Push.” —Erin Kelly, Sunday Times bestselling author of He Said/She Said

“I loved this story. The flesh-and-blood characters, dry wit, and brilliant plotting are every bit as enjoyable as Big Little Lies.” —Louise Candlish, bestselling author of Our House and The Other Passenger

“A perfectly-plotted murder mystery had me hooked from the first page. Twisty domestic suspense that’s perfect for fans of Big Little Lies.” —Lisa Gray, bestselling author of the Jessica Shaw series

“I haven’t flown though a book so quickly in a very long time. It delivers on single every level.” —Caz Frear, bestselling author of the DC Cat Kinsella series

“What a nail-biting, just-one-more-page-I-can’t-put-it-down rollercoaster of suspense!” —Steph Broadribb, author of Deep Down Dead

“Smart, sassy, and satisfyingly twisty.” —Sarah Hilary, author of the DI Marnie Rome series

“Huge fun with some very dark moments and brilliantly awful characters. Excellent, twisty plotting.” —Harriet Tyce, author of Blood Orange

“A brilliantly-observed and compelling thriller.” —Anna Mazzola, author of The Story Keeper

“A roller coaster read, full of thrills and one spectacular spill!” —Liz Nugent, bestselling author of Skin Deep

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