T A Cotterell What alice knew

'Intriguing .

an impressive debut' Shari Lapena, author of The Couple Next Door 'It made me look at marriage in a different light' Jane Corry, author of My Husband's Wife 'T.

Cotterell masterfully conjures up the suffocating atmosphere that envelopes the couple as they navigate the mental trauma of maintaining a complex web of lies .

An intriguing, well-constructed and dramatic debut' TLS How far would you go to keep a secret? Alice has a perfect life - a great job, happy kids, a wonderful husband.

Until he goes missing one night; she receives a suspicious phone call; things don't quite add up.

Alice needs to know what's going on.

But when she uncovers the truth she faces a brutal choice.

And how can she be sure it is the truth? Sometimes it's better not to know.

An FT ' Reader Pick' Books for Summer Reading.