My first mistake was raising my daughter to be just like me…His death is reported on the morning news. The man my daughter’s been dating.

Dead. Gone…I blink slowly – once, twice, three times.

The hair on the back of my neck rises as I grip my coffee harder. My breath comes in short bursts.

I didn’t even know he existed until recently. Leah doesn’t tell me anything anymore.

But I found the letters she hid. I know she fell head over heels for him.

That he broke her heart. And that he’s dead now.

I wish more than anything that the news is only shocking because of who it is, and what’s happened to him. But I know my daughter too well for that.

My first mistake was raising my daughter to be just like me. My second mistake might be what I do to protect her… An absolutely gripping suspense thriller that will have your heart pounding.

Perfect for fans of addictive page-turners like The Housemaid, The Family Across the Street and The Family Upstairs. What readers are saying about Natali Simmonds:‘I am absolutely obsessed with this book! I was hooked right from page one and literally flew through this… Amazing… I felt every single emotion… Brilliant… I was literally on edge the whole way through! I definitely don’t think I’ve done this book justice in this review! I absolutely loved everything about it.

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To. Start?… Powerful… I cannot wait to recommend it… EVERYBODY needs to read this.

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