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Good Me Bad Me

Good Me Bad Me

Summary

FOR ANYONE WHO IS YET TO DISCOVER THE MUST-READ PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER.

The SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER and the unputdownable RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK that will chill you to the bone . . .

AWARDED HEAT'S UNMISSABLE, BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR. 'It's rare to come across a book you can't stop thinking about, talking about and pushing it into the hands of everyone you know.' Heat

One of THE TELEGRAPH'S CRIME BOOKS OF THE YEAR
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When Annie hands her mother over to the police she hopes for a new start in life - but can we ever escape our past?

'NEW NAME. NEW FAMILY. SHINY. NEW. ME.'

Annie's mother is a serial killer. The only way Annie can make it stop is to hand her in to the police.

With a new foster family and a new name - Milly - she hopes for a fresh start. Now, surely, she can be whoever she wants to be. But as her mother's trial looms, the secrets of Milly's past won't let her sleep . . .

Because Milly's mother is a serial killer. And blood is thicker than water...

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'The new Girl on The Train, which was the new Gone Girl. You get the picture. This psycho-thriller by Ali Land is set to be massive' Cosmopolitan

'Original and compelling - a sensational debut' Clare Mackintosh, bestselling author of I Let You Go

'Utterly compelling, extraordinary, breath-taking' Joanna Cannon, author of The Trouble with Goats and Sheep

'An astoundingly compelling thriller. Beyond tense' Matt Haig

'Could not be more unputdownable if it was slathered with superglue' Sunday Express

'A strong contender for debut of the year'
Irish Times


Reviews

  • It's rare to come across a book you can't stop thinking about, talking about and pushing into the hands of everyone you know
    Heat Magazine

About the author

Ali Land

After graduating from university with a degree in mental health, Ali Land spent a decade working as a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Nurse in hospitals and schools in the UK and Australia. Ali is now a full-time writer and lives in Scotland. Her first novel, Good Me Bad Me, was a Sunday Times bestseller and has been translated into over twenty languages.

Follow Ali on Twitter and Instagram @byAliLand
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