A Dark Domestic Thriller Of Love And Suspicion
Mary Watson’s domestic thriller follows a woman whose affair with her boss turns deadly when she wakes beside his murdered body. A sharp choice for readers who enjoy secrets, suspicion and relationship-driven suspense.
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A Dark Domestic Thriller Of Love And Suspicion
Mary Watson’s domestic thriller follows a woman whose affair with her boss turns deadly when she wakes beside his murdered body. A sharp choice for readers who enjoy secrets, suspicion and relationship-driven suspense.
- Book Synopsis
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The unputdownable new domestic thriller from the instant Irish Times bestselling author of THE CLEANER, about a woman accused of murdering her lover.
You never know what happens behind closed doors.
Rafe seems like your perfect man – intelligent, charming, attractive.
He also happens to be your boss.
You’re too swept up to care for office gossip. In Rafe, you have found the one.
You go back to his house one evening and falls asleep in his arms.
When you wake, you reach out for him. But something feels cold beside you…
Rafe is dead – murdered in bed as you lay next to him – and everyone is going to think you did it.
Ideal for readers who…
- Want a domestic thriller built around obsession, suspicion and a dangerous workplace affair.
- Enjoy crime fiction where the central question is whether the narrator can be trusted.
- Are looking for relationship-driven suspense from the author of The Cleaner.
- Like thriller and suspense novels with a strong opening hook and intimate stakes.
- Want a trade paperback crime thriller to pre-order or gift.
- About The Author
- Mary Watson is from South Africa and now lives on the west coast of Ireland. She has a PhD from the University of Cape Town, where she taught for many years. She won the Caine Prize for African Writing for her adult publishing in South Africa, and in 2014 was named on the Africa39 list of writers under 40 with the potential to define trends in African literature. Her YA novels have been nominated for the Irish Book Awards and the Carnegie medal. Her adult debut, The Cleaner, was an instant Irish Times bestseller.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780857506061
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Bantam Press, (18 June 2026)
- Number of Pages
- 384
- Weight
- 466 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 233 x 154 x 30 mm
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