A Nearly Normal Family

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A Nearly Normal Family is the stunning psychological thriller from M. T. Edvardsson and asks what would you do if your child was suspected of murder, how far would you go to protect them Do you want to know the truth If you loved A. J. Finn's The Woman in the Window or J. P. Delaney's The Girl Before, you will love this. Every murder case starts with a suspect. What if the suspect is your daughter Would you believe her, or the evidence against her The Father Believes his daughter has been framed. The Mother Believes she is hiding something. The Daughter Believes they have no idea what she's truly capable of . . . There are three sides to the story. And the truth will shatter this family to pieces.

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A deceptive and riveting novel. A Nearly Normal Family will make you question everything you know about those closest to you -- Karin Slaughter, author of eighteen international bestsellers
Tore through this in a matter of days! Deadly secrets, divided loyalties and a dysfunctional family under unbearable strain as layer of deceit are peeled away one by one. A cracking read! -- T M Logan
An utterly compelling premise with wonderful writing. The characters . . . are so achingly real that one holds ones breath with them. This is a layered, intelligent novel that will force any parent to consider exactly how far they would go to protect their child * Fiona Cummins *
A canny, intensely suspenseful legal thriller -- Scott Turow, author of Presumed Innocent and Testimony
An absolutely fantastic read -- Jo Spain, author of The Confession
Taut page-turner ***** * Sun *
I couldn't go to bed until I finished it. Effortlessly brilliant -- Sandie Jones, author of The Other Woman
Any parent . . . and every teenager . . . will be gripped by this book. I couldn't put it down and the author skillfully keeps you guessing until the very last line -- Michelle Frances, number one bestselling author of The Girlfriend
An unsettling page turner that kept me guessing to the very end . . . masterful use of perspective as he chronicles a family living with the consequences of the teenage daughters arrest for murder. Great storytelling. Highly recommended -- Adam Hamdy, author of the Pendulum trilogy
Page-turner . . . peels away the compromises we make with ourselves to be the people we believe our beloveds expect, revealing just how flimsy those pretenses can be -- One of the top seven thrillers for the summer * New York Times *
A compulsively readable tour de force * Wall Street Journal *
Edvardsson ably weaves themes of parental guilt and sacrifice into a nuanced family drama * Kirkus *
An intense legal thriller that successfully plays realistic, gripping emotion against a shocking legal twist * Booklist *
A propulsive thriller and delivers an ultra-satisfying read that's far from ordinary * Shelf Awareness *
A brilliant and clever story * Prima *

Author Bio

M. T. Edvardsson is a writer and teacher from Trelleborg, Sweden. He is the author of three previous novels and two books for young readers. Edvardsson lives with his family in Lddekpinge, Sweden.