All the Other Mothers Hate Me

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"The missing boy is 10-year-old Alfie Risby, and to be perfectly honest with you, he's a little shit."

Florence Grimes is a 31-year-old party girl who always takes the easy way out. Single, broke and unfulfilled after the humiliating end to her girl band career, she only has one reason to get out of bed each day: her 10-year-old son Dylan. But then Alfie Risby, her sons bully and the heir to a vast frozen food empire, mysteriously vanishes during a class trip, and Dylan becomes the prime suspect. Florence, for once, is faced with a task she cant quit: Shes got to find Alfie and clear her sons name, or risk losing Dylan forever.

The only problem Florence has no discernible skills, let alone detective ones, and all the other school moms hate her. Oh, and Florence has a reason to suspect Dylan might not be as innocent as shed like to believe

Reviews

"Sly red herrings and surprise reveals are par for the course in this tightly plotted story that, while it satirizes the British obsessions with appearance and class, also celebrates the power of personal redemption through love. A smart, page-turning suspense novel debut." Kirkus Reviews

"This is a zany romp featuring a less-than-perfect character readers will root for." Booklist

"[A] darkly funny mystery." Publishers Weekly, "Writers to Watch: Spring 2025"

"Harman creates a unique main character who experiences significant growth and moral life lessons along the way, which will have readers rooting for her triumph in the end. This thriller debut will add flair to libraries crime fiction sections." Library Journal

Author Bio

Sarah Harman is a recovering journalist living in London. As a broadcaster, she has over a decade of experience reporting on major breaking news stories around the globe, most recently as a foreign correspondent for NBC News, reporting for Today, Nightly News, and MSNBC. Her debut novel, All the Other Mothers Hate Me, won the Lucy Cavendish Prize for Fiction in 2023.