Precious You

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Enthralling you may be reminded of Villanelle by Lily, the possibly psychopathic antiheroine THE SUNDAY TIMES
A dark, addictive page-turner ALICE FEENEY
Supremely twisted and completely riveting KATIE LOWE
A breathtaking debut SAMANTHA DOWNING
Shes got your job. She wants your life

When Katherine first meets her new intern Lily, shes captivated. Young, beautiful and confident, Lily reminds Katherine of everything she once was and its not long before she develops a dark fascination with her new colleague.

But is Lily as perfect as she seems, or does she have a sinister hidden agenda As Katherine is drawn into an obsessive power struggle with the intern, a disturbing picture emerges of two women hiding dark secrets and who are desperate enough to do anything to come out on top

Breathlessly addictive and deeply unsettling, Precious You is a thriller like no other. Taut, terrifying and with shocking twists at every turn, it will keep you guessing until the very last page.
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Perfect for anyone who loved Lucy FoleysThe Hunting Party, Harriet Tyces Blood Orange and Samantha Downings My Lovely Wife.
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Compulsive and sexy THE BOOKSELLER
Chilling, addictive WOMAN & HOME
Deliciously vitriolic STYLIST
Dark and totally gripping BELLA
Clever and uniquely modern WOMANS OWN
A brilliant and dark story CLOSER
I was genuinely terrified ADELE PARKS
Packed with toxic rivalry and explosive twists MY WEEKLY
Twisted, shocking, terrific JO SPAIN
Will keep you hooked WOMANS WEEKLY
Nail-biting HARRIET TYCE
Disturbing and zeitgeisty PHOEBE MORGAN
Audacious, dark and smart PHOEBE LOCKE
Im obsessed! LAURIE ELIZABETH FLYNN
Hints of Gone Girl WILL DEAN
A brutal beauty. WOW MIRANDA DICKINSON
I couldnt put it down ALEX MARWOOD
A brilliantly twisted tale LISA HALL
My mouth was open CRESSIDA MCLAUGHLIN
Messed up and BRILLIANT LIZ LOVES BOOKS
A powerhouse of a debut EMMA COOPER

Reviews

Chilling and addictive Woman & Home

A deliciously dark, addictive, and twisted page-turner.Alice Feeney, New York Times bestselling author of Sometimes I Lie

Precious You is an incredibly addictive thriller that examines women in the workplace, ageism, and the clash of generations. Its creepy and unnerving, with observations that are often dead-on. A breathtaking debut by Helen Monks Takhar. Samantha Downing, internationally bestselling author of My Lovely Wife

Disturbing, zeitgeisty, and twisted, Precious You will make you second-guess everything and change the way you look at your colleagues forever. Phoebe Morgan, author of The Doll House and The Girl Next Door

Dark, disturbing, compulsive. I was genuinely terrified reading this. Adele Parks, bestselling author of Lies Lies Lies

Twisted, dark, and shocking . . . Absolutely terrific. Jo Spain, internationally bestselling author of The Confession

What a debut! Twisty, explosive, and hugely compelling, with hints of Gone Girl . . . Excellent. Will Dean, author of Dark Pines and Red Snow

Gossip Girl meets Single White Female Northern Soul

A slick, fast paced, compelling novel that asks genuine questions. I loved it and was hooked from beginning to end. Kate Hamer, bestselling author of The Girl in the Red Coat

What a wild ride. Im obsessed with it! I felt so seen, so many times. This book, while SO twisted and dark, will resonate with many, many women. Laurie Elizabeth Flynn, author of The Girls Are All So Nice Here

I gulped this down in a single afternoon. Audacious, dark and smart, with one of the most shocking scenes Ive read in a while. Phoebe Locke, author of The Tall Man

Author Bio

Helen Monks Takhar has been working as a journalist, copyeditor and magazine editor since 1999, having graduated from Cambridge. She began her career in financial trade newspapers before writing for national newspapers including The Times, The Observer and The Daily Telegraph. Originally from Southport, Merseyside, she lives in Stoke Newington with her husband and two young children.