Believe Me

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In this gripping thriller from the bestselling authors of Spare Room and Say Her Name, one woman's mysterious death has led to a lifetime of pain. Can her daughter find out why While working on a property dispute, lawyer Gabby is shocked to discover a name more familiar than her own on the title deeds: her mother's. But her mother died twenty-five years ago from an undiagnosed illness at forty, leaving Gabby with more questions about the mysterious Ocean Haven than she can find answers for. Desperate to uncover the truth of her mother's connection to this house, Gabby begins to investigate, creating tension in her fractured and distant family. So when she begins to uncover the dark and disturbing history of Ocean Haven, is there anyone at all she can turn to With her own fortieth birthday fast approaching, Gabby senses the onset of the same unexplained pains her mother experienced all those years ago. Is she being paranoid, or is she about to die in the same way Or is Ocean Haven hiding a secret about her mother's past-and Gabby's future-that she hasn't yet dared imagine

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Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II appointed Dreda an MBE in her New Years Honours List, 2020. She scooped the CWAs John Creasey Dagger (New Blood) Award for best first-time crime novel in 2005, the first time a Black British author has received this honour. Ryan and Dreda write across the crime and mystery genre psychological thrillers, gritty gangland crime and fast-paced action books. Spare Room, their first psychological thriller, was a #1 UK and US Amazon Bestseller. Dreda is a passionate campaigner and speaker on social issues and the arts. She has appeared on television, including Celebrity Pointless, Celebrity Eggheads, Alan Carrs Adventures with Agatha Christie, BBC Breakfast, Sunday Morning Live, Newsnight, The Review Show and Front Row Late on BBC2. Ryan and Dreda performed a specially commissioned monologue for the ground-breaking Sky Arts Art 50 on Sky TV. Dreda is one of twelve international bestselling women writers who have written a reimagined Miss Marple short story for the thrilling new anthology, Marple. Dreda has been a guest on many radio shows and presented BBC Radio 4s flagship books programme, Open Book. She has written in a number of leading newspapers including the Guardian and was thrilled to be named one of Britains 50 Remarkable Women by Lady Geek in association with Nokia. She is a trustee of the Royal Literary Fund and an ambassador for The Reading Agency. Some of their books are currently in development as TV and film adaptations. Dredas parents are from the beautiful Caribbean island of Grenada. Her name, Dreda, is Irish and pronounced with a long vowel ee sound in the middle.