The Woman Inside: A devastating psychological thriller from the internationally bestselling author of A Nearly Normal Family, soon to be a major Netflix series

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'The darkness dwells, the desperation grows between the characters and the walls close in until you're caught in the trap.' - Lars Kepler A breathless page-turner from an international master of suspense, this is a story about dependency, justice, and the sometimes fine line between right and wrong. Three young people. Bill, a widower and single dad, is in a financial mess with bills to pay when he rents out a room in his apartment to Karla. Karla left home to study law and to earn some money begins working as a cleaner at the palatial home of Steven and Regina Rytter. But inside their house it is clear that something is wrong with the doctor and his wife, who never leaves her bedroom. Jennica is single and careerless when she meets Steven on Tinder. But just as she thinks her luck is changing, it soon becomes clear that Steven is hiding secrets of his own . . . Two murders. By the end of the summer Steven and Regina Rytter will be found dead in their home and the questions will begin . . . One truth. Ordinary people will do things they never thought possible when faced with extraordinary circumstances, and the truth is that the woman inside may hold the key to it all . . . Praise for Nearly a Normal Family: 'Deceptive and riveting' - Karin Slaughter, bestselling author of Girl, Forgotten 'Taut page-turner *****' - The Sun 'A cracking read!' - T. M. Logan, bestselling author of The Vacation 'A compulsively readable tour de force' - Wall Street Journal 'A canny, intensely suspenseful legal thriller' - Scott Turow, author of Presumed Innocent

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A super well-composed chamber drama, where the darkness dwells, the desperation grows between the characters and the walls are closing in until you're caught in the trap. -- Lars Kepler, #1 internationally bestselling author of The Sandman
A deceptive and riveting novel. A Nearly Normal Family will make you question everything you know about those closest to you -- Karin Slaughter on A Nearly Normal Family
Tore through this in a matter of days! Deadly secrets, divided loyalties and a dysfunctional family under unbearable strain as layers of deceit are peeled away one by one. A cracking read! -- T M Logan on A Nearly Normal Family
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 on A Nearly Normal Family
A canny, intensely suspenseful legal thriller -- Scott Turow on A Nearly Normal Family
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 on A Nearly Normal Family
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 -- The New York Times on A Nearly Normal Family

Author Bio

M. T. Edvardsson is a writer and teacher from Trelleborg, Sweden. His break-out psychological suspense novel A Nearly Normal Family was a huge international success. The novel established Edvardsson as one of the major suspense writers from Sweden. Edvardsson lives with his family in Lddekpinge, Sweden.