Your Closest Friend: The twisty shocking thriller

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The stranger who saved your life isn't the person she seems - but you've already told her your darkest secrets . . . One hot, humid night in London, Cara is caught up in a wave of terror and chaos - until a hand reaches out and pulls her to safety. Taking refuge with her unlikely rescuer, Cara shares more of herself with Amy than she ever has with anyone, including her husband. Secrets that were never meant to see the light of day. After they emerge, Cara attempts to put the incident behind her. But cracks begin to appear in her life and marriage, and she receives anonymous threats. As Cara's life starts to skid out of control, Amy reappears. Amy is the only person Cara can turn to, who knows her hidden side. Amy saved her life that night. But what if the biggest threat to Cara is the stranger she's invited into her home

Reviews

This brilliant binge-read thriller has a real roller coaster of an ending * Heat *
With one of the most tense and heart-pumping openings I've ever read, I loved this clever thriller about obsession and toxic friendships -- Claire Douglas * bestselling author of Do Not Disturb *
Original and impressively contemporary with an excellent final twist * Daily Mail *
This thriller starts with a bang . . . a tightly woven thriller that completely sucks you in from the beginning . . . compelling. Another triumph * RTE Guide *
This thriller had us gripped right from the start * Take a Break *
A compelling thriller * Sunday Mirror *
A tightly-paced rocket ride that delivers a brilliant portrait of one woman driven to the edge by another woman's utter obsession. It reminds us that old secrets can bubble away in the background just waiting for the right time to reappear and destroy lives. If you're a fan of menacing psychological thrillers that chill to the bone, this book is for you * Sunday Independent *
This character-driven thriller is smart and compelling * The People *
Praise for Karen Perry * - *
Like Gone Girl . . . It's the most gripping thing I've read for ages * Evening Standard *
Builds to an incredibly tense finale - before delivering an amazing final twist. Riveting stuff * Sunday Mirror *
Stunning -- Simon Mayo Radio 2 Book Club
Truly remarkable . . . Grips your heart from the first pages and simply never lets go -- Jeffery Deaver
Beautifully written, with just the right balance of teasing the reader with clues and hitting them with revelations -- Best Crime Fiction of 2015 * Telegraph *
Don't be surprised if you devour it in one sitting -- Crime Fiction Lovers
Full of intrigue and incident and keeps us guessing until the very last page -- Liz Nugent
It's that most powerful thing, a beautifully written mystery driven by its exploration of the characters' innermost hearts -- Tana French
Genuinely surprising * Guardian *
Unputdownable, leading to a stunning conclusion you won't see coming -- Michelle Richmond
This tense, unpredictable novel blends a thriller with an intimate family story to produce a most compelling read -- John Boyne
Cleverly written. A tense domestic thriller that is full of surprises * Irish Mail on Sunday *
One of the most richly satisfying psychological thrillers of 2016, a book that hooks the reader from the first page * Irish Independent *

Author Bio

Karen Perry is the Sunday Times bestselling author of Your Closest Friend, Can You Keep a Secret, Girl Unknown, Only We Know, Come A Little Closer, and The Boy That Never Was, which was selected for the Simon Mayo Radio 2 Book Club. She lives in Dublin with her family.