The Girlfriend: The Gripping Psychological Thriller from the Number One Bestseller

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The Girlfriend by Michelle Frances is a gripping and chilling debut psychological thriller, based on the fall-out following an unforgiveable lie. It looks at the potentially charged relationship between girlfriend, boyfriend and his mother, which most women can identify with, and locates it in an extreme but believable setting. A girl. A boy. His mother. And the lie she'll wish she'd never told. Laura has it all. A successful career, a long marriage to a rich husband, and a twenty-three year-old son, Daniel, who is kind, handsome, and talented. Then Daniel meets Cherry. Cherry is young, beautiful and smart but she hasn't had the same opportunities as Daniel. And she wants Laura's life. Cherry comes to the family wide-eyed and wants to be welcomed with open arms, but Laura suspects she's not all that she seems. When tragedy strikes, an unforgiveable lie is told. It is an act of desperation, but the fall-out will change their lives forever.

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I was blown away. The Girlfriend is the most marvellous psychological thriller . . . I couldnt put it down and kept sneaking upstairs to read another few pages . . .Michelle Frances is a writer were going to hear a great deal about. Please read this genuinely exciting novel -- Jilly Cooper
The Girlfriend is a taut psychological thriller, the evil chillingly drawn. Every character is layered and beautifully twisted. Makes me consider running background checks on any potential spouses my children bring home! -- Karen Rose
A juicy thriller and utterly compulsive reading -- Jenny Blackhurst, author of How I Lost You
An original and chilling portrayal of twisted relationships -- Debbie Howells, author of The Bones of You
Brilliantly twisty, a sharp, sinister and addictive read -- Sunday Mirror
Reminiscent of Gillian Flynns Gone Girl, BBC producer Frances psychological thriller features a dangerous triangleAll will relish the tension and surprise delivered by each development as they try to identify the villain and discover the truth right up to the shocking conclusionFrances crime debut will please those who want to keep reading in the Flynn zone. * Booklist *
Impressively compelling debut; the tension positively oozes from the pages . . . keeps the reader on a knife-edge throughout -- The Press Association
A fab debut with two twisted women at its core -- Prima
Tension oozes from the page -- The i Paper
Book of the week -- Bella
A fantastic psychological thriller . . . we couldn't put it down -- Take a Break

Author Bio

Michelle has worked in television drama as a producer and script editor for fifteen years, both for the independent sector and the BBC. The Girlfriend is her first novel.