May 2017 Debut of the Month.
What Alice Knew is enough to devastate anyone. Admittedly I would not always have acted as she did but OMG she had some tough choices to make after a dreadful set of circumstances befell her. Poor woman. Much soul-searching and agony ensues. She, Alice, is a portrait painter and we are given an astute insight into the mind of such an artist and her interpretation of the modern art world.
He, Ed her husband, is a highly respected obstetrician with a protégé who has a party after his exams and that is where our problem arises. I loved this book, really found it impossible to draw away from, once finished it haunted me for days. Compulsive, informative and very thought-provoking.
I admire Mr Cotterell’s ability to portray a woman until the very end when I think he went a tad too far but it makes for a great ending. ~ Sarah Broadhurst

Alice has a perfect life - a great job, happy kids, a wonderful husband. Until he goes missing one night; she receives a suspicious phone call; things don't quite add up. Alice needs to know what's going on. But when she uncovers the truth she faces a brutal choice. And how can she be sure it is the truth?Sometimes it's better not to know. An addictive debut for fans of tense, thought-provoking novels such as Liane Moriarty's The Husband's Secret and Clare Macintosh's I Let You Go.
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Alice has a perfect life - a great job, happy kids, a wonderful husband. Until he goes missing one night; she receives a suspicious phone call; things don't quite add up.
What Alice Knew features in the following genres: Crime and Mystery, Books with reviews by our Reader Review Panel, Thriller and Suspense, Debut Books of the Month, eBooks of the Month, Fiction, Recommendations
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What Alice Knew was written by TA Cotterell and published by Black Swan an imprint of Transworld Publishers Ltd
What Alice Knew has 368 pages
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