"An absolute belter, read-in-one-sitting, can't put it down, most thrilling of thrillers with jaw-dropping moments galore. A dozen to be exact. And each time my chin hit the floor."
If you're looking for your next book fix, stop right now and read Twelve Secrets. Twenty years ago Ben Harper's world was turned upside down when his older brother Nick and best friend are murdered by two school friends. Ten years later he lost his mother and the story rocked the little town and the whole country.
Now an award-winning investigative journalist his boss asks him to relive his traumas on the tenth anniversary of his mother's death. Ben has a decision to make. Does he want to go there? What will he find? Will be be able to write this story?
Set in fictional town of Haddley, based on Gold's hometown of Putney, Twelve Secrets is a cracking psychological thriller. When another murder brings it all back to haunt the idyllic town we see how secrets are a dangerous thing and the book grabs you in a vice like grip as you uncover them all.
This is an assured debut, the start of a series and we can't wait to read more of Ben Harper. Bring it on, Gold!
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A SMALL TOWN. A SHOCKING CRIME.
YOU’LL SUSPECT EVERY CHARACTER. BUT YOU’LL NEVER GUESS THE ENDING.
Ben Harper’s life changed for ever the day his older brother Nick was murdered by two classmates. It was a crime that shocked the nation and catapulted Ben’s family and their idyllic hometown, Haddley, into the spotlight.
Twenty years on, Ben is one of the best investigative journalists in the country and settled back in Haddley, thanks to the support of its close-knit community. But then a fresh murder case shines new light on his brother’s death and throws suspicion on those closest to him.
Ben is about to discover that in Haddley no one is as they seem. Everyone has something to hide.
And someone will do anything to keep the truth buried . . .
Twelve Secrets features in the following genres: Crime and Mystery, Debut Books of the Month, Debuts, Star Books, Thriller and Suspense, Psychological thriller, Crime and mystery: hard-boiled crime, noir fiction, News media and journalism, Crime and mystery: police procedural, Fiction, Recommendations, Publishing industry and journalism, Media, entertainment, information and communication industries, Industry and industrial studies, Economics, Finance, Business and Management
Twelve Secrets is available in Paperback, Hardback
Twelve Secrets was written by Robert Gold and published by Little, Brown an imprint of Little, Brown Book Group
Twelve Secrets has 439 pages
£9.89
