
I have three days to kill a patient. If I fail, my daughter will die…As the only doctor on a stunning remote Scottish island, I finally feel safe and happy. Here, nobody knows about my troubled past except my teenage daughter Lauren. I’m a single mother, so it’s just the two of us now, and Lauren is my world.
Caring for every person on the island, from birth to death, I know all their fears and secrets. But they don’t know mine, and for the sake of my daughter, I must keep it that way…Everything is going perfectly until I am sent a link to a live video stream of my beautiful daughter Lauren, her wide blue eyes terrified. And there’s a ‘Three rules. Three days.You must murder one of your patients.
You must not tell another soul.You must not get caught.If you fail, your daughter dies…’A jaw-dropping psychological thriller from multi-million copy bestseller J M Dalgliesh. This utterly addictive, pulse-pounding read is packed with twists you’ll never forget.
Perfect for anyone who loves Freida McFadden, Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train.
What readers are saying about J M
‘Absolutely heart-pounding… A gasp-out-loud twist!… I literally stopped what I was doing with a loud ‘NOOO!’… Oh my, oh my, oh my! … This is the time to give 6 stars!… I am blown away!’ Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘OMG!… I devoured it in less than 24 hours… Absolutely addictive! … INCREDIBLE!… Gripping… The twists left me reeling… Kept me on my toes the entire time!’ Doorkeyreader ⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘WOW… I was gripped from the first page until the very last… My heart was racing… Wow… My favourite book so far this year… Excellent.’ NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Top of my ‘books you must read in 2024’ list… A can’t-breathe ending… It’s been years since a book was so dang good that I felt like I couldn’t read it fast enough!’ Book Rant Reviews ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Couldn’t put this down!!… Brilliant… A one-sitting read… Had me reading right through the night into the early hours. Literally!! One of the best books I’ve read this year!’ NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Oh my what a rollercoaster!!… A wildddd ride! I LOVED it… I could not put this down! 5 stars!!!!’ Spicy_bookworm01 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Blew me away… I was up all night just to finish this in one sitting.
Genre: Mystery
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