The Girl Before
THE ADDICTIVE THRILLER THAT HAS SOLD OVER A MILLION COPIES WORLDWIDE
NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES
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Enter the world of One Folgate Street and discover perfection . . . but can you pay the price?
Jane stumbles on the rental opportunity of a lifetime: the chance to live in a beautiful ultra-minimalist house designed by an enigmatic architect, on condition she abides by a long list of exacting rules.
After moving in, she makes a shocking discovery about the previous tenant, Emma, and Jane starts to wonder if her own story will be a rerun of the girl before.
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‘DAZZLING’ – Lee Child
‘ADDICTIVE’ – Daily Express
‘DEVASTATING’ – Daily Mail
‘INGENIOUS’ – The New York Times
‘COMPULSIVE’ – Glamour Magazine
‘ELEGANT’ – Peter James
‘SEXY’ – Mail on Sunday
‘ENTHRALLING’ – Woman and Home
‘ORIGINAL’ – The Times
‘RIVETING’ – Lisa Gardner
‘CREEPY’ – Heat
‘SATISFYING’ – Reader’s Digest
‘SUPERIOR’ – The Bookseller
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS CRIME & THRILLER BOOK OF THE YEAR
THE SUNDAY TIMES THRILLER OF THE MONTH
THE SIMON MAYO RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK
NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES
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Enter the world of One Folgate Street and discover perfection . . . but can you pay the price?
Jane stumbles on the rental opportunity of a lifetime: the chance to live in a beautiful ultra-minimalist house designed by an enigmatic architect, on condition she abides by a long list of exacting rules.
After moving in, she makes a shocking discovery about the previous tenant, Emma, and Jane starts to wonder if her own story will be a rerun of the girl before.
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‘DAZZLING’ – Lee Child
‘ADDICTIVE’ – Daily Express
‘DEVASTATING’ – Daily Mail
‘INGENIOUS’ – The New York Times
‘COMPULSIVE’ – Glamour Magazine
‘ELEGANT’ – Peter James
‘SEXY’ – Mail on Sunday
‘ENTHRALLING’ – Woman and Home
‘ORIGINAL’ – The Times
‘RIVETING’ – Lisa Gardner
‘CREEPY’ – Heat
‘SATISFYING’ – Reader’s Digest
‘SUPERIOR’ – The Bookseller
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS CRIME & THRILLER BOOK OF THE YEAR
THE SUNDAY TIMES THRILLER OF THE MONTH
THE SIMON MAYO RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK
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Reviews
Dazzling - a pitch-perfect thriller
Superior psychological suspense . . . a cleverly constructed thriller
Original and brilliantly written
A crisp psychological thriller
I was instantly gripped and held captivated by the pace and elegant writing. I devoured it in two straight sittings
The Girl Before is a cat-and-mouse game that toys with our expectations and twists our sympathies. At times almost unbearably suspenseful, it keeps us guessing from the first page to the very last. Don't miss it
Riveting! One of the most compelling page-turners I've read in years. Twisty, turny, and with an ending not to be missed!
This is going to be the buzziest book of 2017 . . . This year The Girl Before will be that book
A remarkably poised (debut) psychological thriller
JP Delaney builds the suspense
One of the best thrillers you'll read in 2017
Creepy . . . The buzz around this could not be fizzier
A compulsive, sexy thriller that's set to soar
A great thriller and one that instantly hooks you in, in the very first line, and never lets you go . . . utterly compelling and very satisfying . . . A wonderful portrayal of psychological obsession at its creepy best
A fast-paced page-turner
Riveting . . . Writing with precision and grace, Delaney strips away the characters' secrets until the raw truth of each is revealed
A tense psychological thriller, replete with twists and turns
The tension is built up subtly, leading to a devastating climax. A really clever thriller . . . [the film] will no doubt become the third big 'Girl' film
Get hooked on this hair-raiser about a woman who scores what seems like her dream home . . . until she finds out the mysterious fate of the previous tenant
Genuinely eerie . . . beautifully handled . . . the pages fly
Slick, sexy, suspenseful and smart
Horribly compelling
The Girl Before is deservedly anointed the 'top girl' of this season's suspense novels
A masterfully crafted spellbinder . . . guaranteed to astonish
An outstanding debut that is more than a match for Paula Hawkins's The Girl on the Train
Original and entertaining
The plotting is exceptionally well thought-through
Ingenious
Enthralling
A guaranteed best-seller
The Girl Before is more than worthy of the accolades . . . a complex triangle of twisted obsession . . . say goodbye to your nails
A deeply addictive literary thriller that deserves to be one of this year's biggest successes
A guaranteed best-seller
The most intriguing plot idea I've seen in a good while
Constantly cranking up the suspense . . . a thoroughly satisfying read