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Keeper

The breath-taking literary thriller

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He's been looking in the windows again. Messing with cameras. Leaving notes.
Supposed to be a refuge. But death got inside.

When Katie Straw's body is pulled from the waters of the local suicide spot, the police decide it's an open-and-shut case. A standard-issue female suicide.

But the residents of Widringham women's refuge where Katie worked don't agree. They say it's murder.

Will you listen to them?

An addictive literary page-turner about a crime as shocking as it is commonplace, Keeper will leave you reeling long after the final page is turned.


'Tense, beautiful and lyrical. Everyone should read this book' - Sara Collins, author of The Confessions of Frannie Langton

'Wickedly paced and utterly chilling, making space for the interior lives of its victims and their gradually shrinking worlds, all the while exposing the failures of the systems that are supposed to protect them. As compulsive as it is heartbreaking' - Rosie Price, author of What Red Was

'Reading Keeper is a visceral experience ... cleverly reminding us that for some women simply existing in a man's world is more dangerous than anything else' - Araminta Hall, author of Our Kind of Cruelty

'Pacy, absorbing and electric in its detail...Men should read this book, and I'd be shocked to meet a woman who doesn't find some part of herself here' - Beth Underdown, author of The Witchfinder's Sister


© Jessica Moor 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

Abuse Detective Domestic Partner Abuse Domestic Thrillers Dysfunctional Families Mystery Parenting & Families Relationships Suspense Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Fiction Crime

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A literary thriller, KEEPER is a compelling, tense and pacy read
Reading Keeper is a visceral experience ... cleverly reminding us that for some women simply existing in a man's world is more dangerous than anything else (Araminta Hall, author of 'Our Kind of Cruelty')
Intense and compassionate . . . it made me furious and sad, but it also made me feel seen (Hanna Jameson, author of 'The Last')
Male violence in all its forms is at the heart of Jessica Moor's confident and skilful debut
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This is masterful storytelling; I was hooked, but not in the usual way of a book opening with a dead woman. This is a feminist tale of the subtleties and hidden nature of abuse, but so well told -with authenticity and beauty- it was absolutely addictive. The narration was brilliant too. Highly recommend! I’m blown away

An absolute stunner

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loved it, talented author. please write more Jessica. one I could read all over again.

brilliant story

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Keeper is a very well written domestic thriller/police procedural. It is a story of domestic abuse from multiple POV and is very much character driven.

The story is hard hitting and sometimes uncomfortable to read, and there's a real twist at the end which I didn't anticipate at all!

I will certainly look out for future books by Ms Moor.

Stunning debut

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Well written. Good story. Kept my attention until the twist at the end. Well read

Physcological Thriller

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For fans of Ruth Rendell/Barbara Vine. An accurate and thrillingly paced murder mystery, brilliantly researched and wise about domestic violence and the invisible threats women face. A truly stunning debut.

Extraordinarily wise, brilliantly plotted thriller

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