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The Girlfriend

The Gripping Psychological Thriller from the Number One Bestseller

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The Girlfriend

By: Michelle Frances
Narrated by: Antonia Beamish
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She loves your son. She wants your life. How far would you go to protect him?

‘I was blown away’ – Jilly Cooper, author of Rivals

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A gripping and chilling debut psychological thriller, The Girlfriend by Michelle Frances is the story of a mother, a son, his girlfriend and an unforgivable lie.

Laura has it all. A successful career, a long marriage to a rich husband, and a twenty-three year-old son, Daniel, who is kind, handsome, and talented. Then Daniel meets Cherry. Cherry is young, beautiful and smart – but hasn’t led Laura’s golden life. And she wants it.

When tragedy strikes, a decision is made and a lie is told. A lie so terrible it changes their lives forever . . .

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'The mother-son psychological drama that'll have you racing to the end' – Good Housekeeping

'Sharp, sinister and addictive' – Sunday Mirror

'A wildly delicious psychological thriller' – Red Magazine

Genre Fiction Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense Women's Fiction Fiction Marriage Exciting Scary Thriller

Critic reviews

I was blown away. The Girlfriend is the most marvellous psychological thriller . . . I couldn’t put it down and kept sneaking upstairs to read another few pages . . . Michelle Frances is a writer we’re going to hear a great deal about. Please read this genuinely exciting novel (Jilly Cooper)
The Girlfriend is a taut psychological thriller, the evil chillingly drawn. Every character is layered and beautifully twisted. Makes me consider running background checks on any potential spouses my children bring home! (Karen Rose)
A juicy thriller and utterly compulsive reading (Jenny Blackhurst, author of How I Lost You)
An original and chilling portrayal of twisted relationships (Debbie Howells, author of The Bones of You)
Brilliantly twisty, a sharp, sinister and addictive read (Sunday Mirror)
Reminiscent of Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl, BBC producer Frances’ psychological thriller features a dangerous triangle . . . All will relish the tension and surprise delivered by each development as they try to identify the villain and discover the truth right up to the shocking conclusion . . . Frances’ crime debut will please those who want to keep reading in the Flynn zone.
Impressively compelling debut; the tension positively oozes from the pages . . . keeps the reader on a knife-edge throughout (The Press Association)
A fab debut with two twisted women at its core (Prima)
Tension oozes from the page (The i Paper)
Book of the week (Bella)
A fantastic psychological thriller . . . we couldn't put it down (Take a Break)
All stars
Most relevant
I knew from the first chapter that I was going to love this book. It is beautifully written, with really well drawn characters. Without giving anything away, it's a clever tale focused upon the character's and values of two women, and the relationship between them. The men are more minor figures, but still it is easy to engage with them. I am glad that I was not working on the days I was listening to this. I listened in every spare moment and was up until 3am with it! I very much look forward to more from this author.

Superb!

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Fantastic book, hero vs villain but never sure which ones which!

Highly recommend this to thriller lovers.

Rollercoaster

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I really enjoyed this and the narration is excellent.
There is a twist in the story I did not expect and I ended up disliking two characters instead of one.
I sided with one half way through the story to have my thoughts changed again later in the story.
Not wanting to give too much away and it is well worth a listen.

A great listen

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Read the mostly positive reviews & bought this. Started very well but went downhill & quite frankly became a ludicrous tale.
I understand that people lie but the one in this book was plain stupid & unbelievable.
Could have been an outstanding story but for this.
Reader was good.
Stuck with it but was hard going. Yet again all down to opinion. You will either love it or feel the opposite!

Didn’t live up to the reviews.

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From the very start I was gripped excellent narrator , I shall look for ire from this author

Great listen

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