Product Description
The Assistant
Author: Mary Watson
Format: Paperback
Discover the heart-pumping new thriller from the Sunday Times best-selling author...
An unmissable psychological suspense about the dark side of love and obsession - perfect for fans of Frieda McFadden, Lucy Foley and Jeneva Rose.
'Now THIS is what you call a thriller. I was hooked from the start.' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
You Never Know What Happens Behind Closed Doors...
Rafe seems like your perfect man - intelligent, charming, attractive.
You think you've met the one.
You go back to his house one evening and falls asleep in his arms.
When you wake, you reach out for him. But something feels cold beside you...
Rafe is dead - murdered in bed as you lay next to him - and everyone is going to think you did it.
*Everyone is talking about Mary Watson*
'Packed with mystery, secrets, obsession and plenty of twists. Constant tension.' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'A must read. I loved it.' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'A fast paced psychological thriller that kept me enthralled from start to finish.' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'I could not put this down!' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'WOW! A must-read... I felt everything!' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'Absolutely thrilling - kept me guessing until the end.' — Edel Coffey, #1 best-selling author
'This book gets under your skin. An unputdownable thriller.' — Jen Bray, author of The Lies Between Us
'Tight, tense, beautifully written - my favourite kind of thriller.' — Kitty Murphy, author of the Dublin Drag Mysteries
'Intricately plotted, engrossing and twisty. A riveting read.' — Amy Jordan, author of The Dark Hours
'I was hooked from the first page.' — Lisa Hall, bestselling author of Between You and Me
'Hooky, twisty, page-turning.' — Fiona Gartland, author of the Beatrice Barrington series
'I DEVOURED The Lover!' Michelle McDonagh, author of There's Something I Have to Tell You
About the Author
Mary Watson is from South Africa and now lives on the west coast of Ireland. She has a PhD from the University of Cape Town, where she taught for many years. She won the Caine Prize for African Writing for her adult publishing in South Africa, and in 2014 was named on the Africa39 list of writers under 40 with the potential to define trends in African literature. Her YA novels have been nominated for the Irish Book Awards and the Carnegie medal. Her adult debut, The Cleaner, was an instant Irish Times bestseller.
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