Magpie
2021

Ratings25

Average rating3.8

15

'Completely, terrifyingly BRILLIANT' Marian Keyes, author of Grown Ups 'I didn't want it to end' Lisa Taddeo, author of Three Women and Animal 'Magnificent: I read it in one sitting' Kate Mosse, author of The City of Tears When Marisa meets Jake, everything falls into place. But then their new lodger Kate arrives. Something isn't right about her. It's the way she looks at Jake, keeps her toothbrush right next to theirs and constantly asks questions about the baby they are trying for. Or maybe it's all in Marisa's head. That's what Jake thinks. And she trusts him, doesn't she? But Marisa knows something is wrong, and she is determined to find out why, even if it costs her everything. 'A very elegant, tense, literary thriller' Sarah Vaughan, author of Anatomy of a Scandal 'Utterly engrossing, a thick sense of dread unfurling from every page' Refinery29 'I literally couldn't put this down' Sara Collins, author of The Confessions of Frannie Langton 'A compelling, twisting read' Matt Haig, author of The Midnight Library 'Sharp, twisty ... Impossible to put down' Daily Mail 'A pulse-quickening tale' Stylist 'Sharp and sinister' Mail on Sunday 'A pacy, stylish thriller' Observer 'Scintillating' The Sunday Times, Thriller of the Month 'A compassionately crafted psychological drama' Harper's Bazaar 'I couldn't turn the pages fast enough' Prima Magazine 'Be prepared for a sleight-of-hand-twist that will leave you gasping' Red Magazine Sunday Times bestseller 06/09/2021


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3.75

December 12, 2023

Brilliant book

January 2, 2023

Interesting plot twist, but not masterfully concocted, imho.

September 19, 2021

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