The Perfect Stepmother- Karen King -Psychological thriller
Lily lost her mother less than a year ago to cancer. Her father and small
sister Emma live a short distance from Lily and her boyfriend Seb. When
her mother was ill, she really enjoyed treatments from Maria who owns
a beauty salon and does free treatments for cancer patients once a week.
Lily sees Maria rather closer to her father than just a friend. When things
move rather faster than Lily would like she is protective over not only her
father but little Emma too but does realise that life moves on and her
father is entitled to his own life and relationship. Maria is overly protective
of Emma, something Lily quickly picked up on and when Maria goes
white when a strange note is hand delivered, Lily wants to find out more
about Marias past life- she has said nothing about family or even friends.
We begin with Emma supposedly in the garden and then chapters work
back from Lily seeing her father with Maria to when Emma is missing.
A book that had me on edge- in a good way- one where you just know
there is something not quite right- that certain something missing.
To me the skill of a good writer is to be able to build the tension and
keep the pages turning when for the most part it’s the story of the
formation of a new family but there is the cloud of that little piece
of the jigsaw missing. A very well thought out plot with twists along
the way. A highly enjoyable read.
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Author: Karen King
Book: The Perfect Stepmother
Publication Day: June 17th 2021
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Description:
She seems too good to be true. And now she lives in your home…
Lily wants to be happy for her father when he tells her he’s getting married again. Even if it feels too soon after the death of Lily’s mother.
He’s madly in love with Maria. And he thinks she’s going to the perfect stepmother to Lily’s much-younger sister, Emma. And perhaps he’s right. Because no one seems to have a bad word to say about Maria.
It’s only Lily who can’t trust her. Who thinks no one is that perfect. Who notices no one had ever heard of Maria until exactly ten years before.
And then Emma goes missing…
A totally gripping and unmissable psychological suspense novel about dark family secrets, perfect for fans of Shalini Boland, Claire McGowan and Gone Girl.
Author Bio:
Karen King is a multi-published bestselling author of fiction for both adults and children. She has also written several short stories for women's magazines.
Currently published by Bookouture and Headline. Karen has recently signed a two-book deal with Bookouture to write psychological thrillers. The first one will be out in November, and the second one in 2021. She is also contracted to write three romance novels for Headline, which will be out in 2021 and 2022
Author Social Media Links
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TWITTER: https://twitter.com/karen_king
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