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The Life I Left Behind

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1st January 2015

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Selected: Paperback / ISBN-13: 9781472205988

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She’s dead but she’s the only one who knows what really happened;

What your friends have said.

What the police missed.

Who attacked you.

So if you want the truth who else are you going to turn to?

Reviews

The Times
Praise for Colette McBeth: 'Colette McBeth delivers twists and shocks with superb timing. An impressive debut'
Sunday Express
'An excellent storyteller... Precious Thing is more than deserving of a place on the modern thriller bookshelf'
Literary Review
'An interesting and original page-turner'
Sunday Mirror
'A cleverly crafted tale... If you're a fan of Gone Girl, you'll love this'
Fabulousmag.co.uk
'Precious Thing is one of my top five books of 2013. Truthfully, I would go on for hours about what I loved about this psychologically disturbing, thoroughly readable, cleverly written book'
Lovereading.co.uk
'A great debut, menacing, gripping and full of twists and surprises... This is one of those incredibly compelling stories that simply drags you along, whether you like it or not. Highly recommended'
Sun
One of the best books of the year
Woman & Home
This intriguing and twisty thriller kept me reading into the night
Fabulous
A creepy and clever thriller
Independent
McBeth's is a much better realisation of the same theme [as The Lovely Bones] and, psychologically, by far the more interesting accomplishment
Irish Times
If a more affecting psychological thriller is published this year, it will be a very good book indeed
Paula Hawkins, author of THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN
The Life I Left Behind is a rare thing; a well-paced, meticulously-researched thriller which is not just gripping but compassionate, too
Marian Keyes
Absolutely amazing. Grip-Lit of the highest order. Brilliant.
Clare Mackintosh, author of I LET YOU GO
Exceptional...so beautifully written and a gripping story