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A Perfect Mother

Miranda Smith
Publication Date: 10 September 2026

My life is perfect. Bad things don’t happen to me. So why has someone taken my daughter?

I thought I was the luckiest woman alive. I have a loving husband, who supports me in everything I do. A beautiful home, with comfy couches and art taped to the fridge. And Stella—my kind, gentle daughter. I’ve fought so hard for this life, and every day I’m grateful for it.

So it hits me like lightning, the moment I see my nanny stumbling towards me, blood drying on her forehead. She was attacked. Stella is gone.

The world spins. I fight to breathe. This can’t happen to me. Not now.

I thought it couldn’t get any worse, but as I sit in a daze on Stella’s bed, my eye falls on a stuffed cat, threadbare from cuddling, that I thought I’d never see again. My blood freezes. Because now I know who did this, and they won’t rest till my perfect life comes tumbling down.

But they don’t know how hard I’ll fight to protect myself, my daughter—and my secrets…

A gasp-out-loud psychological thriller from the bestselling author of Not My Mother, with a twist you’ll never see coming. Perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell, Lucy Foley and Gillian Flynn.

See what readers are saying about A Perfect Mother:

I devoured it in a day!… kept me turning the pages at a pace!… brilliant.” NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

“Oh, my!… I couldn’t stop reading! Definitely a page-turner… so many shocking twists!” Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

“What can I say? I read it in 2 days! I only stopped because I had to sleep at least a few hours then I woke up and went back to reading right away.” Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

I absolutely devoured! It kept me up all night reading… so gripping!” Goodreads reviewer

“Had me hooked from the very beginning… I had to know what happened!… kept me turning the pages constantly!cozy.chaos.reads

“I was hooked immediately… could not put down… gripping and compelling—a real page turner… I couldn’t tear myself away.” Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Grips you from the first chapter to the lastperfect… keeps you guessing…You think you have the plot twists figured out, but you don’t!” Goodreads reviewer

“Secrets twisted and turned right from the start. I had no idea who to trust… I have not been able to put my kindle down today. Blown away by the reveal and highly recommend!” Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

I couldn’t stop reading… I was shocked with every chapter… nearly impossible to put down.” nonagesimus.reads

Brilliant… I couldn’t put it down.” Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐