Her Stepmother’s House

First, she took my husband. Then my daughter moved in. And now my little girl is accused of murder…

I can’t wait to see my sixteen-year-old daughter Brie, and get back to sharing secrets over cozy dinners together. But when I arrive at her stepmother’s stunning house to collect her, she stares at me coldly, like I’m a stranger. A silver stud gleams in her nose, and she’s dropped out of college. And she doesn’t want to come home…

Brie’s eyes slide away from me, as her stepmother Leanne puts an arm around her shoulder. The message is clear. We stand together and you’re on your own. I’m forced to spy on my daughter, watching as she embraces a much older man, and I vow to do whatever it takes to protect her.

But then the call comes in the middle of the night. Brie’s shaking voice telling me she’s in jail, and that she killed her new boyfriend. It can’t be true.

I thought things couldn’t get any worse. Yet hours later, I learn that Leanne has told the police I’m unstable, to look at the bottles in my bin and the lies I’ve told at work. When footage emerges of me threatening Brie’s boyfriend in the street I feel the net closing in. Someone is framing me and my daughter. I know we are both innocent. Will anyone believe me?

A completely unputdownable and twist-packed page-turner from number 1 bestselling author K.L. Slater. Fans of Lisa Jewell, Freida McFadden and Alice Feeney will be hooked.

What everyone is saying about Her Stepmother’s House:

‘The twists were great and I just didn’t want this book to end. A fab read full of tension!’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Wow, what an amazing thriller!! It’s fast paced with twists you never saw coming. The main twist had me staring at the wall – literally!!… Definitely recommend it,…I can’t wait to read her other books too!’ Ambersmanuscript, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘So many twists and turns, I couldn’t read this quick enough’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘I have not been this stressed reading a book in months…. I flew through this. Every chapter ends with a new punch. I kept thinking, who is doing this and why? And when it starts to click… chilling…. It left me teary and tense at the same time. A thriller with a huge, beating maternal heart.’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘I felt shocked, angry, suspicious, uneasy and completely invested. There were definitely a few surely not! moments along the way!… I had an absolute blast reading this. It kept me guessing, kept me turning the pages and had me wanting to know what was going to happen next. Intense, emotional, shocking and brilliantly written. I absolutely loved it and highly recommend this one’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Another cracker of a read from this author. Everyone seems to have secrets and i just loved this real who done it!… I struggled to put this down and I stayed up late to finish this.’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘I was knocked off my perch by the many twists… It is a top notch thriller’ Leanne’sbookstag, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐