The Girl in the Window

Her life looks perfect. But she’s hiding a dark secret…

I stare at the woman in the restaurant window and my jaw drops. She looks exactly like me, except she’s the perfect version – manicured fingernails, highlights in her hair, flawless make up. She’s sitting at a table with a handsome, older man. I can’t seem to turn away. Then I see something that I shouldn’t. And I’m convinced this woman is in danger.

The wind whips around me. I’m here in this beautiful Cornish village because of its link to my past. I came here to escape the moment that shattered my whole world but there’s no way I can ignore what I’ve just seen.

As I get close to the woman who looks just like me, I learn that Alana lives with her rich husband in a stunning cliff-top mansion and she really does appear to have it all. She has the life I want. But behind closed doors nothing is as it seems.

I realise the truth is more dangerous than I could ever have imagined.

But will I save her or will she destroy me?

From bestselling author A J McDine, The Girl in the Window is a suspenseful psychological thriller – full of secrets and lies – where nothing is as it seems. Perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell, Freida McFadden and Ruth Ware.

What readers are saying about The Girl in the Window:

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