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Formerly a BBC producer, S.E. Lynes turned to writing following the birth of her third child. After completing an MA in Creative Writing, she became a tutor at Richmond Adult Community College, where she taught creative writing for over ten years. She now combines writing, mentoring and lecturing. Her debut, Valentina, was published by Blackbird Digital Books in 2016. Her follow up, the dark and twisting bestseller Mother, was published by Bookouture in November 2017 and Susie has gone on to publish gripping psychological thrillers with them ever since.
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I thought she was dead. Then I saw her…
Sophie and I were the best of friends. We lived together. We laughed together. We did everything together.
Now I stand in the rain outside the churchyard, hiding behind the trees. I know her family blame me for her death. They will never believe me, even if I try to explain.
And then a woman among the crowd draws my eye and I start to shake. The long strawberry blonde hair. The shape of her nose. It’s Sophie.
It can’t be true. But in the days that follow, when I see her again at the end of our street, when I find the photo in her empty room, when the cruel tricks start again… I’m forced to wonder:
Am I going mad, or is Sophie still alive?
And if she’s still alive, what will she do to me?
A completely gripping thriller about toxic friendships that will keep you turning pages as the tension mounts. Fans of Lisa Jewell, Ruth Ware and Lucy Foley will love The Woman at the Funeral.
See what readers are saying about The Woman at the Funeral:
‘TOTALLY ADDICTIVE… had me SCREAMING at the page. I was hooked from the start… I flew through… And that ending?! I NEVER saw it coming!… twisty, addictive, unpredictable, and completely consuming. I was so lost in this story I forgot everything around me!’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Wow!… delivers big time… kept me glued to the pages… impossible to put down. I binged this in one day… Huge 5 stars from me… Brilliant!’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Wow… I ate it up. I did not see those plot twists coming, I actually didn’t see any of it coming… That ending. Wow. I thought it was heading one way, but damn. THAT’S HOW YOU END A BOOK.’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Full of twists! I was hooked on this book from page 1!’ Sophs.Book.Club, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘I was hooked from the start… I had to keep turning the pages to find out where it would go. Loved it!’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Oh, what a deliciously juicy and twisty little gem!… totally addictive… hooked me right from the start and had me gripped until the shocking end… I was glued to the pages… the ending gave me goosebumps!’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘I had chills… I was holding my breath the whole time… Dark, twisty, and impossible to forget. That final twist left me staring at the wall.’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Addictive… I was gripped immediately and could not put it down… twisted in all the right ways.’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘One of those sit down and gobble this up whole kind of books… I had to tell myself to slow down because I just wanted to read more and more.’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Talk about a psychological thriller!… unputdownable… kept me hooked.’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘FANTASTIC READ!!!’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘I absolutely loved… I’m blaming it for putting my life on hold! I couldn’t put the book down… truly absorbing… I was completely hooked.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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ISBN: 9781807222079Publication Date: 19 October 2026
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