Kate O'Riordan

*NOW A MAJOR TV DRAMA ON CHANNEL 5* 'Utterly gripping and disturbing' Irish Independent 'It will get under your skin' Sunday Independent __________ A BROKEN FAMILY The lives of Rosalie Douglas and her teenage daughter, Maddie, are changed forever when they meet Jed, a beautiful, charismatic young man at Bereavement Counselling. Inexplicably and self-destructively, Maddie holds herself accountable for her brother's drowning accident in Thailand. A BEAUTIFUL STRANGER Jed moves into their lives and their home, calming the tensions between mother and daughter. Lover and confidante to a besotted Maddie, gentle surrogate son to a grateful Rosalie - on the surface their lives are transformed. But underneath a deadly and morally corrupt triangle is taking shape . . . A DANGEROUS OBSESSION Rosalie commits an unspeakable act which forces her to unravel the truth behind the beautiful stranger in their midst. The truth behind the death of her son. And the true extent of just how far she's prepared to go - to save what remains of her family. ___________ 'So tense . . . one of the most chilling psychodramas of recent years' Morning Star 'Haunting . . . atmospheric, all too believable, spellbinding' Irish Times 'A fast-paced, gripping read . . . a terrifying novel about the nature of grief, sexual obsession and stalking' Sunday Independent

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