
The Secret Thread
Eve Chase(Author)
Penguin Books Ltd (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 8. October 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
368 pages
978-1-4059-5618-5 (ISBN)
Description
Available to pre-order now - the spellbinding new novel of secrets, sisters and obsession from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Glass House and Midnight Hour
Even the darkest secrets unravel in time . . .
Mimi Mott, celebrated designer and famously private style icon, is auctioning off her legendary estate, intent on telling the true story of her life in objects.
Her new assistant, Jo O'Mara, is determined to win Mimi's trust. But Jo carries a secret of her own, and time is running out to unpick the past before the auctioneer's hammer falls.
Who is Mimi, really? A woman who rose from humble beginnings to build an interiors empire - but at what cost? What happened in that remote Wiltshire manor house where Mimi and her family worked during the summer of 1969? Who died the night of the glittering party that stole the headlines?
As the auction countdown begins, Jo is drawn into an intoxicating world of obsession, sisters and secrets - and must risk everything to unravel the truth, one thread at a time.
Praise for The Midnight Hour:
'A clever mystery that kept me gripped. I loved every word' Claire Douglas
'Passionately emotional, dreamily written and dripping with boho glamour' Daily Mail
'A book you want to race back to' Lisa Jewell
'A wonderful twisty novel of family and secrets' Kate Morton
'Moody, evocative, with a dream-like quality no other author can master' Gillian McAllister
'Lush, evocative, nostalgic; gripping. A true treat of a book' Sarah Vaughan
'Impossible to forget' Publishers Weekly, starred review
Even the darkest secrets unravel in time . . .
Mimi Mott, celebrated designer and famously private style icon, is auctioning off her legendary estate, intent on telling the true story of her life in objects.
Her new assistant, Jo O'Mara, is determined to win Mimi's trust. But Jo carries a secret of her own, and time is running out to unpick the past before the auctioneer's hammer falls.
Who is Mimi, really? A woman who rose from humble beginnings to build an interiors empire - but at what cost? What happened in that remote Wiltshire manor house where Mimi and her family worked during the summer of 1969? Who died the night of the glittering party that stole the headlines?
As the auction countdown begins, Jo is drawn into an intoxicating world of obsession, sisters and secrets - and must risk everything to unravel the truth, one thread at a time.
Praise for The Midnight Hour:
'A clever mystery that kept me gripped. I loved every word' Claire Douglas
'Passionately emotional, dreamily written and dripping with boho glamour' Daily Mail
'A book you want to race back to' Lisa Jewell
'A wonderful twisty novel of family and secrets' Kate Morton
'Moody, evocative, with a dream-like quality no other author can master' Gillian McAllister
'Lush, evocative, nostalgic; gripping. A true treat of a book' Sarah Vaughan
'Impossible to forget' Publishers Weekly, starred review
Reviews / Votes
An intriguing mystery wrapped in the sumptuously glamorous life of a famous designer, The Secret Thread is a story beautifully and compassionately told. With shades of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo I was enthralled till the very end -- Jennie Godfrey, #1 bestselling author I loved everything about The Secret Thread. Spellbinding, evocative and beautifully written, with stunning locations and unforgettable characters that I truly cared about. A moving and compelling story of sisters, hidden secrets, tragedy and first love. Eve Chase's best book yet! -- Claire Douglas, #1 bestselling author Glorious and glamorous . . . a great premise, fabulously realised in Chase's lush, lyrical style, and with a wonderful ending * Daily Mail * Family secrets unravel in this clever page-turner of a book, portraying a constellation of glittering characters. A sharply observed and sumptuous read -- Fiona Valpy, #1 bestselling author I was completely swept up in this intoxicating tale of two sisters divided by tragedy. The Secret Thread is a riveting, beautifully told mystery that absorbs from the very first page. I loved it -- Clare Leslie Hall, author of <i>Broken Country</i> I devoured it! Eve has always been a lyrical and beguiling writer but The Secret Thread is so cleverly constructed and evocative of that fateful summer, it really is her best yet -- Karen Swan, bestselling author of <i>Three Summers</i> An exquisite stately home caught in the stultifying summer's heat; ripe gardens and inviting river. First love and sexual awakenings. Glamorous interiors. A story waiting to be unravelled and understood. Chase's numerous fans are in for a treat with a propulsive mystery, luminous writing, and characters who stayed with me. Quite possibly her best yet -- Sarah Vaughan, <i>Sunday Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Anatomy of a Scandal</i> Exquisite! Shimmering with allure, The Secret Thread is a story of embroidered memories, naked ambition and families ripped asunder. With rich, textured prose, the star-crossed lives of the earthy Bramleys and the celestial Caswells unfold deliciously in this addictive read -- Evie Woods, internationally bestselling author of <i>The Lost Bookshop</i> The Secret Thread is a stunning, evocative novel that pulls you into a hot summer on a grand country estate, in which the lives of two families become fatally entwined. Characters you feel like you know coupled with descriptions that are wonderfully lush and vivid meant I couldn't turn the pages fast enough. I had to find out what happened to them all -- Araminta Hall The novel really is proof that the treasures we hold onto are more than mementos of our past; they are also keys to our future. The Secret Thread is supremely clever, glittering with glamour, and exquisitely tied together with the most beautiful denouement. A stunning achievement. I loved it. -- Amanda GeardMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 35 mm
Weight
500 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4059-5618-5 (9781405956185)
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Eve Chase
The Secret Thread
The new novel of secrets, sisters and obsession from the Sunday Times bestselling author
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05/2026
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Eve Chase writes bestselling, page-turning mysteries. Her novels include The Midnight Hour, a Richard and Judy Book Club pick and Amazon no.1; The Glass House, a Richard and Judy Book Club pick and Sunday Times bestseller; The Birdcage, The Vanishing of Audrey Wilde and Black Rabbit Hall. A winner of the Saint-Maur en Poche prize in Paris for Best Foreign Fiction and longlisted for the HWA Gold Crown Award, her work has been translated into twenty languages. She lives in Oxford.
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