A Nearly Normal Family
Published on 11. July 2019
Book
Hardback
480 pages
978-1-5290-0812-8 (ISBN)
Description
'A deceptive and riveting novel' - Karin Slaughter
Chosen as one of the best seven thrillers of the summer by the New York Times
A Nearly Normal Family is the stunning psychological thriller from M. T. Edvardsson and asks what would you do if your child was suspected of murder, how far would you go to protect them? Do you want to know the truth? If you loved A. J. Finn's The Woman in the Window or J. P. Delaney's The Girl Before, you will love this.
Every murder case starts with a suspect.
What if the suspect is your daughter?
Would you believe her, or the evidence against her?
The Father
Believes his daughter has been framed.
The Mother
Believes she is hiding something.
The Daughter
Believes they have no idea what she's truly capable of . . .
There are three sides to the story.
And the truth will shatter this family to pieces.
Praise for A Nearly Normal Family
'Tore through this in a matter of days . . . A cracking read!' - T M Logan
'An absolutely fantastic read' - Jo Spain
'An utterly compelling premise . . . a layered, intelligent novel' - Fiona Cummins
'A canny, intensely suspenseful legal thriller' - Scott Turow
'I couldn't go to bed until I finished it. Effortlessly brilliant' - Sandie Jones
'Any parent will be gripped by this book . . . I couldn't put it down' - Michelle Frances
'An unsettling page turner. Highly Recommended' Adam Hamdy
Chosen as one of the best seven thrillers of the summer by the New York Times
A Nearly Normal Family is the stunning psychological thriller from M. T. Edvardsson and asks what would you do if your child was suspected of murder, how far would you go to protect them? Do you want to know the truth? If you loved A. J. Finn's The Woman in the Window or J. P. Delaney's The Girl Before, you will love this.
Every murder case starts with a suspect.
What if the suspect is your daughter?
Would you believe her, or the evidence against her?
The Father
Believes his daughter has been framed.
The Mother
Believes she is hiding something.
The Daughter
Believes they have no idea what she's truly capable of . . .
There are three sides to the story.
And the truth will shatter this family to pieces.
Praise for A Nearly Normal Family
'Tore through this in a matter of days . . . A cracking read!' - T M Logan
'An absolutely fantastic read' - Jo Spain
'An utterly compelling premise . . . a layered, intelligent novel' - Fiona Cummins
'A canny, intensely suspenseful legal thriller' - Scott Turow
'I couldn't go to bed until I finished it. Effortlessly brilliant' - Sandie Jones
'Any parent will be gripped by this book . . . I couldn't put it down' - Michelle Frances
'An unsettling page turner. Highly Recommended' Adam Hamdy
Reviews / Votes
A deceptive and riveting novel. A Nearly Normal Family will make you question everything you know about those closest to you -- Karin Slaughter, author of eighteen international bestsellers Tore through this in a matter of days! Deadly secrets, divided loyalties and a dysfunctional family under unbearable strain as layer of deceit are peeled away one by one. A cracking read! -- T M Logan An utterly compelling premise with wonderful writing. The characters . . . are so achingly real that one holds one's breath with them. This is a layered, intelligent novel that will force any parent to consider exactly how far they would go to protect their child * Fiona Cummins * A canny, intensely suspenseful legal thriller -- Scott Turow, author of <i>Presumed Innocent</i> and <i>Testimony</i> An absolutely fantastic read -- Jo Spain, author of <i>The Confession</i> Taut page-turner ***** * Sun * I couldn't go to bed until I finished it. Effortlessly brilliant -- Sandie Jones, author of <i>The Other Woman</i> Any parent . . . and every teenager . . . will be gripped by this book. I couldn't put it down and the author skillfully keeps you guessing until the very last line -- Michelle Frances, number one bestselling author of <i>The Girlfriend</i> An unsettling page turner that kept me guessing to the very end . . . masterful use of perspective as he chronicles a family living with the consequences of the teenage daughter's arrest for murder. Great storytelling. Highly recommended -- Adam Hamdy, author of the Pendulum trilogy Page-turner . . . peels away the compromises we make with ourselves to be the people we believe our beloveds expect, revealing just how flimsy those pretenses can be -- <b>One of the top seven thrillers for the summer</b> * New York Times * A compulsively readable tour de force * Wall Street Journal * Edvardsson ably weaves themes of parental guilt and sacrifice into a nuanced family drama * Kirkus * An intense legal thriller that successfully plays realistic, gripping emotion against a shocking legal twist * Booklist * A propulsive thriller and delivers an ultra-satisfying read that's far from ordinary * Shelf Awareness * A brilliant and clever story * Prima *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pan Macmillan
Target group
Interest Age: From 18 years
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 44 mm
Weight
614 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5290-0812-8 (9781529008128)
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