The Girl In Cell A

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This is a sprawling, gothic tale of a family driven by lies and incestuous longings, sporting some spectacular final twists * Mail on Sunday * Two narratives are interwoven in this mix of whodunnit, psychological case study and toxic family saga . . . Khan's first thriller is a teasing, testing exercise in unreliable narration * A Times Thriller of the Year * Vaseem Khan's first thriller is a teasing, testing exercise in unreliable narration * Sunday Times * THE GIRL IN CELL A weaves gracefully between past and present to provide an insight into American small town life which is both epic and razor-sharp. Khan's Eden Falls is so claustrophobic, so vivid, you'll never forget your time in this town -- Abigail Dean A fabulous thriller where small-town America and the sins of its inhabitants make for a wonderful page-turner -- Steve Cavanaugh Masterful. A beautifully written, twisting psychological thriller -- Chris Whitaker An utterly captivating, multi-faceted psychological thriller that keeps you turning the pages. A real triumph! -- B.A. Paris A superb psychological thriller. What a mammoth task Vaseem has taken on and the fact that he pulls it off is astonishing. A terrific reading experience with a total shocker of an ending -- Liz Nugent A triumphantly mind-bending puzzlebox of a book that will have you questioning everything -- Ruth Ware Masterful. So clever I think it melted my brain. This clever, intense, beautifully written mystery about family, loyalty and lies had me frantically turning the pages and suspecting everyone. Impossible to put down -- C.L. Taylor A compelling, pacy, multi-layered mystery that shows us the most dangerous secrets are the ones we keep from ourselves -- Erin Kelly Both epic family tale and riveting psychological thriller, THE GIRL IN CELL A is an utterly absorbing story with an ending that will leave you reeling -- Shari Lapena A triumph. A gripping thriller, a saga of a family and its terrifying secrets and a tale of redemption to break your heart -- Nicci French Vaseem Khan turns his razor sharp intellect away from the Indian subcontinent to the backroads of rural America, but the results are the same. A thrilling, thought-provoking, suspenseful novel that will keep you on the edge of your seat -- S.A. Cosby Epic, ingenious storytelling and a brilliantly realised small town setting where everyone is a suspect. A fantastic thriller -- TM Logan Impeccably crafted, with compelling characters and a brilliantly portrayed location, THE GIRL IN CELL A is a gripping thriller that twists in ways that you will never expect. Surprising and totally addictive! -- Sam Blake Full of unexpected, mind-bending twists, THE GIRL IN CELL A explores memory, truth, and lies in a small American mining town. If you liked ANNA O, you'll marvel at this tense and surprising novel -- Nita Prose Blade-sharp, corkscrew-twisty, a thriller that gleams like metal. But THE GIRL IN CELL A cuts deeper than that: it's a novel bold enough to peer through the windows of small-town homes, behind the doors of psychiatric examination rooms, and, ultimately, into the dark soul of a community you won't soon forget -- A.J Finn An epic crime novel with an evocative setting, a cast of characters who feel real and a multitude of twists and turns. If you liked The Silent Patient or All The Colours of the Dark, you'll love this -- Mark Edwards Kept me up at night. Compelling, intriguing and deeply satisfying, with an ending that will stay with you, Vaseem Khan takes the unreliable narrator to a whole new level. A brilliant fever dream of a book -- Chris Hammer An intoxicating tale of sex, power and corruption, we ate this up * Crime Monthly * The twist will floor you * i Paper *