The Nose - Nikolai Gogol
"A most extraordinary thing happened in St. Petersburg on the twenty-fifth of March." The opening lines of "The Nose", one of Gogol's best-known stories, and quite possibly the most absurd, are just as promising as…
''Thrilling from beginning to end - I couldn''t turn the pages fast enough'' CLAIRE DOUGLAS''Excellent - domestic noir in all its darkest shades'' CARA HUNTERThe child you never knewknows all your secrets . . .Out of the blue, Susie Jukes is contacted on social media by Anna, the girl she gave up for adoption fifteen years ago.But when they meet, Anna''s home life sounds distinctly strange to Susie and her husband Gabe. And when Anna''s adoptive parents seem to overreact to the fact she contacted them at all, Susie becomes convinced that Anna needs her help.But is Anna''s own behaviour simply what you''d expect from someone recovering from a traumatic childhood? Or are there other secrets at play here - secrets Susie has also been hiding for the last fifteen years?''A twisty, electrifying read'' WOMAN''S OWN''Absorbing and fast-paced'' KARIN SLAUGHTERSee what everyone is saying about JP Delaney, the hottest name in psychological thrillers:''DAZZLING'' - Lee Child''ADDICTIVE'' - Daily Express''DEVASTATING'' - Daily Mail''INGENIOUS'' - New York Times''COMPULSIVE'' - Glamour Magazine''ELEGANT'' - Peter James''SEXY'' - Mail on Sunday''ENTHRALLING'' - Woman and Home''ORIGINAL'' - The Times''RIVETING'' - Lisa Gardner''CREEPY'' - Heat''SATISFYING'' - Reader''s Digest''SUPERIOR'' - The Bookseller''MORE THAN A MATCH FOR PAULA HAWKINS'' - Sunday Times
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