Her Two Lives
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A vigilante predator-hunter finds her work coming too close to home in this heart-pounding debut thriller from an outstanding new voice
Payback is a killer . . . ''This book was brilliant! . . . Rita is so complex and intriguing. I binged it!'' 5 reader review ''Powerful . . . a first class thriller.'' 5 reader review ''I could not put this down.'' 5* reader review Rita Marsh is a good person. By day, she runs a care home, looking after the elderly and infirm. By night, she''s a vigilante, posing online as young girls and snaring the men who prey on them, exposing them for what they are. Rita has successfully kept her two lives separate for years. But when an old classmate returns from her past, her two worlds start to collide. With both of her selves unravelling, Rita will have to choose between justice and revenge. Is she a force for good - or will she become someone to fear? '' Pacy and absorbing, this is a novel that deals with complex and dark issues, with heart.'' L. V. MATTHEWS ''Got under my skin in a really terrifying way . . . Seriously impressive .'' AJAY CHOWDHURY ''An assured debut, tautly plotted, with a striking female lead and deft handling of its dark subject matter.'' LISA BALLANTYNE '' Kept me on the edge of my seat and guessing until the end . This is an assured debut by Nilesha Chauvet who has created an original and flawed protagonist .'' NINA MILLNS ''A masterful and utterly compelling revenge thriller.'' A. E. GAUNTLETT '' Powered by the twin engines of female rage and sexual repression Chauvet has created a potent thriller for the post-Me Too age.'' CHARLOTTE VASSELL
Autorentext
Nilesha Chauvet is a British Indian debut novelist writing zeitgeist psychological suspense, crime, and thriller. She is also the Managing Director of GOOD, which advises commercial brands on purpose, and helps charities raise millions of pounds for good causes. A graduate of Faber Academy, Nilesha has also studied creative writing at Curtis Brown Creative and City Lit. She read Philosophy & Theology at Oxford and was ordained an Interfaith Minister. Her debut novel, The Revenge of Rita Marsh, was awarded a prestigious London Writers Award with Spread the Word in 2021 and was a finalist in the Spotlight First Novel Award, the same year.
Zusammenfassung
But now a suspect is dead, and the police are on her tail. When an old school friend shows up with her own dark story to tell, Rita can't help herself being drawn to danger - and her two worlds start to collide. GAUNTLETT'A potent thriller for the post-Me Too age.' CHARLOTTE VASSELL'Engaging and thought-provoking .
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- Allgemeine Informationen
- GTIN 09780571382125
- Sprache Englisch
- Titel Her Two Lives
- Veröffentlichung 30.04.2025
- ISBN 0571382126
- Format Kartonierter Einband
- EAN 9780571382125
- Jahr 2025
- Größe H195mm x B127mm x T25mm
- Autor Nilesha Chauvet
- Untertitel A gripping psychological revenge thriller, 'one of 2024's most impressive and thought-provoking debuts'
- Auflage Main
- Genre Krimis, Thriller & Horror
- Anzahl Seiten 332
- Herausgeber Faber And Faber Ltd.
- Gewicht 288g