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From the bestselling author of The Patient comes another powerful novel about betrayal, family and the secrets of the past. ‘Jane Shemilt is a mistress at skilfully weaving seemingly perfect family lives with deadly secrets from the past in stunning locations.’ Jane Corry PAXOS, GREECE A young girl meets two boys on the beach one hot summer night. Her life will never be the same again. LONDON, ENGLAND Julia is the perfect spouse, mother, cook, cleaner and speech writer to her husband, James. But behind it all is a stifled woman trapped in a gilded cage. When she meets Laurel, a therapist who promises fulfilment, Julia opens herself up to the hope of a different future. BOUND BY THE PAST But what happened in Greece all those years ago that binds these two women together? And will uncovering the truth destroy everything… or set them free? THE QUEEN OF THE WHAT-IF NOVEL IS BACK WITH A TENSE, EMOTIONAL READ THAT WILL MAKE YOU QUESTION EVERYTHING… Netgalley readers LOVE All Her Secrets: ‘Jane is one of my favourite authors and this book is another masterpiece’ ‘10/10 ALL HER SECRETS is a triumph!’ ‘Gripping, riveting and hard to put down’ ‘A must read!’ ‘A NAME TO WATCH. Don't think twice. Order your copy today’ ‘Ideal summer read’ ‘An amazing rollercoaster ride of a story … Brilliantly done’ ‘A thoughtful and often hard-hitting book’ ‘What a great story. I loved it’ PRAISE FOR ALL HER SECRETS: ‘A persuasive and fast- paced thriller with a deeply satisfying conclusion’ CHARLOTTE PHILBY ‘An unforgettable, tense, emotionally charged an beautifully written tale . . . The perfect summer read’ CLAIRE DOUGLAS ‘An all-consuming thriller rich with dread, tension and twists’ ABIGAIL DEAN ‘Jane Shemilt is a mistress at skilfully weaving seemingly perfect family lives with deadly secrets from the past in stunning locations’ JANE CORRY ‘What a beautiful, fantastic book. I absolutely loved it and did not want to let the characters go. Gorgeous and thrilling. What more could you want?’ EMMA CURTIS ‘Vividly drawn locations curl at the edges as Shemilt unpicks privilege to reveal desperation, dishonesty and darkness’ GILLY MACMILLAN ‘Combines devastating mystery with a beautifully evoked Greek setting . . . I could not put this superb thriller down’ CHRIS EWAN ‘All Her Secrets hooked me in from the first page’ PHILLIPA EAST ‘Excellent . . . A classy thriller that’s dark and gripping but ultimately redemptive and oh so satisfying’ EMYLIA HALL ‘A sunlit story pierced with shadows. Haunting and brilliant’ FREYA BERRY

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PRAISE FOR JANE SHEMILT: 'Constantly surprising' Sunday Times 'A twisty- and sexy- tale' Heat 'Plenty of tension and atmospheric moments' Candis 'A gripping exploration of power, relationships and revenge' My Weekly 'Tingling...Beautifully written and paced' CARA HUNTER 'A powerful obsession turns dark in this gripping tale of desire, betrayal and murder' T.M. LOGAN 'Engaging and masterful with a taut plot and intriguing characters.' ALEX DHAL 'A beautifully written thriller with satisfying twists and an achingly real romance at its heart' SARAH HILARY 'A multi-layered thriller. I raced through it!' EMMA CURTIS 'A spellbinding, twisty tale of love and lies - utterly absorbing. The Patient drew me in and kept me rapt until the very last word' MARION TODD 'A beautifully written, suspenseful portrait of a settled life fracturing violently' GILLY MACMILLAN 'The Patient is magnificent: a masterclass in upmarket thriller-writing' CHARLOTTE PHILBY 'Twisty and perfectly paced' VICTORIA SELMAN 'A compulsive, dark thriller that simmers with tension' LUCY CLARKE 'Beautifully written, The Patient is both a psychological thriller and a redemptive love story with twists galore' SARAH VAUGHAN

‘Jane Shemilt is a mistress and skilfully weaving seemingly perfect family lives with deadly secrets from the past in stunning locations.’ Jane Corry PRAISE FOR JANE SHEMILT: ‘Constantly surprising’ Sunday Times ‘A twisty- and sexy- tale’ Heat ‘Plenty of tension and atmospheric moments’ Candis ‘A gripping exploration of power, relationships and revenge’ My Weekly ‘Tingling…Beautifully written and paced’ CARA HUNTER ‘A powerful obsession turns dark in this gripping tale of desire, betrayal and murder’ T.M. LOGAN 'Engaging and masterful with a taut plot and intriguing characters.' ALEX DHAL ’A beautifully written thriller with satisfying twists and an achingly real romance at its heart’ SARAH HILARY ‘A multi-layered thriller. I raced through it!’ EMMA CURTIS ‘A spellbinding, twisty tale of love and lies – utterly absorbing. The Patient drew me in and kept me rapt until the very last word’ MARION TODD ‘A beautifully written, suspenseful portrait of a settled life fracturing violently’ GILLY MACMILLAN ‘The Patient is magnificent: a masterclass in upmarket thriller-writing’ CHARLOTTE PHILBY ‘Twisty and perfectly paced’ VICTORIA SELMAN ‘A compulsive, dark thriller that simmers with tension’ LUCY CLARKE ‘Beautifully written, The Patient is both a psychological thriller and a redemptive love story with twists galore’ SARAH VAUGHAN

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While working as a GP, Jane Shemilt completed a postgraduate diploma in Creative Writing at Bristol University and went on to study for the MA in Creative Writing at Bath Spa, gaining both with distinction. Her first novel, Daughter, was selected for the Richard & Judy Book Club, shortlisted for the Edgar Award and the Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize, and went on to become the bestselling debut novel of 2014. In 2020 she moved across to HarperFiction and The Patient is her first novel with HarperCollins. She and her husband, a professor of neurosurgery, have five children and live in Bristol. Her books have sold over 700,000 copies worldwide, and she has been published in 23 territories.

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