Every Last Suspect
The gripping new thriller novel from the bestselling author of YOU NEED TO KNOW, for fans of Sally Hepworth, Nina Simon and Jessie Stephens
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4.1 • 278 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Who killed Harriet? The unputdownable new thriller from the bestselling author of You Need to Know.
Complicated, driven, loving.
Manipulative, irresistible, monstrous.
Love or hate her, Harriet Osman is impossible to turn down. But someone in her life has finally snapped, leaving her face-down in a pool of her own blood. Harriet isn't one to die quietly though, and she is determined to reveal her killer before she goes.
Was it her devoted husband, Malek, with a violent past? Her best friend and lover, Victoria, with a deadly secret only Harriet knew? Or the new woman in her life, fellow school mum Karen? The one with an impeccable reputation ... or so she says.
Bullying, friendships and games (in and out of the bedroom) combine with envy, lust and revenge, creating a darkly twisted tale of drama and suspense where the question isn't who killed Harriet, but why did it take them so long to do it?
'Compelling ... With a strong narrative drive and a tightly wound plot, Every Last Suspect is Nicola Moriarty's best yet.' Books+Publishing
Praise for Nicola Moriarty:
'Nicola Moriarty has a gift for domestic drama, cracking pace, and skillful narrative timing' Sydney Morning Herald
'Moriarty builds tension expertly' The Australian
'A masterful plotter' Better Reading
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Nicola Moriarty’s seventh novel, Every Last Suspect, is a taut and compelling suburban drama about intimacy and jealousy. It centres on Harriet, a real estate agent in Sydney’s western suburbs with a devoted husband, a best friend turned lover and an easygoing teenage daughter. She’s the perfect thriller protagonist—stunningly beautiful, charismatically confident and lying face down on the floor bleeding to death. Clinging to her final moments of life, Harriet starts to piece together her murder, and Moriarty skilfully switches perspectives to Harriet’s husband, Malek, and their circle of friends to unravel the events leading up to Harriet’s death. It’s a punchy examination of personal ethics and how the trivialities of modern life, like flings, first dates and birthday parties, can also be profoundly consequential. Notably, Moriarty is introspective about how men can struggle with toxic masculinity but withholds excessive sympathy for them. It’s an engaging examination of how charming facades can hide all kinds of fractures.
