He Said/She Said
the must-read bestselling suspense novel of the year
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'Haunting. Mesmerising. Unforgettable.' Gillian Flynn, author of Gone Girl
Don't be left in the dark.
In the hushed aftermath of a total eclipse, Laura witnesses a brutal attack. She and her boyfriend Kit call the police, and in that moment, four lives change forever.
Fifteen years on, Laura and Kit live in fear.
And while Laura knows she was right to speak out, she also knows that you can never see the whole picture: something is always hidden . . . something she never could have guessed.
'I'm calling it: THIS is the book I wish I'd written' Clare Mackintosh
'It's SO good . . . I was carrying it around the house I was so gripped' Sarah Perry
'A gripping, twisting, furiously clever read . . . I loved it' Ruth Ware
'It's magnificent. Stunningly twisty plot and weep-makingly brilliant writing' Marian Keyes
SHORTLISTED FOR THE SPECSAVERS NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS 2018
RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK 2018
SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
SIMON MAYO RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK
SHORTLISTED FOR CRIME AND THRILLER BOOK OF THE YEAR 2018
LONGLISTED FOR THEAKSTON OLD PECULIER CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2018
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
This riveting psychological thriller from British author Kelly (Broadchurch) explores the extremes to which people will go to conceal a lie. While celebrating the 1999 solar eclipse at a festival in Cornwall, eclipse-chaser Christopher "Kit" McCall and his girlfriend, Laura Langrishe, interrupt the apparent rape of Beth Taylor. They call the police, and their testimony leads to the capture and conviction of a man named Jamie Balcombe. Beth showers Kit and Laura with gratitude, but then her behavior takes a strange turn and they decide to distance themselves. Come 2015, Kit and Laura have changed their names and are living as ghosts, only risking travel to see the moon cover the sun. The couple share the narration, which moves back and forth in time to fill the 15-year gap. Kelly's pacing is deliberate, but patient readers will be rewarded with airtight plotting, mounting tension, and shocking twists. Attempts to match the beats of the story with the phases of an eclipse feel somewhat contrived, but overall, this is an affecting tale of infatuation, desperation, and betrayal.
