A Killer in the Family
The gripping new thriller that will have you hooked from the first page
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4.3 • 34 Ratings
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- £4.99
Publisher Description
Someone in your family isn't who they say they are . . . THE PAGE-TURNING NEW THRILLER FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SHE LIES IN WAIT
Aisling's two sons mean everything to her. But being estranged from her own parents, she's always felt a piece of her is missing.
Desperate to find answers, Aisling uploads her DNA to an ancestry website.
She quickly gets a match. But instead of answers, she finds a detective.
Aisling's DNA is a match for a recent crime scene.
And the police have three lead suspects: her father, or one of her two sons . . .
Aisling would do anything for her family - but can she protect a killer?
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Praise for Gytha Lodge
'A novel that literally makes you hold your breath then gasp out loud' VAL MCDERMID
'Gripped me from the first page and kept me turning the pages long into the night' ERIN KELLY
'Smart, moody, intense and tangled. I loved it' GILLIAN MCALLISTER
'With clues and twists to keep you absolutely hooked from the first page to the last. I can't wait for her next book' JANE CASEY
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Ancestry searches can bring families together, or reveal long-buried secrets, as Irish single mother Aisling Cooley learns all too well in the riveting latest from Lodge (Little Sister). Aisling hasn't seen her father, Dara Cooley, since he disappeared more than 30 years ago, leaving behind a note for her and her mother ("I love you deeply, but I can't keep living this duplicitous life"). As her two sons approach adolescence, Aisling wants them to know their family history—and maybe even their grandfather, if he's still alive—so she registers with an ancestry site. Her profile catches the attention of Det. Chief Insp. Jonah Sheens in sleepy Southampton, England, as Aisling's DNA provides a genetic match suggesting a close familial relationship to the so-called "Bonfire Killer," who's been affixing local victims to pyres and setting them on fire. Police attempt to track down Dara and begin questioning Aisling's sons as suspects, forcing her into a moral crisis: if one of her loved ones really is responsible, does she want them caught? Heartfelt family drama and thundering suspense elevate the ripped-from-the-headlines plot. This continues Lodge's winning streak.
