Nothing Without Me

Fame is a deadly game… Even if you win, you lose.

The dark, razor-sharp new thriller from the author of That Woman and Such a Good Mother.

'A whip-smart thriller about the price of fame' My Weekly

'Plunges readers into the cutthroat world of Hollywood, peeling back the veneer of celebrity and deftly exposing the dark side of fame and ruthless ambition' Lindsay Cameron

'A timely thriller' Woman's Own

'A pulse-pounding rollercoaster through the shadows of the silver screen' Jaclyn Goldis

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April Eden is about to have the night of her life. The Vanished Woman, the film she wrote and directed is up for a raft of major awards. Her leading lady, Essie Lay, is on the cusp of a stunning comeback after the disturbing scandal that ended her small-screen career a year before.

When Essie messages April to say she can’t face the ceremony, April presumes nerves and goes to her Hampstead mansion to persuade her to attend. Instead, April finds Essie dead in her swimming pool.

In that moment, April makes an agonising decision, which will force her onto a course of action she couldn’t have imagined. If she is to find out what happened – and protect her own freedom – April is going to find herself face to face with some of the most powerful people in her industry, unforeseen dangers, and discomfiting truths from Essie’s and her own past.

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Readers LOVE Nothing Without Me:

'I loved the way this was written, it’s a slow burner that builds alongside a feeling of dread…Dark, extremely powerful and my jaw dropped on several occasions'

'I always read Helen Monks Takhar's books in one sitting because I NEED to know what happens next!’

Reviews

‘Terrific. . .An absolute humdinger of a thriller!’
Gytha Lodge, author of A Killer in the Family

‘Expertly plotted and pulsing with suspense, Nothing Without Me plunges readers into the cutthroat world of Hollywood, peeling back the veneer of celebrity and deftly exposing the dark side of fame and ruthless ambition. A twisty and timely read, it kept me guessing right up to the jaw-dropping end’ Lindsay Cameron, author of No One Needs to Know

‘A pulse-pounding rollercoaster through the shadows of the silver screen, Nothing Without Me will leave you questioning the true nature of celebrity and the devastating sacrifices women are forced to make to stay in the spotlight’s glow. Helen Monks Takhar lays bare the dark side of Hollywood glitz and glamour in this chilling and intoxicating mystery’
Jaclyn Goldis, author of The Chateau

About the author

Helen Monks Takhar worked as a journalist, copywriter and magazine editor having graduated from Cambridge in 1997. She began her career writing for financial trade newspapers in 1999 before contributing to UK national newspapers including The Times and The Observer. Born in Southport, Merseyside in 1976, she lives in North London with her husband and two daughters.