First Born
Fast-paced and full of twists and turns, this is edge-of-your-seat reading
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3.5 • 4 Ratings
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- €4.49
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Publisher Description
ONE TWIN LIED. ONE TWIN DIED.
Brilliant psychological suspense from the author of word-of-mouth sensation THE LAST PASSENGER.
'Dean handles his plot with skill ... Molly is an intriguing protagonist and Dean has plenty of surprises for the unwary reader' OBSERVER
'The talented Mr Ripley would have enjoyed every moment of its tortuous plot. There is no higher praise' DAILY MAIL
Molly lives a quiet, contained life in London. Naturally risk averse, she gains comfort from security and structure. Every day the same.
Her identical twin Katie is her exact opposite: gregarious and spontaneous. They used to be inseparable, until Katie moved to New York a year ago. Molly still speaks to her daily without fail.
But when Molly learns that Katie has died suddenly in New York, she is thrown into unfamiliar territory. Katie is part of her DNA. As terrifying as it is, she must go there and find out what happened. As she tracks her twin's last movements, cracks begin to emerge. Nothing is what it seems. And a web of deceit is closing around her.
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'Highly accomplished, dark and dazzling. First Born twists and deceives, and cements Will Dean's status as a truly rare talent. Pure brilliance' CHRIS WHITAKER
'Powerful ... Dean takes on issues of personal identity and familial responsibility' FINANCIAL TIMES
'Tiptoes into Highsmith territory here. Pacy, exhilarating and jaw-dropping, it's a meditation on identity and loneliness as well as a bloody good page-turner' ERIN KELLY
'A superb page-turner' STEVE CAVANAGH
'The streets of New York shine off the page, and the action rarely lets up. Highly recommended' SARAH HILARY
'Excellent writing and intriguing, ingenious plotting' LIZ NUGENT
'Taut, suspenseful, chilling and surprising' GILLY MACMILLAN
'Equal parts murder mystery and psychological thriller, Will Dean dazzles with FIRST BORN. A tense, taut plot that blows through unexpected twists and turns, you won't be able to look away until the final, shattering page' JULIE CLARK
'Great pace, great twists, a perfect psychological thriller' B.A. PARIS
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
This cleverly crafted psychological thriller from Dean (The Last Thing to Burn) explores the awkward and intense emotions of identical-twin dynamics. Anxious, cautious Molly Raven, though quite attached to her "prettier and funnier" twin, Katie, has always been envious of the attention given to her sister and was devastated by Katie's choice to move from London to New York City to attend Columbia University on a mysterious scholarship. Then Katie turns up dead in her own bed, possibly a murder victim, during a visit from their parents. Molly manages to overcome her fears and travel to New York to investigate what was happening in her twin's life, and maybe be brave enough to step into Katie's world to try to make things right. Big mid-narrative reframes may leave the reader feeling misled by the protagonist's internal monologue, but these shifts allow the story to ramp up in additional waves of tension as Molly's attention to detail becomes a disturbing asset. This wild ride of a novel pulls its surprises at just the right moments. Dean remains a writer to watch.
