The Life Sentence

The brand new pulse-pounding psychological thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat!

‘Filled with tangible foreboding and pitch-perfect twists’ Sunday Times bestseller, B P Walter

‘Utterly unputdownable’ Jane Bailey, author of Stay

‘This bingeable thriller is a must-read!’ Lesley Kara, author of The Rumour

'A shocking and binge-worthy thriller!' L.C. North, author of The Ugly Truth

Convicted. Jailed. All for a crime that never even happened…

My name is Amber Ryan.

I’m in prison, but I’m innocent.

And I’ve been jailed not just for a crime I didn’t commit, but for a crime that never even happened.

Now, my friend is going to try to prove it.

But to do that, she has to go back.

Back to the dark place.

And I know she may not get out alive…

Praise for Jackie Kabler:

‘One of the best thrillers of the year’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Suspenseful, full of tension and absolutely gripping’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘An absolute corker … totally engrossing and superbly written’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘I was totally captivated’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘An absolutely incredible thriller … must-read’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘A roller coaster of a read, so many twists and turns’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Great suspense … a brilliant read’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Will keep you on the edge of your seat’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Phenomenal … truly remarkable and amazingly unpredictable’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘The concept is pure genius’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Perfectly paced’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘This is prime for a TV adaptation’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘A great page turner with plenty of twists’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

About the author

Jackie Kabler is an award-winning crime writer, whose psychological thrillers have been Amazon number one hits in the UK and Canada and made the USA Today bestseller list. Her novels, including Am I Guilty?, The Perfect Couple, The Happy Family, The Murder List, The Vanishing of Class 3B and her 2024 release The Life Sentence have been translated into eight languages. Before becoming a writer Jackie spent twenty years as a news reporter for GMTV, BBC and ITV news, covering major stories around the world including the Kosovo crisis, the Asian tsunami, famine in Ethiopia, the Soham murders and the disappearance of Madeleine McCann. She now combines writing with her job as a presenter on TV shopping channel QVC; she is also an ultramarathon runner and keen gardener. Born in Coventry but spending much of her childhood in Ireland, Jackie lives in Gloucestershire with her husband.