The Other Twin
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Publisher Description
When Poppy's sister falls to her death from a railway bridge, she begins her own investigation, with devastating results ... A startlingly twisty debut thriller.
'Uncovering the truth propels her into a world of deception. An unsettling whirlwind of a novel with a startlingly dark core. 5 Stars' The Sun
'Sharp, confident writing, as dark and twisty as the Brighton Lanes' Peter James
'Superb up-to-the-minute thriller. Prepare to be seriously disturbed' Paul Finch
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When India falls to her death from a bridge over a railway, her sister Poppy returns home to Brighton for the first time in years. Unconvinced by official explanations, Poppy begins her own investigation into India's death. But the deeper she digs, the closer she comes to uncovering deeply buried secrets.
Could Matthew Temple, the boyfriend she abandoned, be involved? And what of his powerful and wealthy parents, and his twin sister, Ana? Enter the mysterious and ethereal Jenny: the girl Poppy discovers after hacking into India's laptop. What is exactly is she hiding, and what did India discover...?
A twisty, dark and sexy debut thriller set in the winding lanes and underbelly of Brighton, centring around the social media world, where resentments and accusations are played out, identities made and remade, and there is no such thing as the truth.
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'Well written, engrossing and brilliantly unique, this is a fab debut' Heat
'With twists and turns in every corner, prepare to be surprised by this psychological mystery' Closer
'Lucy V Hay's fiction debut is a twisted and chilling tale that takes place on the streets of Brighton ... Like Peter James before her, Hay utilises the Brighton setting to create a claustrophobic and complex read that will have you questioning and guessing from start to finish. The Other Twin is a killer crime-thriller that you won't be able to put down' CultureFly
'Crackles with tension' Karen Dionne
'A fresh and raw thrill-ride through Brighton´s underbelly. What an enjoyable read!' Lilja SigurethardÓttir
'Slick and compulsive' Random Things through My Letterbox
'A propulsive, inventive and purely addictive psychological thriller for the social media age' Crime by the Book
'Intense, pacy, psychological debut. The author's background in scriptwriting shines through' Mari Hannah
'The book merges form and content so seamlessly ... a remarkable debut from an author with a fresh, intriguing voice and a rare mastery of the art of storytelling' Joel Hames
'This chilling, claustrophobic tale set in Brighton introduces an original, fresh new voice in crime fiction' Cal Moriarty
'The writing shines from every page of this twisted tale ... debuts don't come sharper than this' Ruth Dugdall
'Wrong-foots you in ALL the best ways' Caz Frear
'Original, daring and emotionally truthful' Paul Burston
'A cracker of a debut! I couldn't put it down' Paula Daly
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In British author Hay's murky first novel, Poppy Wade leaves London for her hometown of Brighton immediately after learning from her mother that her younger sister, 24-year-old India Rutledge, has fallen to her death from a railway bridge. Poppy has hardly talked to India in four years, but finds it impossible to believe that she killed herself. Once in Brighton, Poppy reconnects with her mother and stepfather and with former boyfriend Matthew Temple. She also gains access to India's laptop and her blog, snippets of which dot the narrative, as do brief, ominous passages from a man in thrall to "She Who Must Be Obeyed." Poppy tries to figure out the identity of "Jenny," the code name of the person to whom India's final post was addressed. She also explores the club life of Brighton, including a seaside caf where India briefly worked after losing a good accounting job 18 months earlier. Matthew and his twin, Ana, offer help but prove untrustworthy. Hay's nonlinear, often vague approach can be difficult to follow as Poppy struggles to decipher the truth behind India's death.
