Obsessed

'COMPELLING AND COMPULSIVE' Victoria Selman'GRIPPING' Claire McGowan'EXHILARATING AND DARKLY THRILLING' J A Corrigan'KEPT ME GLUED TO THE PAGES' Zoe LeaLaura has a husband, children, a home in a city she loves. She thinks she can be happy, despite her past.If they only knew my secret.Until someone walks back into her life who she knows will shatter everything. Alexis was her first love. A love so exhilarating, it is impossible to resist.I know I should end it. But I can't.Then Alexis is found dead, and the police are knocking at Laura's door. They're asking her questions and she's telling them lies. I didn't kill him. I promise.Someone wants Laura to pay for what she's been running from. Someone with an obsession that they can't let go.

An impressive debut . . .Wonderfully constructed, this is at once a brilliant murder story, with enough spins of uncertainty to satisfy whilst remaining all-too-credible, and also a richly-perceptive account of female needs for connection, affection, love and sex, Compelling and compulsive. A perfectly crafted 'just one more chapter' read. I loved it!, I struggled to put down this gripping tale of obsessive love and the dark shadow of the past, Easy to get 'obsessed' with this book. Tautly plotted with memorable characters . . . a suspenseful read right up to its shockingly unexpected conclusion, Compelling, engrossing, and dark with secrets and passions, Liza North's debut had me guessing right to the last page

Liza North is an academic, writer, and former journalist. She has a BA from Oxford University and a PhD in Philosophy from University College London, and has written for the Financial Times and Guardian. A keen cyclist, walker and lover of fancy gin, she lives in Edinburgh with her husband and two daughters.