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 Tragedy brought them together. The truth will tear them apart.

‘Fans of The Dilemma and Three Hours will love this’ John Marrs

It’s supposed to be Laura’s dream holiday: a trip to France with a group of friends to see their favourite band play live. But the holiday quickly turns to disaster, and Laura is left haunted by terrifying images from the worst night of her life.

When Laura finds an online support group for victims like her, she’s not convinced it will help. But then Sandrine replies to her message, and she seems to understand what Laura’s going through, in a way that no one else can.

Soon, Laura and Sandrine are sharing their deepest thoughts and feelings with each other. But one of them has a terrible secret – she isn’t who she says she is. And once the twisted truth is revealed, there’s no going back…

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Readers LOVE The Silent Friend:

'A thought-provoking and gripping read’ Roz Watkins, author of the DI Meg Dalton series

‘Heartbreaking and nuanced – with a clever twist but so much more than a thriller… beautifully written and gripping’ Catherine Cooper, bestselling author of The Chalet

‘WOW! This is one of the most incredible books I have read in a long time… I went through every emotion possible. Jeffrey throws in twist after twist’

‘If you only read one novel a year, this is the one to choose. This novel blew me away…’

‘One of the most complex, hard-hitting books I have ever read… A brilliant book… Gripping and thought provoking’

‘Will stay with me for a long time. It is such a thought-provoking read… I loved it'

‘This was quite the emotional rollercoaster… The end results are gripping!’

‘Wow! This was a thrill ride of a book… Had me on the edge of my seat. I had to remind myself to breathe as I kept holding my breath'

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Critic reviews

'A thoughtful drama exploring an unlikely friendship. Fans of The Dilemma and Three Hours will love this.’ John Marrs, bestselling author of The One and The Passenger

'A thought-provoking and gripping read.’ Roz Watkins, author of the DI Meg Dalton series

‘Superb… Maps the complex territory of female friendship with great insight, and kept me gripped from the very start.' Kate Rhodes, author of the DI Ben Kitto series

‘Heartbreaking and nuanced – with a clever twist but so much more than a thriller… beautifully written and gripping.’ Catherine Cooper, bestselling author of The Chalet

‘An intriguing concept and an addictive read.’ Annabel Kantaria, author of I Know You and The Disappearance

‘Powerful and painful, gripping and compassionate’ Platinum Magazine

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This could have been an excellent story. However the narration did not lend itself to the various characters. There should have been very clear accents for each character. Secondly there was no pause at the end of each chapter. No sooner had one chapter ended than a new one began. The email exchanges were a bit long winded also.

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This is a book which could have benefited from some judicious editing - far too many detailed descriptions of visits to cafes, shopping etc and the author using three sentences to describe something where one would do. Also, the narrator read in such a flat tone that it was very hard to feel any empathy with the two main characters and her French pronounciation was poor at times. Also, it would have lifted the story if she had made an effort to give the French characters a voice with a French accent: very disconcerting when Sandrine and Romaine and others are all speaking with an Irish lilt. I stuck with it because with the need to be at home most of the time, thanks to Covid, it passed the time but I can really only give it three stars.

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