That Night

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The stunning new psychological suspense from the Sunday Times bestselling author of HOW TO DISAPPEAR

What would you do to protect your family?

ANYTHING.


During a family holiday in Italy, you get an urgent call from your sister.

There's been an accident: she hit a man with her car and he's dead.

She's overcome with terror - fearing years in a foreign jail away from her child.

She asks for your help. It wasn't her fault, not really. She'd cover for you, so will you do the same for her?

But when the police come calling, the lies start. And you each begin to doubt your trust in one another.

What really happened that night?

Who is lying to who?

Who will be the first to crack?

'That Night kept me guessing and kept me fooled. Clever, pacy and so gripping that my heart raced' C.L. Taylor

'This absolutely blew me away. Properly unputdownable' 5***** Reader Reveiw

'Another unputdownable what-would-you-do thriller, rich with McAllister's trademark twists and emotional depth' Erin Kelly

'Beautifully written and incredibly gripping . . . it gave me genuine shivers. Masterfully done' Beth O'Leary

'So slippery, you will struggle to catch your breath. Gillian McAllister has secured her throne as the queen of the moral dilemma' Holly Seddon

'That Night is yet another triumph, intricately plotted and beautifully written' Jill Mansell

'That Night crept into my every waking thought. A claustrophobic, twisty novel that will have you asking "what would I do?"' Lia Louis

© Gillian McAllister 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021

Critics Review

  • Beautifully written and incredibly gripping, THAT NIGHT asks us a terrifying question: would you bury a body to protect your family? There is a breathless, almost claustrophobic tension to the story – it gave me genuine shivers. Gillian writes human emotion with immense skill, and the dynamic between the three siblings in this book is just masterfully done. I can’t wait to see what Gillian writes next

    Beth O'Leary
  • Vividly written, furiously tense, impossible to put down. I zoomed through it, desperate to know what happens

    B P Walter, author of The Dinner Guest
  • Incredibly tense and gripping

    Adele Parks
  • That Night was like watching a gripping, tense and claustrophobic box set! My heart was in my mouth the whole time. Her best yet

    Claire Douglas
  • Included in ‘Top Ten Bestselling Books for Summer 2021’

    You Magazine
  • From its propulsive opening to its devastating finale, That Night explores the terrible cost of family loyalty and the lines all of us might cross for those we love. Her best yet

    TM Logan, author of The Holiday and Trust Me

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