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One Perfect Stranger

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What to expect

'Full of twists and turns that keeps you constantly guessing... a gripping read' Reader review

'Has it all - pace, action, intrigue, mystery, dark secrets, relatable characters and an intricately woven plot. I devoured it in one weekend... Fantastic' Andrea Mara

'Page-turner of a thriller I would recommend to everyone. I enjoyed the fast pace... I was unable to guess who was behind everything until the reveal' Reader review

Would you commit a crime to save your family?

Nicole had the perfect life, with her handsome surgeon husband Mark, their two young daughters and a beautiful big house.

But everything changed when Mark suddenly left his job at the hospital six months ago. He's distant. Keeping secrets. And they are out of money.

Then Nicole gets a strange message:

There is a million euros in your bank account. All you need to do is drive a car. Yes, or no?

This would be the answer to her prayers. It would save her family. But who sent it? What do they really want from Nicole?

And why hasn't Mark come home?

An absolutely addictive and gripping thriller with twists and turns you just won't see coming. Fans of Lisa Jewell, TM Logan and CL Taylor will be hooked from the very first page.


Everyone is gripped by One Perfect Stranger:

'A tense, taut, pacy read' Jane Corry

'Gripping story right to the very end... An unsettling feeling that this could, just maybe, so easily happen to someone like you' Reader review

'An intense and twisting mystery that surprised me at every turn. Thrilling stuff!' C.M. Ewan

'Superbly plotted... Gripping and sinister. Towards the end, I had a "freeze response" holding my breath anxiously. I was foxed all the way through to its blistering, unexpected ending. What would I have done in Nicole's position?' Reader review

'A suburban nightmare of secrets, lies and labyrinthine twists' Catherine Kirwan

Critics Review

'I raced through One Perfect Stranger. R.B. Egan takes a fascinating moral dilemma and transforms it into an intense and twisting mystery that surprised me at every turn. Thrilling stuff!'
C.M. Ewan
'With a wonderful gasp out loud moment a few chapters in, One Perfect Stranger has it all - pace, action, intrigue, mystery, dark secrets, relatable characters and an intricately woven plot. I devoured it in one weekend. A fantastic debut!'
Andrea Mara
'R.B. Egan creates a suburban nightmare of secrets, lies and labyrinthine twists.'
Catherine Kirwan
'Terrifyingly tense, One Perfect Stranger is a thriller to read in one sitting. A plausible descent into chaos ensues when Nicole is offered a million euros to commit a crime, and the story is peppered with breathtaking twists and white knuckle moments. I didn't come up for air.'
Heather Critchlow
'I was quickly pulled in by the relatable characters and rising tension of ONE PERFECT STRANGER. I raced through all the unexpected twists and turns, right through to the riveting ending. This is a great read that hits the spot . . . highly recommended!'
K.L. Slater
'Engrossing, fast-paced and relentlessly tense - kicks off with a brilliant moral dilemma and never lets up.'
T.M. Logan
''Thrilling read . . . I absolutely tore through this book. You won't see the twist coming!'
Leah Pitt
'Egan's book One Perfect Stranger immediately hooks its readers into a merciless moral decision. Brilliantly paced with high stakes and tension ramping with every turn of the page - I flew through it.'
L.V. Matthews
'R.B. Egan is an exciting new voice in Irish crime fiction. One Perfect Stranger sucks you in from the first page and doesn't let go until the tense and shocking ending. It gallops along at a relentless pace with twist after twist that keeps you turning the pages. Brilliant, twisty fun!'
Edel Coffey
Author R.B. Egan
Narrator Michele Moran
Duration 11 hours and 53 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9781399732215
Format x-book®
Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
Genre Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives, Psychological thriller
Availability AU, GB, IE

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