THE FRIEND

From the bestselling author of That Girl from Nowhere and When I Was Invisible comes a thrilling new novel that will have you questioning the line between right and wrong.

After her husband’s big promotion, Cece Solarin arrives in Brighton with their three children, ready to start afresh. But their new neighbourhood has a deadly secret.

Three weeks earlier, Yvonne, a very popular parent, was almost murdered in the grounds of the local school – the same school where Cece has unwittingly enrolled her children.
Already anxious about making friends when the parents seem so cliquey, Cece is now also worried about her children’s safety. By chance she meets Maxie, Anaya and Hazel, three very different school mothers who make her feel welcome and reassure her about her new life.

That is until Cece discovers the police believe one of her new friends tried to kill Yvonne. Reluctant to spy on her friends but determined to discover the truth, Cece must uncover the potential murderer before they strike again...


Dorothy Koomson is the author of eight novels including My Best Friend’s Girl, Marshmallows for Breakfast, The Chocolate Run, The Cupid Effect, Goodnight, Beautiful, The Ice Cream Girls, The Woman He Loved Beforeand, most recently,The Rose Petal Beach— all of which have spent several weeks on the Sunday Times bestseller lists.
Her books have been translated into over 30 languages and regularly top the bestseller charts across the world.