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by Catherine Steadman
When she begins to peer into the lives' of her glamorous neighbors, one woman discovers a terrifying secret in this riveting psychological thriller with nine lives worth of twists, from the New York Times bestselling author of Something in the Water, a Reese's Book Club pick.
These are your neighbors. One is a killer.
Reeling from a very recent divorce, Frankie has moved into a glamorous London neighborhood. This is a new chapter in her life. She's decided to put down roots with the beautiful Persian cat she left her marriage with named Blue.
But little niggles with her perfect new life start to grow and when Blue returns one night from slipping into places he shouldn't Frankie's concerns solidify. Two words are roughly scratched into his collar: HELP ME. Unsettled and unwilling to ignore the incident, Frankie roots out an old unused "Cat Cam" collar. What slowly begins as a voyeuristic fascination with her neighbors and the secrets they're hiding soon turns into a perilous quest for the truth that threatens to bring untold terrors to her doorstep.
A riveting thriller about terrible secrets hidden behind the pastel-colored façade of one of London's most upscale enclaves, Nine Lives is catnip for suspense readers everywhere and perfect for fans of modern classics like The Girl on the Train and The Woman In the Window.
"Terrifyingly plausible...Nine Lives will have you flipping pages far into the night."—Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Alice Network
"Breathtaking. Beautifully told and insanely gripping, with surprises at every turn. I devoured it." —Clare Leslie Hall, New York Times bestselling author of Broken Country
"A clever thriller, seen through the eyes of a unique protagonist. Catherine Steadman delivers a spine-tingling and wholly original take on a well-worn trope that is smart and unputdownable." —Sandie Jones, New York Times bestselling author of The Other Woman
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Catherine Steadman is an author and screenwriter based in London. She grew up in the New Forest, Hampshire, and now lives in East London with her husband and two daughters. Catherine's first novel, Something in the Water, was a New York Times bestseller with rights sold in over thirty territories. She is also the author of Mr. Nobody, The Disappearing Act, The Family Game (a New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice), and Look in the Mirror.
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