Tell me your secret - Dorothy Koomson

The gripping new emotional thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Ice Cream Girls, My Best Friend's Girl and The Brighton Mermaid.

Pieta has a secret
Ten years ago, Pieta survived a weekend with a sadistic serial killer. She never told anyone what happened and instead moved on with her life. But now, the man who kidnapped her is hunting down his past victims meaning she may have to tell her deepest secret to stay alive . . .

Jody has a secret
Fifteen years ago, policewoman Jody made a terrible mistake that resulted in a serial killer escaping justice. When she discovers journalist Pieta is one of his living victims, Jody realises she has a way to catch him - even if it means endangering Pieta's life. . .

Will telling their secrets save or sacrifice each other?

'Gripping ... full of heart and truth' Caroline Smailes

'I raced through this compelling thriller' Catherine Isaac

'Stunningly tense' Miranda Dickinson

'Honest and raw' Black Girls Book Club

DOROTHY KOOMSON is an award-winning, internationally bestselling author and journalist whose books have been translated into more than 30 languages, with sales that exceed 2 million copies in the UK alone.

Her third novel, My Best Friend's Girl (2006) was selected for the Richard & Judy Summer Reads Book Club, while a TV adaptation based on The Ice Cream Girls was shown on ITV1 in 2013.

Dorothy was featured on the 2021 Powerlist as one of the most influential Black people in Britain and appeared in GQ Style as a Black British trailblazer.

She loves reading and writing, and is passionate about supporting other writers no matter what stage they are at in their career.

I LOVED Tell Me Your Secret. Such a gripping and pacy thriller with a clever, twisty plot. I cared about the two main characters and I couldn't put it down. The ending was brilliantly shocking.
Claire Douglas

Kept me pinned to my sofa and turning the pages. A totally addictive, can't put down, rollercoaster ride of a story
Araminta Hall

Tell Me Your Secret is a stunningly tense, completely compelling thriller that had me gripped from the first page. A taut, twisting drama peopled with living, breathing characters you believe in and a story that has you rushing to turn the pages. This book will mess with your head, steal your breath and scare you senseless. I loved it!
Miranda Dickinson

Gripping, unapologetic, full of heart and truth.
Caroline Smailes

Tell Me Your Secret is a compelling page turner. It's thrilling. Honest and raw. Also, Dorothy can write a fire sex scene.
Black Girls Book Club

I raced through this compelling thriller about families, secrets and, above all, survival. Congratulations on a real page-turner Dorothy Koomson'
Catherine Isaac

You'll be gripped by this tense, twisty thriller.
Fabulous Magazine

Queen of mystery Dorothy Koomson returns for her latest gripping tale, and it's sure to be the reason behind some late nights for thriller fans
Pride magazine

The author draws you in with her latest suspenseful read, which has shocking twists, disturbing themes and powerful characters to tell a dark tale. . . The dramatic tension is expertly established and the characters are strong and believable
Woman's Weekly

A tense, fast-paced story with a gripping climax when all will be revealed...
Candis

Dorothy Koomson winds the suspense tighter and tighter while keeping the characters real and relatable. Dark and tightly plotted with a thrilling climax.
S Magazine

We are huge fans of Dorothy Koomson and we love her latest novel
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