Little Friends: An utterly gripping and shocking new psychological suspense from the bestselling author of DAUGHTER

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THE STUNNING NEW PSYCHOLOGICAL SUSPENSE FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB SENSATION DAUGHTER

'AN ENDING THAT GAVE ME GOOSEBUMPS' Claire Douglas, author of Then She Vanishes
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Their children are friends first. They hit it off immediately, as kids do.

So the parents are forced to get to know each other. But as they get closer, they start to take their eyes off their children.

And while they have been looking the other way, evil has crept in.

Every parent's biggest nightmare is about to come true...

'Intelligent, compelling and deeply unsettling.' Ali Land, bestselling author of Good Me Bad Me
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What readers are saying about Little Friends:

'Oh my god I couldn't put this down. Such a captivating read' *****

'I loved this book - it thrilled me, it chilled me' *****

'It's impossible to put down as you desperately want to know what happens next' *****

'Dark and electrifying' *****

'Twisty and poignantly realistic' *****

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4.4
65 reviews
Grace J. Reviewerlady
February 20, 2020
I can honestly say I've never read another book like this one - it's the perfect mixture of warm and friendly on the surface while evil lurks below . . . Three families, all from very different walks of like get to know each other through their children and friendships are struck; as they begin to spend more and more time together they focus more on each other and less on the children. Recipe for disaster? What do you think? I warmed to this novel very quickly; I can only imagine that a lot of work went into making this such an easy read. The characters are all very different and each family has their own particular style of parenting. There is plenty happening and the story builds piece by piece, with suspense mounting throughout. A gripping read, well written and it certainly kept my attention all the way from beginning to end. Some of the revelations shocked me, others I had an inkling about. Even so, this is well worth four stars and a good recommendation.
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Gemma Darking
July 11, 2022
This book is defo a 5 star read 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 I can't recommend it enough... Don't be put off by the amount of characters as I nearly was, usually I give up with books with to many characters but I'm so glad I didn't with this one... The way it was written anyway was done really well so you gradually got to know each and every character even the children and there personalities... I just couldn't put this down and the storyline was great... A real creepy thriller with lots of twists and turns and on the edge of your seat drama wondering what could happen next... As I say 5 stars 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🤗👍
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Jessica Roberts
January 6, 2022
it was well written but I couldn't wait to finish it because it was so depressing! Such a dark read, so many unlikeable characters. Also trigger warning, lots of abuse.
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About the author

While working as a GP, Jane Shemilt completed a postgraduate diploma in Creative Writing at Bristol University and went on to study for the MA in Creative Writing at Bath Spa, gaining both with distinction. Her first novel, Daughter, was selected for the Richard and Judy Book Club, shortlisted for the Edgar Award and the Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize, and went on to become the bestselling debut novel of 2014.

She and her husband, a professor of neurosurgery, have five children and live in Bristol.

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