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Author Jane Corry shares her original covering letter

I Died on a Tuesday

'A compelling, gripping and emotional thriller about dark family secrets and the past coming back to haunt you. I loved it!’ Claire Douglas 
 
THERE’S THE STORY EVERYONE BELIEVES . . . 
 
The victim: Eighteen-year-old Janie leaving home for a new life. 
The criminal: World-famous rockstar, Robbie, who harbours a shocking secret. 
The protector: Witness support officer, Vanessa, desperate to right the wrongs of her past. 
 
They tried to bury that fateful day. Now it’s back to haunt them. 
 
. . . AND THEN THERE’S THE TRUTH. 
 
'Gripping and multilayered, I couldn’t put this down' Sarah Pearse 
'Nerve-wracking, spine-tingling and heartwarming in equal measure' Nicci French 
'A clever, twisty story with a huge heart at its core' Andrea Mara 
 
Jane Corry, Sunday Times bestseller, July 2023

A gripping and emotional thriller about dark family secrets coming back to haunt you. I loved it!

Gripping and multilayered, I couldn&rsquo;t put this novel down.

A clever, twisty story of unravelling secrets, with a huge heart at its core. A joy for crime lovers.

Jane Corry has done it again. A page-turning, intricately woven plot full of colourful characters that was too hard to put down.

I love how this three-stranded thriller is woven together. Jane Corry knows how to infuse her stories with warmth and humanity.

This story about long-buried secrets captivated me from the very first page to the absolutely explosive ending.

A pitch-perfect, gold-standard suspense thriller

Jane Corry is a former magazine journalist who spent three years working as the writer-in-residence at a high security men's prison. This often hair-raising experience helped inspire her Sunday Times-bestselling psychological dramas, of which she has now sold over a million copies worldwide. Jane is a regular contributor to the Daily Telegraph and My Weekly magazine.

THERE’S THE STORY EVERYONE BELIEVES . . . 
 
The victim: Eighteen-year-old Janie leaving home for a new life. 
The criminal: World-famous rockstar, Robbie, who harbours a shocking secret. 
The protector: Witness support officer, Vanessa, desperate to right the wrongs of her past. 
 
They tried to bury that fateful day. Now it’s back to haunt them. 
 
. . . AND THEN THERE’S THE TRUTH.

Coming To Find You

'A DELICIOUSLY DARK STORY OF MURDER AND SECRETS' CLAIRE DOUGLAS 
 
You can run away from your life. 
But you can't run away from murder. 
 
When her family tragedy is splashed across the newspapers, Nancy decides to disappear. Her grandmother's beautiful Regency house in a quiet seaside village seems like the safest place to hide. But the old house has its own secrets and a chilling wartime legacy . . . 
 
Now someone knows the truth about the night Nancy's mother and stepfather were murdered. Someone knows where to find her. And they have nothing to lose . . . 
 
So what really happened that night? And how far will she go to keep it hidden? 
 
DON'T MISS THE CAPTIVATING NEW BOOK FROM SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR JANE CORRY 
 
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'Deftly peeling back layers of family secrets, Coming to Find You is a compelling read' Shari Lapena, author of Not a Happy Family 
 
'A must-read thriller' B.A. Paris, author of Behind Closed Doors 
 
'Yet another twisty, exciting book that I couldn't put down' Heidi Perks, author of The Whispers 
 
'Combines the heart-warming with the thrilling' Emma Curtis, author of Invite Me In 
 
'Her best yet. Fantastic atmosphere and details and a cleverly handled dual timeline make this a sure-fire hit' Phoebe Morgan, author of The Doll House 
 
'A thrilling domestic noir with a great sense of time and place, excellent characterisation and plenty of surprising twists' Catherine Cooper, author of The Chalet 
 
'Nancy's story kept my heart in my mouth' Nikki Smith, author of The Beach Party 
 
 
Sunday Times bestseller, July 2023

You won't know who to trust in this twisty, absorbing and intricately-plotted family thriller

T.M. Logan, author of The Holiday on The Lies We Tell

Gritty, real, interesting and clever. Highly recommended

Gillian McAllister, author of That Night on I Made A Mistake

Lisa Jewell, author of The Family Upstairs on The Lies We Tell

We All Have Our Secrets

You know she's lying... 
But so are you. 
 
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'Grips with menace and dread, yet touches the heart' Nicci French 
 'I couldn't turn the pages fast enough' Claire Douglas 
 
Two women are staying in Willowmead House. 
 
 One of them is running. 
 One of them is hiding. 
 Both of them are lying. 
 
 Emily made one bad decision, and now her career could be over. Her family home on the Cornish coast is the only place where she feels safe. But when she arrives, there's a stranger living with her father. Emily doesn't trust the beautiful young woman, convinced that she's telling one lie after another. Soon, Emily becomes obsessed with finding out the truth... 
 
 But should some secrets stay buried forever? 
 
 DON'T MISS THE CAPTIVATING NEW BOOK FROM SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR JANE CORRY 
 
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 'I devoured We All Have Our Secrets in one sitting' Teresa Driscoll, I Am Watching You 
 
 'Full of intrigue and twists galore' BA Paris, The Therapist 
 
 'An unputdownable read' Emma Curtis, Invite Me in 
 
'An utterly compelling story of female competition, with wonderfully drawn characters and plenty of twists' Heidi Perks, The Whispers 
 
'Jane Corry writes consistently enthralling stories about the dark side of family life' Peter James, Picture You Dead 
 
'Brilliant, with characters you care about and plots that knock you sideways' Phoebe Morgan, The Wild Girls 
 
'A tense page turning drama but one that allows the humanity to shine through' Jane Shemilt, Little Friends 
 
 'Unmissable' Imran Mahmood, You Don't Know Me 
 
 'Twisty, pacy' Gilly MacMillan, The Long Weekend

Jane Corry is a master of her genre - consistently brilliant, with characters you care about and plots that knock you sideways. I loved We All Have Our Secrets - it's clever, gripping, nuanced and fantastically well drawn

We All Have Our Secrets combines a fiendishly twisty page turner with a story about who we are and what matters. Jane Corry's skill as a storyteller and natural empathy for her characters make this an unputdownable read. One of her best

Jane Corry is a master at building tension - by the final few chapters you'll be reading through parted fingers. The twists just keep on coming - until the breath-taking final chapter

Jane Corry is a former magazine journalist who spent three years working as the writer-in-residence at a high security men's prison. This often hair-raising experience helped inspire her Sunday Times-bestselling psychological dramas, of which she has now sold over a million copies worldwide. Jane is a regular contributor to the Daily Telegraph and My Weekly magazine.

YOU KNOW SHE'S LYING... BUT SO ARE YOU 
 
Two women are staying in Willowmead House. 
 
One of them is running. 
One of them is hiding. 
Both of them are lying. 
 
Emily made one bad decision, and now her career could be over. Her family home on the Cornish coast is the only place where she feels safe. But when she arrives, there's a stranger living with her father. Emily doesn't trust the beautiful young woman, convinced that she's telling one lie after another. Soon, Emily becomes obsessed with finding out the truth... 
 
But should some secrets stay buried forever?

The twist-filled, emotional new page-turner from the Sunday Times bestselling author of I MADE A MISTAKE

The Lies We Tell

Save your son . . . 
or save yourself? 
 
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'Everything I love in a book' Lisa Jewell 
 'Leaves you asking - what would I do? Jane Corry's best yet' BA Paris 
 
 Sarah always thought of herself and her husband, Tom, as good people. But that was before their son Freddy came home saying he'd done something terrible. Begging them not to tell the police. 
 
 Soon Sarah and Tom must find out just how far they are willing to push themselves, and their marriage, to protect their only child . . . 
 
 As the lies build up and Sarah is presented with the perfect opportunity to get Freddy off the hook, she is faced with a terrifying decision . . . 
 
From the Sunday Times bestselling author of My Husband's Wife, comes a beautifully written page-turner for fans of Lisa Jewell and Clare Mackintosh. 
 
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PRAISE FOR JANE CORRY 
 
'Compulsive, edgy and with some fabulous twists that I didn't see coming!' B A Paris, The Therapist 
 
 'Beautifully written' Peter James, Left You Dead 
 
 'A 'keep you up all night' thriller with a very big heart. I loved it' Kate Hamer, Crushed 
 
 'I raced through this - staying up FAR too late to finish' Teresa Driscoll, Her Perfect Family

Beautifully written ... totally hooked me

Few writers can match Jane Corry in her compelling portrayals of damaged women and their dangerous liaisons

Sarah always thought of herself and her husband, Tom, as good people. But that was before their son Freddy came home saying he'd done something terrible. Begging them not to tell the police. 
 
 Soon Sarah and Tom must find out just how far they'll push themselves, and their marriage, to protect their only child... 
 
As the lies build up and Sarah is presented with the perfect opportunity to get Freddy off the hook, she is faced with a terrible decision: will she save him, but in the process, damn herself?

The twist-filled, addictive new thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of I LOOKED AWAY

I Made a Mistake

IT STARTED WITH A KISS... AND ENDED WITH MURDER. 
 
 The darkly addictive new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of I Looked Away, Blood Sisters and My Husband's Wife. 
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In Poppy Page's mind, there are two types of women in this world: those who are faithful to their husbands, and those who are not. Until now, Poppy has never questioned which she was. 
 
But when handsome, charming Matthew Gordon walks back into her life after almost two decades, that changes. Poppy makes a single mistake - and that mistake will be far more dangerous than she could imagine. 
 
Someone is going to pay for it with their life . . . 
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WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT I MADE A MISTAKE 
 
'Absolutely brilliant...full of twists and turns that left me positively breathless' Angela Marsons 
 
'A python of a book; it draws you in gently at first and then the coils of tension begin to tighten and refuse to let you go...' Jane Shemilt 
 
'A chilling maze of twists and turns, bestseller Jane Corry's latest thriller will have you hooked from page one' OK 
 
'Readers you are in for a tremendous treat - a roller-coaster of a ride that will leave you screaming, 'No!' on more than one occasion' Carol Wyer 
 
'What an addictive read! Extremely clever storytelling with terrific pace and real emotional depth too. I loved it' Teresa Driscoll 
 
'Corry often explores darker themes, and those living on the fringes of society and this book is no exception: gritty, real, interesting and clever. Highly recommended' Gillian McAllister 
 
'Jane Corry's psychological thrillers have sold more than a million copies so far, and this is the most gripping yet' Sunday Express 
 
'I Made a Mistake is an absorbing and gripping masterpiece, skilfully plotted with superbly drawn characters who will stay with you long after you've finished reading' Kathryn Croft 
 
'I love all Jane Corry's books but this is her best yet. So clever, compulsive and twisty with a reveal I never saw coming. Superb' Claire Douglas 
 
'Fans of Louise Doughty and Clare Mackintosh will love I Made a Mistake. Exhilarating and heartbreaking in equal measure, this story will stay with me for a long time' Nuala Ellwood

Absolutely brilliant...full of twists and turns that left me positively breathless

I loved this cleverly written tale of the devastating consequences of a wife's mistake

A python of a book; it draws you in gently at first and then the coils of tension begin to tighten and refuse to let you go...The emotional sucker punch at the end was unexpected and terrific

What an addictive read! Extremely clever storytelling with terrific pace and real emotional depth too. I loved it

Readers you are in for a tremendous treat - a roller-coaster of a ride that will leave you screaming, 'No!' on more than one occasion

Fans of Louise Doughty and Clare Mackintosh will love I Made a Mistake. Exhilarating and heartbreaking in equal measure, this story will stay with me for a long time

Jane Corry is at the top of her game and her latest novel cements her place as one of the superstars of the genre. Addictive, dark, and all too believable, I Made A Mistake is her best yet

I love all Jane Corry's books but this is her best yet. So clever, compulsive and twisty with a reveal I never saw coming. Superb

I Made a Mistake is an absorbing and gripping masterpiece, skilfully plotted with superbly drawn characters who will stay with you long after you've finished reading

Corry often explores darker themes, and those living on the fringes of society and this book is no exception: gritty, real, interesting and clever. Highly recommended

Brilliant and chilling. Jane Corry knows exactly how to turn the screws in this compelling and hard-hitting story about the dark underbelly of respectable family life. Another outstanding novel by Jane Corry

Jane Corry nails it again. This is a page turner with depth, with characters and human conflicts that stay with you long after the novel is finished. Superb

A convincing suburban thriller with a compelling sense of doom

Wow! What an utterly tense and addictive thriller. It kept me riveted the whole way through!!

Gripping and surprising, with killer twists that will keep you guessing right up until the end

Ella Dove, commissioning editor for Good Housekeeping, Prima and Red

Storytelling at its finest. An expertly plotted page turner with real emotional depth

In Poppy Page's mind, there are two types of women in this world: those who are faithful to their husbands, and those who are not. Until now, Poppy has never questioned which she was. 
 
But when handsome, charming Matthew Gordon walks back into her life after almost two decades, that changes. Poppy makes a single mistake - and that mistake will be far more dangerous than she could imagine. 
 
Someone is going to pay for it with their life . . .

the page-turning Sunday Times Top 5 bestseller

I Looked Away

You made a mistake . . . 
But they're saying it's murder. 
 
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'Thrilling, emotional and pacy with a clever twist I didn't expect' Claire Douglas 
'Sensitive and thought-provoking' Adele Parks 
'Fearsomely good' Nicci French 
 
Every Monday, 49-year-old Ellie looks after her grandson Josh. She loves him more than anyone else in the world. The only thing that can mar her happiness is her husband's affair. But he swears it's over now, and Ellie has decided to be thankful for what she's got. 
 
Then one day, while she's looking after Josh, her husband gets a call from that woman. And just for a moment, Ellie takes her eyes off her grandson. What happens next will change her life forever. 
 
Because Ellie is hiding something from her past. And what looks like an accident could start to look like murder . . . 
 
From the Sunday Times bestselling author of My Husband's Wife, comes a beautifully written page-turner for fans of Lisa Jewell and Clare Mackintosh. 
 
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PRAISE FOR JANE CORRY 
 
'Compulsive, edgy and with some fabulous twists that I didn't see coming!' B A Paris, The Therapist 
 
'Beautifully written' Peter James, Left You Dead 
 
'A 'keep you up all night' thriller with a very big heart. I loved it' Kate Hamer, Crushed 
 
'I raced through this - staying up FAR too late to finish' Teresa Driscoll, Her Perfect Family

Brilliantly plotted, deftly woven and heartbreakingly real

Beautifully written...The Dead Ex totally hooked me

Compulsive, edgy and with some fabulous twists that I didn't see coming!

Every Monday, 49-year-old Ellie looks after her grandson Josh. She loves him more than anyone else in the world. The only thing that can mar her happiness is her husband's affair. But he swears it's over now, and Ellie has decided to be thankful for what she's got. 
 
Then one day, while she's looking after Josh, her husband gets a call from that woman. And just a moment, Ellie takes her eyes off her grandson. The accident that happens will change her life forever. 
 
Because Ellie is hiding something in her past. 
 
And what looks like an accident could start to look like murder...

Jane Corry

Jane Corry writes compelling and deliciously dark stories of murder and secrets

Ambitious, unguessable and always fascinating, The Stranger in Room Six is one of her best

A rich brew of dark secrets from the past, bubbling up in the present: haunting and compelling

Corry is the queen of the well-constructed reveal

Another great read that pulls you in from the start. Gripping and clever

You may not know the stranger in room six. But they know everything about you. 
 
It's been fifteen years since Belinda was convicted of her husband's murder. Now, she's ready for her life to begin again, and she's set on that happening at Sunnyside Home for the Young at Heart. 
 
The owner, Mabel, has spent her life here. First as an evacuee during the Blitz and now as the care home's oldest resident, Mabel has held the secrets of this house for as long as she can remember. Secrets that could kill if in the wrong hands. 
 
But history won't stay hidden forever and someone is onto them both. Watching and listening from room number six, they'll stop at nothing to find out the truth. 
 
With a past this dark, is anyone as innocent as they seem?

Jane Corry

Praise for The Stranger in Room Six

Jane Corry writes compelling and deliciously dark stories of murder and secrets

Few writers can match Jane Corry

Ambitious, unguessable and always fascinating, The Stranger in Room Six is one of her best

Jane Corry writes compelling and deliciously dark stories of murder and secrets

Few writers can match Jane Corry

Ambitious, unguessable and always fascinating, The Stranger in Room Six is one of her best

Jane Corry writes compelling and deliciously dark stories of murder and secrets

Few writers can match Jane Corry

Ambitious, unguessable and always fascinating, The Stranger in Room Six is one of her best

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