{"product_id":"the-family-friend","title":"The Family Friend","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA gift beyond your wildest dreams might just turn out to be your worst nightmare. The nail-biting thriller from the Number One Sunday Times bestseller.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Imogen is told she has inherited a country house near Bath, she thinks it must be a mistake. She last saw its owner, the reclusive artist Dorothea Roe, sixteen years ago — during a tragic summer that changed her life for ever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, with her partner Josh in tow, it looks like a chance at a fresh start. But then Imogen finds an old box with her name on it in Dorothea's abandoned study, and begins to believe the woman was trying to send her a message.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd when rumours start to swirl that Dorothea was murdered, Imogen starts to suspect that this gift may not be the lifeline she thought it was.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003ePraise\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Claire Douglas is a class act — she never, ever disappoints.”\u003c\/em\u003e — \u003cstrong\u003eLisa Jewell\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Clever, humane, with gasp-out-loud twists — a story that lingers in the mind long after the last page.”\u003c\/em\u003e — \u003cstrong\u003eEve Chase\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“One of the most reliable names in unputdownable suspense.”\u003c\/em\u003e — \u003cstrong\u003eiPaper\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“A pacy gripping thriller that fans will lap up.”\u003c\/em\u003e — \u003cstrong\u003ePrima\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAbout the author\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClaire Douglas\u003c\/strong\u003e worked as a journalist for fifteen years before winning the Marie Claire Debut Novel Award with her first novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Sisters\u003c\/em\u003e. She is a Number One Sunday Times bestseller and a frequent Richard \u0026amp; Judy Book Club pick, and her books — including \u003cem\u003eThe New Neighbours\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLocal Girl Missing\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThen She Vanishes\u003c\/em\u003e — have sold over three million copies in the UK alone. She lives in Bath, where this novel is set.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003ePerfect for readers of\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eLisa Jewell, Ruth Ware and Sarah Pearse — dual-timeline psychological suspense with a house at the centre of it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Michael Joseph (Penguin Random House)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52116962083032,"sku":"9781405978972","price":599.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0818\/1471\/6632\/files\/9781405978972.jpg?v=1785541138","url":"https:\/\/www.readersparadise.co\/products\/the-family-friend","provider":"Readers Paradise","version":"1.0","type":"link"}