The Girlfriend

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She’s selfish. She’s conniving. She’s a liar.
She’s coming to dinner.
Meet THE GIRLFRIEND.

Laura has it all. A successful career, a long marriage to a rich husband, and a twenty-three-year-old son, Daniel, who is kind, handsome, and talented. Then Daniel meets Cherry. Cherry is young, beautiful, and smart but hasn’t led Laura’s golden life. And she wants it.

When tragedy strikes, a decision is made and a lie is told. A lie so terrible it changes their lives forever…

The Girlfriend is a taut and wickedly twisted debut psychological thriller—a novel of subtle sabotage, retaliation, jealousy and fear, which pivots on an unforgivable lie, and examines the mother–son–daughter-in-law relationship in a chilling new light.Praise for THE GIRLFRIEND:
 
“The Girlfriend is a taut psychological thriller, the evil chillingly drawn. Every character is layered and beautifully twisted.   Makes me consider running background checks on any potential spouses my children bring home!” —Karen Rose, New York Times Bestselling Author

“Reminiscent of Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl, Frances’ psychological thriller features a dangerous triangle…All will relish the tension and surprise delivered by each development as they try to identify the villain and discover the truth right up to the shocking conclusion.” —Booklist
 
“A psychological roller-coaster…This debut novel will appeal to fans of fast-paced psychological thrillers led by deliciously vile female characters.” —Library Journal
 
“Brilliantly twisty, a sharp, sinister and addictive read.” —The Sunday Mirror (UK)
 
“[A] gripping debut….Fans of psychological thrillers will eagerly look forward to Frances’ next book.” —Publishers Weekly
 
“Michelle Frances' skill lies in taking a relationship familiar to many, and creating two characters who transform it into something much more malignant, keeping the reader on a knife-edge throughout.” —The Telegraph (Belfast)Michelle Frances is an internationally bestselling author whose novels have been sold in 19 countries. A graduate of Bournemouth Film School and the American Film Institute, Los Angeles, she worked in television drama as a producer and script editor for nearly 20 years, both for the independent sector and the BBC. She lives in east Sussex with her family and can be found online at MichelleFrancesBooks.com