If You Knew Her - Softcover

Elgar, Emily

Softcover

ISBN 10: 006269460X ISBN 13: 9780062694607

Publisher: Harper Paperbacks, 2018

Synopsis

From a terrific new voice comes a standout debut thriller in the vein of What She Knew and I Let You Go.

"Emotionally charged and tautly plotted, Emily Elgar's debut is a stunning example of psychological suspense."--Clare Mackintosh, international bestselling author of I Let You Go and I See You

A woman in a coma.

The man who could save her life--if only he could speak.

When young, beautiful Cassie Jensen arrives unconscious to the intensive care ward at St. Catherine's hospital after being struck in a hit-and-run while out walking her dog, chief nurse Alice Marlowe thinks she looks familiar. She starts digging deeper into Cassie's relationships, only to discover something about her patient that she'd been keeping secret from everyone, including her devoted husband and family. Soon Alice finds herself obsessed with her patient's past and future, even willing to put her own career on the line in her single-minded search for answers.

Frank, a patient on the same ward who has locked-in syndrome, can hear and see everything around him but cannot speak. Soon he comes to understand that Cassie's life is still in danger. While the police continue to look for clues, only Frank holds the truth, but he's unable to communicate it.

As the novel flashes between points of view, the reader will get closer and closer to the truth of who Cassie Jensen was, and why she was out on the road that fateful night . . .

About this title

Review:

"Such a brilliant and cleverly crafted idea. A novel which will make you wonder what others are really thinking."--Jane Corry, author of My Husband's Wife

"Emotionally charged and tautly plotted, Emily Elgar's debut is a stunning example of psychological suspense"--Clare Mackintosh, international bestselling author of I Let You Go and I See You

"A welcome addition to the ranks of coma lit. . . . a wonderfully insidious build-up of tension."--The Guardian, "The Best Recent Crime Novels"

"Elgar's gratifying, well-written tale of family predicaments will be a good match for women's-fiction readers looking for something a bit darker."--Booklist

"Brilliant and twisted. . . . Emily Elgar brings these three characters together in an unlikely manner, creating a psychological thriller that is every bit as good as many of her peers in the thriller writing genre. Examining the lines where the perfect life and the perfect lie begins to blur, the final twist will leave you reeling-- and anxiously awaiting Elgar's next book."--BookTrib

Book Description:

The gripping story of a young woman fighting to survive and the shocking secret that could destroy her. If you like Clare Mackintosh, Caz Frear, Jane Corry, Adele Parks, Laura Marshall, Amanda Prowse or Louise Jensen then you be hooked by this emotional psychological thriller.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 006269460X
• ISBN 13: 9780062694607
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400