Our Little Secret

For fans of In a Dark, Dark Wood and All the Missing Girls comes Our Little Secret, a compulsive and thrilling debut about a missing woman, a tangled love triangle, the secrets we keep and the secrets we share.

The detective wants to know what happened to Saskia, as if I could just skip to the ending and all would be well. But stories begin at the beginning and some secrets have to be earned.

Angela is being held in a police interrogation room. Her ex’s wife has gone missing and Detective Novak is sure Angela knows something, despite her claim that she’s not involved.

At Novak’s prodding, Angela tells a story going back ten years, explaining how she met and fell in love with her high school friend HP. But as her past unfolds, she reveals a disconcerting love triangle and a dark, tangled web of betrayals. Is Angela a scorned ex-lover with criminal intent? Or a pawn in someone else’s revenge scheme? Who is she protecting? And why?

Twisty and suspenseful, Our Little Secret is an intense cat-and-mouse game and a riveting thriller about the lies we tell others—and ourselves.

"Nay lures readers down a dark and tangled path that explores the aftereffects of lost first loves...a gripping addition to the psych thriller world." --Mary Kubica, New York Times bestselling author of The Good Girl

"A gripping and disturbing story, which left me guessing until the very end." --B.A. Paris, New York Times bestselling author of Behind Closed Doors and The Breakdown

"Clever and addictive, Our Little Secret won't stay a secret for long--it's that good."--Chevy Stevens, New York Times bestselling author of Still Missing and Never Let You Go

"A cracking read...Our Little Secret builds to a deliciously dark conclusion."-- Ruth Ware, New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in Cabin 10

"A hugely accomplished first novel--and one which, in the guise of a page turner, poses many questions about intimacy, jealousy and the vertiginous trajectory that is revenge."--Douglas Kennedy, international bestselling author of The Pursuit of Happiness and Leaving the World

"In Our Little Secret, Roz Nay shows how the past is never truly past, and can be darker than we guess, especially when it comes to first loves. A most promising debut."-- Andrew Pyper, bestselling author of The Demonologist and The Only Child

"In Roz Nay's tightly woven debut Our Little Secret we meet Angela - a wily woman with a twisted love story, who is in quite a heap of trouble. As the story unfolds and the mystery deepens, the breadcrumbs Nay expertly leaves behind reveal a dark truth you won't see coming. Ruth Ware fans will love this compulsive, impossible-to-put-down novel!"--Karma Brown, bestselling author of Come Away With Me and The Choices We Make

"A stunning debut.... Our Little Secret is a deliciously twisted novel about a love triangle. It's so suspenseful your heart will be pounding as you hurry to the end. Roz Nay has proven she can write the thriller you haven't read before." --Liz Fenton and Lisa Steinke, authors of The Good Widow

"A juicy, darkly comic tour through an unpredictable mind, populated by characters as captivating as they are despicable. If you liked Disclaimer, you're in for a treat with this one."--Averil Dean, author of Alice Close Your Eyes

"Heading to a cottage this weekend and need a guaranteed good read? Bring this book. Trust me: you're likely to read it in one breathless sitting. When you return to reality, it will be well past midnight and everyone else will have gone to bed. [A] winding, deceptive descent towards the truth about what happened. I didn't see it coming, and neither will you."--The Globe and Mail

"Seemingly every aspiring author out there is now busy capitalizing on the trend, crafting dark psychological thrillers with unreliable female narrators and wild plot twists. It's increasingly difficult, then, to stand out in this crowded market. Especially for unknown writers. All of this is why first-time author Roz Nay's debut Our Little Secret is so impressive. The British-born, Nelson, B.C.-based talent has not just managed to get her debut on shelves -- she's also penned one of the best grip-lit titles of the year. The writing, it must be said, is supremely seductive. Nay draws the reader in with compelling characters, deliciously dark themes, clever turns of phrase and heightened levels of suspense. What's more, the intimate bond that Angela shares with charismatic, sun-kissed swim captain HP is nothing short of mesmerizing."--Toronto Star