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The Girl Before by JP Delaney

Enter the world of One Folgate Street and discover perfection . . . but can you pay the price?

We’re looking for 10 reading groups who love crime thrillers to read and recommend bestselling The Girl Before to a friend, for the chance to win early copies of JP Delaney’s new book, Believe Me.

10 lucky reading groups will recceive copies of the book as well as receommendation postcards so they can recommend the book to a friend.

To win an early copy of Believe Me, all you have to do is share photos of your book and postcard on twitter with #thereaderbefore.

About the book

Jane stumbles on the rental opportunity of a lifetime: the chance to live in a beautiful ultra-minimalist house designed by an enigmatic architect, on condition she abides by a long list of exacting rules. After moving in, she discovers that a previous tenant, Emma, met a mysterious death there – and starts to wonder if her own story will be a re-run of the girl before.

As twist after twist catches the reader off guard, Emma’s past and Jane’s present become inexorably entwined in this tense, page-turning portrayal of psychological obsession.

Deadline: 22 January.

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