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We Know You Know

On sale

9th July 2020

Price: £8.99

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Selected: Paperback / ISBN-13: 9781444797305

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The gripping new psychological suspense novel from the bestselling author of breakout hit HE SAID/SHE SAID

This novel was previously published as Stone Mothers in hardback.

Gripping, terrifying and moving back through time to reveal twists you’ll never see coming, We Know You Know delivers shocks and suspense from a master of thriller writing.

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Addictively scary and thrillingly audaciousNicci French

‘Captivating, cleverly constructed’ Paula Hawkins

‘One of the best writers in the genre. Properly chilling’ Red

‘I heard the swish of falling paper. I grazed my knuckles retrieving a beige folder, its grubby white ribbon loose. Looping doctor’s handwriting. Addresses. Dates. Names. Photographs! I had found the patients whose notes would bring the past back to life.’

A lifetime ago, a patient escaped Nazareth mental asylum. They covered their tracks carefully. Or so they thought.
Thirty years ago, Marianne Smy committed a crime then fled from her home to leave the past behind. Or so she thought.

Now, Marianne has been forced to return. Nazareth asylum has been converted to luxury flats, but its terrible hold on her is still strong. A successful academic, a loving mother and a loyal wife, she fears her secret being revealed and her world shattering.

She is right to be scared.

‘Kelly is a master’ Observer

‘So CLEVER … and the writing is perfection’ Marian Keyes ‘Another twisty, layered, nuanced story’ Ruth Ware

Reviews

Nicci French
A beautifully dark, Gothic story of characters haunted by their past: poignant and tragic, full of unexpected shifts and twists, addictively scary and thrillingly audacious.
Paula Daly
STONE MOTHERS is a pitch-perfect, beautifully-written, literary crime novel. I pressed my copy into the hands of a friend as soon as I'd finished it.
SJI Holliday, author of <i>The Lingering</i>
An atmospheric tale of buried truths and the devastating consequences, I was fascinated and horrified in equal measure. Another triumph from Erin Kelly.
Isabelle Grey, author of the DI Grace Fisher series
STONE MOTHERS... is a complex, suspenseful and moving story about motherhood and vulnerability. I loved the way Erin Kelly switched competing narratives to make us question our own perspectives on such a fraught subject as how we provide care for the mentally ill.
Marian Keyes, author of <i>The Break</i>
The plot is so CLEVER, the characterisation weep-makingly wise, and the writing is perfection. It is great.
Jenny Quintana
A wonderful page-turner full of dark secrets - atmospheric and intense with a gripping plot. Beautifully and cleverly written, STONE MOTHERS tells the tale of the Nazareth Mental Hospital, its impact on a community and the consequences one incident has on the lives of the characters involved. I loved it.
Tammy Cohen
Atmospheric, compelling and worryingly apposite. This is powerful storytelling for the times we're in.
Kate Hamer, author of <i>The Girl in the Red Coat</i>
Chilling, spine-tingling with a pace that leaves you breathless. STONE MOTHERS is a beautifully written puzzle, a thriller with heart that had me racing through the pages to find out what happens.
Lucie Whitehouse
A treat for anyone who loves their suspense gothic and poignant. The chilling Nazareth Mental Hospital haunts the lives of all who come there, reserving its coldest touch for those women who dare have ambition.
Sarah Hilary
What a storyteller Erin Kelly is. The women in this story and the ways in which their lives are entwined, the echoes of the past, the weight of secrets, the fear and the intimacy - it's all here. Simply spectacular.
Holly Seddon
Holy hell, Erin Kelly gets better and better! STONE MOTHERS made me weep, smile and tremble all at once. Prose so razor sharp I wanted to savour it but a plot so pacy I couldn't help racing through it. Brilliantly moving.
Mark Edwards, author of <i>In Her Shadow</i>
Full of sentences that are so good I want to write them down and pin them to the wall.
Ruth Ware, author of <i>The Death of Mrs Westaway</i>
A great read... another twisty, layered, nuanced story, filled with complexity and shadows.
Lucy Dawson, author of <i>White Lies</i>
A plot to die for, with characters so real you can hear them breathing. Let Erin Kelly's STONE MOTHERS take you by the hand and hold on tightly for the ride. A truly exceptional read.
Paul Burston
Kelly is a masterful storyteller. The twists and turns keep you gripped until the very last page... This is a brilliant, beautiful book - and an important one.
Michelle Davies, author of <i>False Witness</i>
From the opening, pulse-raising first line, STONE MOTHERS is absolutely riveting and so beautifully written. This is Erin Kelly at the top of her game - and that's saying something after HE SAID/SHE SAID.
Heidi Perks, author of <i>Now You See Her</i>
STONE MOTHERS is a beautifully dark and chilling story and I was gripped from start to finish. I am in awe of Erin Kelly's superb writing.
Laura Marshall, author of <i>Friend Request</i>
Loved STONE MOTHERS by the genius that is Erin Kelly. Gripping, moving, impossible to put down and fiendishly readable, fascinating but wears its meticulous research so lightly, just awesome. She's done it again.
Julia Crouch, author of <i>Her Husband's Lover</i>
I loved STONE MOTHERS... Manages brilliantly to be at once sharp and gentle, cruel and compassionate. Kelly really does just keep getting better and better.
Liz Nugent, author of <i>Skin Deep</i>
It is rare when exquisite plotting and damn fine writing come together, but Erin does it every time, seamlessly. STONE MOTHERS is an absorbing, humane and intriguing story that will have readers enthralled.
Paula Hawkins, author of <i>The Girl on the Train</i>
The incomparable Erin Kelly has written another captivating, cleverly constructed contemporary novel.
Caz Frear, author of <i>Sweet Little Lies</i>
Brilliantly written and so ambitious in terms of plotting and atmosphere... the perfect storm of a crime novel.
Jenny Blackhurst
Absolutely brilliant! Well crafted, twisty and beautifully written.
Alex Marwood, author of <i>The Darkest Secret</i>
Kelly's ingenious, smart, engrossing books fill me with joy. Her twisted understanding of human nature is second to none.
Anya Lipska
Erin Kelly is on sparkling storytelling form in a tale as dark and labyrinthine as the corridors of the crumbling Victorian asylum at its heart. As well as a creepy mystery she creates a razor-sharp evocation of growing up in small town 1980s Suffolk - and how you can never escape the past.
Sinead Crowley
Dickensian in scope and atmosphere, superbly researched and absolutely gripping.
Rachel Abbott, author of <i>Come A Little Closer</i>
STONE MOTHERS is a compelling, disturbing story, and beautifully written - as we have come to expect from Erin Kelly.
Janet Ellis
Expertly plotted and full of rich detail and unforgettable characters. I couldn't speed through Erin Kelly's complex and twisted tale to its heart-stopping ending fast enough. I was hooked from page one and I had only one unanswered question: How does Erin do it?!
Red
STONE MOTHERS is a clever, nuanced psychological thriller from one of the best writers in the genre. Properly chilling, you'll be gripped.
C.L. Taylor
A powerful and moving story.
Mel McGrath, author of <i>Give Me the Child</i>
Erin Kelly is one of the most gifted writers of psychological suspense working today. STONE MOTHERS is an accomplished, layered and compelling novel of guilt, betrayal and thwarted love by a writer at the top of her game.
Julie Cohen
A fabulously twisty and satisfying story with amazing characterisation.
Booklist
Utterly engaging, terrifying, and unputdownable, this novel will haunt readers.
The Big Issue
Compelling... The strength of Kelly's writing is the combination of strong, believable characters and ingenious plotting, her brilliantly timed reveals constantly pulling the rug out from under her readers. Exemplary writing.
Bridget Collins, author of <i>The Binding</i>
Compelling, darkly atmospheric and powerful, STONE MOTHERS leads you deeper and deeper into a claustrophobic world of desire, violence and blackmail. With all the ingredients of a classic psychological thriller, it's also got amazing depth and resonance, examining the shifting dynamics of power and the legacy of violence.
Mike Gayle
A darkly fascinating, beautifully written tale which had me completely gripped from beginning to end.
Alexandra Burt, author of <i>The Good Daughter</i>
Intriguing and plainly irresistible. Paced perfectly, masterful in its execution, it demands to be devoured until the final words are read. The twists are clever, the language beautiful. Such a treat.
Lee Child, <i>Sunday Times</i> bestselling author of the Jack Reacher series
Doubly excellent - truly fine psychological suspense, and plenty to think about, too, when your pulse has returned to normal.
A.J. Finn, author of <i>The Woman in the Window</i>
Warning: may induce whiplash. So many novelists merely maintain altitude with each book; Erin Kelly tops herself time and again. STONE MOTHERS is the best and boldest novel to date from one of the very best thriller writers at work today: a sinuous, slippery thriller as ingenious as it is absorbing.
Clare Pooley
Dark, twisty and addictive.
LV Hay
Lyrical prose, with intrigue in every page. Kelly has done it again!
Michelle Frances
Erin Kelly skilfully leads you into a dark, atmospheric story and just when you think you know where it's going, she pulls the rug out under your feet, again and again and again.
Gillian McAllister, author of <i>No Further Questions</i>
Wonderfully written, beautifully-realised characters and a plot so clever I gasped out loud.
Helen Fitzgerald
Another superb book from Erin Kelly. She is a true master of the character-driven thriller.
Reader's Digest
If you want to be pulled into a book that will hold your attention, you need to read STONE MOTHERS. Suspenseful, as well as unexpected, you will not be able to put this book down.
Grazia
From the twist on the first page to the final gasp, this is a dazzling psychological thriller.
Good Housekeeping
The fantastically taut, compelling plot, brooding atmosphere and fast pace make it a winner.
The Herald
A dark tale cleverly formed... A layered read with a twisting plot that gains momentum from its splintered perspectives
Daily Mirror
Gripping, atmospheric thriller.
Harrow Times
A thriller full of twists that is sure to keep you reading past your bedtime.
Best Magazine
A brooding, slow burning psychological thriller, with real depth and emotional punch
Heat
This powerful and affecting psychological thriller centres on how the lives of three people are forever changed by one criminal act. But it also reminds us how, just a few decades ago, women's lives were not their own - and, in some places, still aren't.
Heat
A powerful and affecting psychological thriller
Daily Express
A gripping thriller which is impossible to put down, culminating in a heart-stopping final showdown
Sunday Mirror
Beautifully written, subtly impactful psychological thriller.
Observer
The story of how a covered-up murder will never lie quietly and a terrifying indictment of how the mentally ill were once treated... a genuinely surprising twist that turns assumptions neatly on their heads.
Sunday Express
Crime fiction at its most ingenious and gripping - and its wisest.
Guardian
With some uncomfortable truths about class divisions and how we care for those with mental health issues, Stone Mothers is atmospheric and poignant.
Woman's Own
A dark, emotional must-read
Linda Green
Powerful, evocative and heartbreaking. Erin Kelly's masterful prose conjures up such a strong sense of place that Nazareth Hospital becomes a character in this tangled web of secrets. The book burns with the injustice of how women were incarcerated in mental asylums simply for failing to comply with the social norms of the day
Sunday Express
consummately plotted and glowing with rage at the way society treats women
Daily Mirror
a skilfully plotted read