The Girl Before J. P. Delaney 9781786480262

NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES
THE ADDICTIVE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER

Bestseller in the UK Sunday Times, January 2017
Bestseller in the USA New York Times, February 2017

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS CRIME & THRILLER BOOK OF THE YEAR
THE SUNDAY TIMES THRILLER OF THE MONTH
THE SIMON MAYO RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK

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

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 makes a shocking discovery about the previous tenant, Emma, and Jane starts to wonder if her own story will be a rerun of the girl before.

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'DAZZLING' - Lee Child
'ADDICTIVE' - Daily Express
'DEVASTATING' - Daily Mail
'INGENIOUS' - The New York Times
'COMPULSIVE' - Glamour Magazine
'ELEGANT' - Peter James
'SEXY' - Mail on Sunday
'ENTHRALLING' - Woman and Home
'ORIGINAL' - The Times
'RIVETING' - Lisa Gardner
'CREEPY' - Heat
'SATISFYING' - Reader's Digest
'SUPERIOR' - The Bookseller

About the Author
JP Delaney's first psychological thriller, The Girl Before, was an instant Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller and went on to sell over a million copies worldwide. His subsequent books Believe Me, The Perfect Wife, and Playing Nice were also top ten bestsellers, while Playing Nice was a Richard and Judy Book Club selection. Recently, JP Delaney has been heavily involved in the television adaptation of The Girl Before, as lead writer and co-executive producer. www.jpdelaney.co.uk

Reviews
This is going to be the buzziest book of 2017 . . . This year The Girl Before will be that book * InStyle *
I was instantly gripped and held captivated by the pace and elegant writing. I devoured it in two straight sittings * Peter James *
A remarkably poised (debut) psychological thriller * The Sunday Times *
Dazzling - a pitch-perfect thriller * Lee Child *
The tension is built up subtly, leading to a devastating climax. A really clever thriller . . . [the film] will no doubt become the third big 'Girl' film * Daily Mail *
Riveting! One of the most compelling page-turners I've read in years. Twisty, turny, and with an ending not to be missed! * Lisa Gardner *
Slick, sexy, suspenseful and smart * Mail on Sunday *
Original and entertaining * The Times *
A deeply addictive literary thriller that deserves to be one of this year's biggest successes * Daily Express *
Original and brilliantly written * The Sun *
Get hooked on this hair-raiser about a woman who scores what seems like her dream home . . . until she finds out the mysterious fate of the previous tenant * Cosmopolitan *
Creepy . . . The buzz around this could not be fizzier * Heat *
A compulsive, sexy thriller that's set to soar * Glamour Magazine Online *
The Girl Before is deservedly anointed the 'top girl' of this season's suspense novels * The Washington Post *
Constantly cranking up the suspense . . . a thoroughly satisfying read * Reader's Digest *
Enthralling * Woman and Home *
A guaranteed best-seller * Red Magazine *
The most intriguing plot idea I've seen in a good while * The Spectator *
Genuinely eerie . . . beautifully handled . . . the pages fly * USA Today *
Riveting . . . Writing with precision and grace, Delaney strips away the characters' secrets until the raw truth of each is revealed * Publishers Weekly *
A guaranteed best-seller * Prima *
A masterfully crafted spellbinder . . . guaranteed to astonish * Booklist *
Superior psychological suspense . . . a cleverly constructed thriller * The Bookseller *
The plotting is exceptionally well thought-through * Irish Independent *
A crisp psychological thriller * Sainsbury's Magazine *
The Girl Before is more than worthy of the accolades . . . a complex triangle of twisted obsession . . . say goodbye to your nails * Boundless Magazine *
A great thriller and one that instantly hooks you in, in the very first line, and never lets you go . . . utterly compelling and very satisfying . . . A wonderful portrayal of psychological obsession at its creepy best * Peter James for Big Issue North *
An outstanding debut that is more than a match for Paula Hawkins's The Girl on the Train * Sunday Times *
The Girl Before is a cat-and-mouse game that toys with our expectations and twists our sympathies. At times almost unbearably suspenseful, it keeps us guessing from the first page to the very last. Don't miss it * Joseph Finder *
Ingenious * The New York Times *
JP Delaney builds the suspense * Vanity Fair *
One of the best thrillers you'll read in 2017 * New York Journal of Books *
A fast-paced page-turner * The Lady *
Horribly compelling * Evening Standard *
A tense psychological thriller, replete with twists and turns * Cosmopolitan *



Book Information
ISBN 9781786480262
Author J. P. Delaney
Format Paperback
Page Count 432
Imprint Quercus Publishing
Publisher Quercus Publishing
Weight(grams) 300g
Dimensions(mm) 192mm * 124mm * 30mm