The First Mistake

by Sandie Jones

Overview

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Hello Sunshine Book Club pick The Other Woman, comes an addictively readable new domestic suspense about a wife, her husband, and the woman who is supposedly her best friend.

THE WIFE: For Alice, life has never been better. With her second husband, she has a successful business, two children, and a beautiful house.

HER HUSBAND: Alice knows that life could have been different if her first husband had lived, but Nathan’s arrival into her life gave her back the happiness she craved.

HER BEST FRIEND: Through the ups and downs of life, from celebratory nights out to comforting each other through loss, Alice knows that with her best friend Beth by her side, they can survive anything together. So when Nathan starts acting strangely, Alice turns to Beth for help. But soon, Alice begins to wonder whether her trust has been misplaced . . .

The first mistake could be her last.

Praise for The Other Woman:

"One of the most twisted and entertaining plots."—Reese Witherspoon
"A perfect beach read."—Kristin Hannah
"Whiplash-inducing."—New York Times Book Review
"Such fun you'll cheer [Emily's] chutzpah."—PEOPLE
"This thriller will hit close to home."—Refinery29

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781250192035
Publisher:	St. Martin's Publishing Group
Publication date:	06/02/2020
Pages:	320
Sales rank:	131,483
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

SANDIE JONES has worked as a freelance journalist for more than twenty years and has written for publications including the Sunday Times, Woman’s Weekly, and Hello magazine. She lives in London with her husband and three children. The Other Woman was her debut novel and a Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine Book Club pick.

Editorial Reviews

One of Women.com's "Best Books You Need to Buy in June"!
A New York Post "Summer Book Sure to Send Chills Down Your Spine"
Named one of She Reads' "Best Thrillers by Women in 2019"

"Riveting . . . The twisty plot builds to a shocking conclusion. This puzzler reinforces Jones's status as a rising suspense star."—Publishers Weekly

"Jones, who showed her skill at ramping up suspense in her debut, The Other Woman (2018), surprises everyone with the revelations in her powerful climactic close, which presents Alice with a fateful choice. A provocative view of trust, placed and misplaced."—Booklist

"An addictive, page-turning thriller."—National Examiner

"Twist after mind-boggling twist in this addictively readable domestic suspense tale . . . Reads will be genuinely surprised at ever turn, thanks to Jones' ability to keep one guessing until the very end."—The Girlfriend

"All is mysterious and deceiving, all is logical... Brilliantly done, The First Mistake is a pleasure to read."—Bookreporter

"The story unveils secrets and lies you won't believe. I know what you're thinking. You've heard this before...right? Nope! Advice: Read this!"—Suspense Magazine

"[A] riveting domestic thriller that'll leave readers breathless. A novel so addicting and hypnotic that it demands to be read in one sitting. Sandie Jones proves she's one of the best writers the genre has to offer . . . and The First Mistake is a must-read for fans of Gillian Flynn, Greer Hendricks, and Shari Lapena."—The Real Book Spy

From the Publisher

04/29/2019

Alice, the narrator of this riveting domestic thriller set in the U.K. from bestseller Jones (The Other Woman), and her second husband, Nathan, have a thriving company, AT Designs, which Alice and her late first husband, Tom, founded using his money. When a buyer backs out of a real estate project in Japan the couple are involved in, Nathan proposes that they take on all aspects of the deal: “buy the land, build the apartments, design the interiors and sell them on ourselves.” Alice is reluctant to go along with Nathan, whom she doesn’t trust since she believes he’s having an affair. Alice has confided in her best friend, Beth, about Nathan’s straying, but she’s further shaken when Beth shares information that causes her to question everything she thought she knew about Tom. As Alice struggles to come to terms with Beth’s revelations, she continues to search for proof that Nathan is cheating on her. The twisty plot builds to a shocking conclusion. This puzzler reinforces Jones’s status as a rising suspense star. 150,000-copy announced first printing. Agent: Tanera Simons, Darley Anderson (U.K.). (June)

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