Publishers Weekly
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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"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
