The Last Gift

by Sarah J Naughton

Overview

The perfect short story for a dark wintry night - psychological thriller writer Sarah J Naughton chills you to the bone with this Christmas tale in the tradition of MR James.

On 24th December, loving husband and father Peter Biddiscombe is killed in a tragic accident on his way home from work. His body is not discovered until Boxing Day but when PC Maxine Derbyshire arrives at the house to deliver the devastating news, Peter's wife believes it must be a case of mistaken identity. Peter spent Christmas with his family. Or did he?


Bonus material - includes an exclusive three chapters from Sarah J Naughton's new full-length thriller The Other Couple


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Praise for Sarah J Naughton's Tattletale:


'a fast paced, brilliant page-turner...I predict a hit' Liz Nugent


'...deliciously clever - I still haven't stopped thinking about the magnificent, twisted construction of it' Emma Kavanagh, author of THE MISSING HOURS


'It's one of the best debuts I've read. It deserves to be MASSIVE.' Julia Crouch


'Lies, mystery and murder wrought by childhood trauma in this compulsive, twisty thriller.' Helen Smith, author of BEYOND BELIEF


'A well-crafted tale of love, obsession and murder - beautifully written and brilliantly twisted.' Ava Marsh, author of EXPOSURE


'Gripping, electrifying, heartbreaking.' Erin Kelly, author of HE SAID/SHE SAID

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781409175155
Publisher:	Orion
Publication date:	11/10/2017
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	327,780
File size:	927 KB

About the Author

Sarah J Naughton grew up in Dorset, on a diet of tales of imperiled heroines and wolves in disguise. As an adult her reading matter changed but those dark fairytales had deep roots. Her debut children's thriller, THE HANGED MAN RISES, featured a fiend from beyond the grave menacing the streets of Victorian London, and was shortlisted for the 2013 Costa award. TATTLETALE is her first adult novel, and has a monster of a different kind. Sarah lives in Central London with her husband and two sons.
Sarah J Naughton grew up in Dorset, on a diet of tales of imperiled heroines and wolves in disguise. As an adult her reading matter changed but those dark fairytales had deep roots. Her debut children's thriller, THE HANGED MAN RISES, featured a fiend from beyond the grave menacing the streets of Victorian London, and was shortlisted for the 2013 Costa award. THE FESTIVAL is her fourth psychological thriller for adults.