A chilling and unputdownable revenge thriller with a jaw-dropping twist

Nobody But Us

'READS LIKE A GLOSSY 90s THRILLER. OBSESSED' JUNO DAWSON 
'IT GRIPS LIKE A VICE' WILL DEAN 
'A MUST READ FOR 2022' 5* READER REVIEW 
'ADDICTIVE AND INTOXICATING' 5* READER REVIEW 
'NOT ONE TO BE MISSED' EVENING STANDARD 
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He's a well-respected college professor. She's a young and eager-to-please student. 
 
He knows she would do anything for him. She knows his certainty is his weakness 
 
He thinks he'll get what he wants. She thinks he'll get exactly what he needs. 
 
Two liars. 
One twisted path. 
A game of cat and mouse. 
 
BUT WHO IS THE HUNTER? AND WHO IS THE PREY? 
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'SAVAGELY GRIPPING' CHRIS WHITAKER 
'COMPELLING AND PERFECTLY PLOTTED' CATHERINE COOPER 
'UTTERLY COMPELLING' LOUISE O'NEILL 
'ADDICTIVE' CLAIRE DOUGLAS 
 
READERS ARE GRIPPED BY NOBODY BUT US 
 
'Wow. Just wow. Gripping, intense, thought provoking, addictive . . . I read the whole book in one sitting. Definitely going to be one of my favourite reads of this year' 5* READER REVIEW 
 
'Characters, dialogues, plot, narration and execution of the story is brilliant. What are you waiting for? Read this book' 5* READER REVIEW 
 
'Sharp, smart, powerful. I was hooked' 5* READER REVIEW 
 
'Intense, twisted, claustrophobic . . deliciously dark and oh so satisfying' 5* READER REVIEW 
 
'This is definitely one f**ked up couple . . . Filled with moments that will make your heart pound' 5* READER REVIEW 
 
'I literally could not put this book down' 5* READER REVIEW

What if Lolita got her revenge? Reads like a glossy 90s thriller . . . OBSESSED

Fierce, frightening, bold and beautiful. Clear your schedule for this one, Nobody But Us is savagely gripping

I totally loved this book - a literary thriller which is both incredibly readable and thought-provoking. Beautifully written, compelling and perfectly plotted - nothing not to like

Fresh & sharp. Who can resist a beautifully-written thriller featuring a forest & no phone reception? Atmospheric, edgy and completely engrossing - it grips like a vice. Exceptional

I absolutely loved Nobody But Us. Teeming with suspense and masterful foreboding, you'll be OBSESSED with 2022's Most F*Cked Up Couple! As spellbinding as it is sinister

A dark and atmospheric character-driven psychological thriller with a complex and clever couple at its core. If you like your stories with a heavy dose of revenge, you'll love this

This book took my breath away. Clever, thrilling and compelling, I couldn't stop turning the pages until the oh-so-satisfying ending. Make sure you read this next year!

An isolated house in the snowy woods, a cat-and-mouse chase, a story packed with secrets where nobody is what they seem ... I loved the flashbacks expertly woven into the tale to reveal the dark secrets of a relationship

Brutal, tense, and utterly compelling, Laure Van Rensburg is an electrifying new voice

Not an exaggeration to say this left me breathless - a relentlessly tense revenge thriller that's as beautifully written as it is savage and twisty

Misery meets Malcolm and Marie... An intoxicating, head-spinning and heavy-hitting revenge thriller

Nobody But Us is unapologetically brutal, clever and raw: a psychological thriller that stabs a razor-sharp knife into the bruising issue of consent (and - for good measure - gives it a twist) while pursuing a page-turning game of cat-and-mouse in the most evocative of settings

I raced through Nobody But Us in a couple of days. It's a tense cat and mouse thriller and I enjoyed being toyed with...

A propulsive thriller that is atmospheric and haunting, with so many twists that it left me breathless. At the core of the story is a rage-fuelled message, a cry of fury that demands to be heard. A triumph of a novel

Devoured this in a day. It's the reading equivalent of a 'hall of mirrors' where nothing is as it appears. Once you start reading, you can't stop

Superbly written, so sharp, descript and cunning. Deliciously dark and utterly addictive.

Beautifully savage and cunningly sharp, Nobody But Us is destined to become your next obsession. The almost unbearable tension will trap you with Ellie and Steven in their twisted relationship where nothing is as it seems. Trust no one in this electrifying debut, and prepare to be completely consumed

Inspired by real stories and events shared during the MeToo movement, the cat-and-mouse power struggle between the pair will force you to decide whose version of history you believe

I raced through this pacy zeitgeist thriller...for those who love their books dark, twisty and a tiny bit deranged (in a good way!)'

Nobody But Us is such an addictive thriller filled with secrets and mind games and never knowing who to trust. But it's also chilling and beautifully written with a powerful message at its heart. This is one book I won't be able to stop thinking about for a long time

Claire Douglas, #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of The Girls Who Disappeared'

Laure Van Rensburg is a French writer living in the UK. She is an Ink Academy alumna whose short stories have appeared in online magazines and anthologies. Her debut novel, Nobody But Us, was shortlisted for several awards. The Good Daughter is her second novel.

Steven Harding is a handsome, well-respected professor. 
 
Ellie Masterson is a wide-eyed young college student. 
 
Together, they are driving south from New York, for their first holiday together: three days in an isolated cabin, far from the city. Ahead of them, the promise of long, dark nights - and the chance to explore one another's bodies properly, away from prying eyes. 
 
It should be a perfect, romantic trip for two. 
 
Except that he's not who he says he is. 
 
But then again, neither is she...

Laure Van Rensburg

A stark, stunning and deeply affecting thriller. The Good Daughter takes a tender, chilling look at family and fear, the illusion of safety and the power of inner-resolve. I loved it.

A thrilling read that really gets you thinking

A powerful Southern Gothic thriller about the dangers of blind faith, the strength of women, and the deceptive nature of memory

A powerful literary thriller charting a woman's complicated & brutal struggle to escape a puritanical modern-day cult. Immersive vividly-realised settings + beautiful prose. An unflinching spotlight on patriarchy, coercive control & the thorny paths to liberation

Laure Van Rensurg has established herself as a master of the literary thriller with her sophomore novel, The Good Daughter. Intricate and carefully nuanced, this story will grip readers as it explores themes of family, faith, and the power of memory. An eerie, chilling, gorgeously written novel that is unafraid to challenge and question its subject matter.

LAURIE ELIZABETH FLYNN, author of THE GIRLS ARE ALL SO NICE HERE

An atmospheric, vividly-told story of belief and betrayal, of family bonds stretched to breaking point - and beyond

Abigail is a proud member of the New America Baptist Church. Living miles from the nearest town in South Carolina, she is safe from the depraved modern world. 
 
She is a good daughter. A valued member of the community. 
 
So when she is the sole survivor of a fire that burns her family's home to the ground, it seems like a tragic accident. 
 
Until a discovery is made: before the fire, Abigail let a stranger in. 
 
Who was the stranger? What lit the fire? And was the outside world always the threat - or did danger lurk within the community's walls?

Laure Van Rensburg

Praise for The Good Daughter

A stark, stunning and deeply affecting thriller. The Good Daughter takes a tender, chilling look at family and fear, the illusion of safety and the power of inner-resolve. I loved it.

A thrilling read that really gets you thinking

A powerful Southern Gothic thriller about the dangers of blind faith, the strength of women, and the deceptive nature of memory

A stark, stunning and deeply affecting thriller. The Good Daughter takes a tender, chilling look at family and fear, the illusion of safety and the power of inner-resolve. I loved it.

A thrilling read that really gets you thinking

A powerful Southern Gothic thriller about the dangers of blind faith, the strength of women, and the deceptive nature of memory

A stark, stunning and deeply affecting thriller. The Good Daughter takes a tender, chilling look at family and fear, the illusion of safety and the power of inner-resolve. I loved it.

A thrilling read that really gets you thinking

A powerful Southern Gothic thriller about the dangers of blind faith, the strength of women, and the deceptive nature of memory

Books by Laure Van Rensburg

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