Keep Him Close

Keep Him Close

A moving and suspenseful mystery that you won’t be able to put down

Summary


'A SUSPENSEFUL MYSTERY...DEEPLY MOVING AND PSYCHOLOGICALLY AFFECTING' ALEX MICHAELIDES, AUTHOR OF THE SILENT PATIENT

PRAISE FOR KEEP HIM CLOSE:
'A tense drama' Sunday Times
'A beautiful and heart-breaking story that I can't stop thinking about. Simply stunning.' Jo Jakeman, author of Safe House
'Powerfully written and packs a real emotional punch.' Cara Hunter, author of Close to Home
'A magnetic, all consuming read. A heart-breaking suspense which deals with love in all its forms.'
Gytha Lodge, author of She Lies in Wait
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ONE SON LIED. ONE SON DIED.


Alice's son is dead. Indigo's son is accused of murder.


Indigo is determined to prove her beloved Kane is innocent. She is helped by a kind stranger who takes an interest in her situation. But little does she know that her new friend has her own agenda...

Alice can't tell Indigo who she really is. She wants to understand why her son was killed. But how long will it take for Indigo to discover her identity? And what other secrets will come out as she digs deeper?

No one knows a son like his mother. But neither Alice nor Indigo know the whole truth about their boys, and what happened between them on that fateful night.

Reviews

  • Keep Him Close was a magnetic, all-consuming read. A heart-breaking suspense which deals with love in all its forms, however it is expressed.
    Gytha Lodge, author of She Lies in Wait

About the author

Emily Koch

Emily Koch is an award-winning journalist and author of two novels, If I Die Before I Wake and Keep Him Close. Her books have been shortlisted for the Crime Writers' Association Ian Fleming Steel Dagger award, won France's Prix du Bureau des Lecteurs Folio Policier, longlisted for the Authors' Club Best First Novel Award, and been selected as a Waterstones Thriller of the Month. Waterstones said her second novel 'cements Koch's place as one of the most exciting new crime writers of our day.' She lives in Bristol.
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