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The Brighton Mermaid

  • Imprint: Century

  • ISBN: 9781780896007

  • Length: 496  Pages

  • Dimensions: 222mm x 42mm x 144mm

  • Weight: 641g

  • RRP: £12.99

The Brighton Mermaid

**WINNER OF THE PRECIOUS LIFESTYLE MUST READ OF THE YEAR AWARD 2018**

‘This will creep its way under your skin and stay there long after you finish the final few gut-twisting chapters. Brilliant’ Heat

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Brighton Beach, 1993

Teenagers Nell and Jude find the body of a young woman and when no one comes to claim her, she becomes known as the Brighton Mermaid. Nell is still struggling to move on when, three weeks later, Jude disappears.

Twenty-five years on, Nell is forced to quit her job to find out who the Brighton Mermaid really was – and what happened to her best friend that summer.

But as Nell edges closer to the truth, dangerous things start to happen. Someone seems to be watching her every move, and soon she starts to wonder who in her life she can actually trust…

Fast-paced and thrilling, The Brighton Mermaid explores the deadly secrets of those closest to you.

  • Imprint: Century

  • ISBN: 9781780896007

  • Length: 496  Pages

  • Dimensions: 222mm x 42mm x 144mm

  • Weight: 641g

  • RRP: £12.99

Reviews

  • "Addictive read full of secrets"

    Fabulist

  • "Koomson’s characters are perfectly formed yet flawed, showing acute insight into the human psyche. Thanks to their depth and intricately woven, ever changing relationships, the novel simmers with tension and an undercurrent of darkness"

    Daily Express

  • "Simmering with tension and fraught with tales of failed friendship and broken relationships, this is a fantastic summer read."

    My Weekly

  • "The novel simmers with tension and an undercurrent of darkness"

    Daily Express

  • "Tense and emotional"

    My Weekly

  • "Satisfyingly full of suspense with engaging characters"

    The People

  • "This will creep its way under your skin and stay there long after you finish the final gut-twisting chapters. Brilliant."

    Heat

  • "A thrilling new novel about friendship, trust and the thin line that often occurs between what is perceived as morally right and wrong . . . another page-turning, addictive read"

    Black Hair Magazine

  • "Gripping stuff"

    S Magazine

  • "Another brilliant, suspenseful read from a master storyteller."

    Candis

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About the Author

Dorothy Koomson

Dorothy Koomson, The knitty-gritty. . . Dorothy Koomson is the author of twelve novels including That Girl From Nowhere, The Chocolate Run, The Woman He Loved Before, The Ice Cream Girls and My Best Friend’s Girl. While writing The Friend she took up, in the name of research, knitting and cocktail mixing – two things that are oddly compatible. Give it a try.

Dorothy Koomson

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