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If I Die Before I Wake

  • Imprint: Vintage

  • ISBN: 9781784705718

  • Length: 320  Pages

  • Dimensions: 198mm x 20mm x 129mm

  • Weight: 224g

  • RRP: £8.99

If I Die Before I Wake

HOW DO YOU SOLVE YOUR OWN MURDER?

Everyone believes Alex is in a coma, unlikely to ever wake up. As his family debate withdrawing life support, he can only listen.

But he soon begins to suspect that his accident wasn’t really an accident. Even worse, the perpetrator is still out there and Alex is not the only one in danger.

Alex must use a series of clues from his past to solve the mystery of who tried to kill him. He needs to protect those he loves – before they decide to let him go…

Praise for If I Die Before I Wake:

‘Exhilarating’ Daily Mail

‘Beautifully written’ Cara Hunter, bestselling author of All the Rage

'This is a debut to be reckoned with' Guardian

SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA STEEL DAGGER AWARD 2018

  • Imprint: Vintage

  • ISBN: 9781784705718

  • Length: 320  Pages

  • Dimensions: 198mm x 20mm x 129mm

  • Weight: 224g

  • RRP: £8.99

Reviews

  • This is a debut to be reckoned with.

    Barry Forshaw, Guardian

  • The author conveys a real sense of the true horror of being locked inside a body that won’t move with a brain that still works. And she persuades us to stay with the story to its strangely exhilarating conclusion.

    Christina Appleyard, Daily Mail

  • If I Die Before I Wake is a captivating thriller by an exciting new voice. I read it in two days because I had to know who did it! Koch keeps you guessing until the very end.

    Mary Lynn Bracht, author of White Chrysanthemum

  • I loved If I Die Before I Wake. I was completely gripped - a sign of a true story-teller. It's utterly compelling and has an ending that will rip the heart out of you.

    Jo Spain, author of The Confession

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About the Author

Emily Koch

Emily Koch is an award-winning journalist and writer living in Bristol with her husband and daughters. She is the 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, longlisted for the Authors' Club Best First Novel Award, and selected as a Waterstones Thriller of the Month. If I Die Before I Wake was described as 'a debut to be reckoned with' (Guardian), and others have called her work 'exhilarating' (Daily Mail), 'twisty, emotional and addictive' (The Sun) and 'tense drama' (The Times). Waterstones have called her 'one of the most exciting new crime writers of our day'.

Emily Koch

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