Her First Mistake

Her First Mistake

the most terrifying thriller you’ll read this year

Summary


Two best friends. One fatal mistake. Can you ever escape the past?

‘Page-turning suspense with classic head-game thrills and chills’, international bestselling author Lisa Gardner


Childhood friends, Sarah and Jennifer, have always been careful.

After Jennifer’s mother was killed in a car accident, the two young women grow up determined to protect themselves from trauma. Together, they draw up a list of actions to avoid in order to keep them out of danger:

Never go out alone after dark.

Never get in the car.


Never take risks.


Never trust anyone.


But one fateful night, Sarah and Jennifer make a mistake; after a party, they accept a cab ride home, with horrifying consequences.

Ten years on, Sarah is still struggling to resume her normal life but the scars remain.

Now Sarah must confront her demons to unravel a case even more terrifying than her own.

‘Absorbing, innovative and thought provoking. Great read too!’ MARTINA COLE

'A stylish and impressive debut thriller’ S.J. BOLTON

‘A read-in-one-go sort of book, and if you’re after a genuinely disturbing thriller… it’ll be hard to beat’ OBSERVER


**Her First Mistake was previously published as The Never List**

Reviews

  • ‘Absorbing, innovative and thought provoking. Great read too!'
    Martina Cole

About the author

Koethi Zan

Koethi Zan was born and raised in rural Alabama. She attended Yale Law School and currently lives in an old farmhouse in upstate New York. Her first novel Her First Mistake was a bestseller and a Richard and Judy Book Club pick.
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