Editions

The Red Letter

  • Imprint: Penguin

  • ISBN: 9781405926843

  • Length: 36  Pages

  • RRP: £0.99

The Red Letter

Secrets and lies in the 1930s in an atmospheric short story from the bestselling author of The Girl in the Photograph

Marjorie knows that James has had affairs in the past but she believed him when he said it would never happen again. Then the old warning signs start to reappear. He stays late at work and seems distracted when he's at home. That doesn't stop her breath catching in her throat when she sees the letter inked into his diary. A red A - seemingly innocuous and yet devastating. Undeniable.

She was a clever, independent and desirable woman once. Not someone's second best with a broken spirit. And as Marjorie looks at the red letter A - Amy? Angela? - she realises that it's time to rediscover herself and take back control of her life.

This short story also includes an exclusive extract from Kate Riordan's new novel The Shadow Hour

  • Imprint: Penguin

  • ISBN: 9781405926843

  • Length: 36  Pages

  • RRP: £0.99

Reviews

  • Praise for Kate Riordan

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  • Rich and atmospheric, like Rebecca this novel casts an enduring spell

    Rachel Hore, Sunday Times bestselling author

  • A well executed, brooding, creepy atmosphere

    Sunday Mirror

  • A sweeping saga of secrets and ghosts

    Good Housekeeping

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About the Author

Kate Riordan

Kate Riordan is a writer and journalist. She is an avid reader of Daphne du Maurier and Agatha Christie, both of whom have influenced her writing. She lives in the Cotswolds, where she writes full-time. The Heatwave is her fourth novel.

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