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That Night

That Night

Summary

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING RICHARD & JUDY PICK

'Incredibly tense and gripping' ADELE PARKS
'Kept me guessing and kept me fooled. Clever, pacy and so gripping that my heart raced' C.L. TAYOR
'This absolutely blew me away. Properly unputdownable' 5***** READER REVIEW
'Another unputdownable what-would-you-do thriller, rich with McAllister's trademark twists and emotional depth' ERIN KELLY
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What would you do to protect your family?

ANYTHING.

During a family holiday in Italy, you get an urgent call from your sister.

There's been an accident: she hit a man with her car and he's dead. She asks for your help.

She'd cover for you, so will you do the same for her?

But when the police come calling, the lies start . . .

And you each begin to doubt one another.

What really happened that night?

Who is lying to who?

AND WHO WILL BE THE FIRST TO CRACK?
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'From its propulsive opening to its devastating finale, That Night explores the terrible cost of family loyalty and the lines all of us might cross for those we love. Her best yet' TM LOGAN

'Tautly plotted and beautifully written. Gillian McAllister just gets better and better' Clare Mackintosh

'That Night was like watching a gripping, tense and claustrophobic box set! My heart was in my mouth the whole time. Her best yet' Claire Douglas

'Almost unbearably tense and an utterly absorbing read' Rosamund Lupton

'Had me absolutely gripped. Claustrophobic and tense and completely absorbing' Jane Fallon

'Beautifully written and incredibly gripping . . . it gave me genuine shivers. Masterfully done' Beth O'Leary

'So slippery, you will struggle to catch your breath. Gillian McAllister has secured her throne as the queen of the moral dilemma' Holly Seddon

'That Night is yet another triumph, intricately plotted and beautifully written' Jill Mansell

'That Night crept into my every waking thought. A claustrophobic, twisty novel that will have you asking, "what would I do?"' Lia Louis

READERS ARE HOOKED BY THAT NIGHT:

'A masterpiece' 5***** Reader Review

'I'm speechless . . . cannot recommend enough' 5***** Reader Review

'A pressure cooker of panic, excitement, fear, anger . . . I cannot rave about this enough!' 5***** Reader Review

'WOW! WOW! WOW! The twists and shocks blew me away' 5***** Reader Review

Praise for Gillian McAllister

'I read it in a breathless day and a half' Lisa Jewell

'Perfection. Intriguing and compelling' Clare Mackintosh

'As tense as a piano string' Sunday Times

'Addictive, clever, twisty' Sun

Reviews

  • Beautifully written and incredibly gripping, THAT NIGHT asks us a terrifying question: would you bury a body to protect your family? There is a breathless, almost claustrophobic tension to the story - it gave me genuine shivers. Gillian writes human emotion with immense skill, and the dynamic between the three siblings in this book is just masterfully done. I can't wait to see what Gillian writes next
    Beth O'Leary

About the author

Gillian McAllister

Gillian McAllister is the Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author of nine stand-alone novels. Her books have been selected for the Radio 2 Book Club, Reese's Book Club and the Richard & Judy Book Club. Her previous novel, Wrong Place Wrong Time, was a Waterstones Thriller of the Month and was shortlisted for The British Book Awards 2023 Crime & Thriller Book of the Year and the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year. Gillian's books are published in thirty-eight languages.
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