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The Lover

byMary Watson

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You never know what happens behind closed doors.

Rafe seems like your perfect man – intelligent, charming, attractive.

He also happens to be your boss.

You go back to his house one night and fall asleep in his arms, believing you are meant to be together.

But when you wake, you reach out for him and feel something cold beside you.

Rafe is dead – murdered in bed as you lay next to him – and everyone is going to think you did it…

© Mary Watson 2026 (P) Penguin Audio 2026

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About Mary Watson

Mary Watson is from South Africa and now lives on the west coast of Ireland. She has a PhD from the University of Cape Town, where she taught for many years. She won the Caine Prize for African Writing for her adult publishing in South Africa, and in 2014 was named on the Africa39 list of writers under 40 with the potential to define trends in African literature. Her YA novels have been nominated for the Irish Book Awards and the Carnegie medal. Her adult debut, The Cleaner, was an instant Irish Times bestseller.
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