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A.L. BIRD lives in London, where she divides her time between writing, working as a lawyer, and running around after her young family. She loves writing dark, twisty thrillers. Bestselling The Good Mother was her first major psychological thriller for HQ Digital, and Don’t Say a Word was her chilling standalone next book. She has an MA in Creative Writing from Birkbeck, University of London, and is also an alumna of the Faber Academy ‘Writing a Novel’ course. Amy is a member of the Crime Writers’ Association. For updates on her writing follow her on Twitter, @ALBirdWriter.
‘A fast-paced, gripping thriller.’ – B A Paris, bestselling author of Behind Closed Doors
‘Intense and brilliantly uncomfortable reading.’ – Lisa Hall, bestselling author of Between You and Me
‘A pacy, action-packed, brilliantly plotted psychological thriller with one hell of a showdown. I absolutely loved it!’ – Diane Jeffrey, author of Those Who Lie
‘An absolutely jaw dropper and a must read for all.’ – Karen Whittard, NetGalley reviewer
‘Readers hear claim that, “This book will leaving you guessing until the end”. I am glad to say that, for once, the claim is true.’ – M Scott, NetGalley reviewer
‘Kept me up all night.’ – Kathleen Johnson, NetGalley reviewer
‘The psychological tension ramps up to a plot twist that took me completely by surprise.’ – Avonna Kershey, NetGalley reviewer
‘Wow! A well deserved 5 stars, one of the best pyschological fiction books of this year so far!’ – Julia Beales, NetGalley reviewer
‘Once you get towards the end you better hope you’re not needed for anything because you will find yourself glued until the last word.’ – Tara Sheehan, NetGalley reviewer
‘Impossible to put down.’ – Linda Strong, NetGalley reviewer
The Good Mother
Don’t Say a Word
The Classroom
A.L. BIRD
HQ
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First published in Great Britain by HQ in 2018
Copyright © Amy Bird 2018
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E-book Edition © September 2018 ISBN: 9781474086127
Version: 2018-09-11
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