The Times Thrillers of the Year 2020
âSuperbly crafted with heart-stopping twists and chills galore. A new star has arrived in the thriller firmamentâ The Times, Book of the Month
Gabriela is a senior negotiator in the Foreign Office. When she returns to her young family after a seven-month stint in Moscow, something doesnât seem right.
Isobel is a journalist on the local paper in Camden. After witnessing a violent attack, she starts to investigate. But someone saw her watching, and is making themselves known in increasingly frightening ways.
As Gabrielaâs life begins to unravel, Isobel gets closer to the truth, and the two womenâs lives converge in this deeply chilling examination of deceit.
Reader reviews for A Double Life
âA sensational story packed full of twists. What an unbelievable book, I'm absolutely flabbergasted by the ending⊠it's a cliffhanger, so I hope Philby is already working on a sequel because I NEED to know what happens nextâ âââââ
âA riveting and tense thriller exploring the actions of two women whose lives are about to collideâ âââââ
âCanât wait for book 3!â âââââ
âGreat readâ âââââ
Amazingly brilliantâ âââââ
âLoved loved LOVED! I was hooked after the very first chapter. Engrossed in the story all the way through. The end hit me like a tonne of bricks!!! CANNOT WAIT for the 3rd book!!' âââââ
âComplex, chilling, fascinating. LOVED itâ âââââ
âAddictiveâ âââââ
âChillingâ âââââ
âGrippingâ âââââ
Praise for A Double Life
âI was utterly grippedâ LUCY FOLEY
âI fell into the vivid, frightening world Charlotte Philby creates so skilfully and didn't resurface until long after I'd turned the last pageâ JANE CASEY
âA Double Life confirms Charlotte Philby as the master of a sub-genre she basically inventedâ ERIN KELLY
âBrilliantly executed and tenseâ SUNDAY TIMES
âTerribly compelling⊠persuasive and absorbingâ OBSERVER
âA pacy, gripping read that kept us on the edge of our seatsâ INDEPENDENT
