In Her Place

a gripping suspense for book clubs, from the award-winning author

Edel Coffey author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group

Published:23rd Jan '25

£8.99

This title is due to be published on 23rd January, and will be despatched as soon as possible.

In Her Place cover

From the #1 bestselling author of Breaking Point and winner of Crime Novel of the Year at the An Post Irish Book Awards.

Who is the other woman? That's for you to decide.

Ann devoted years to her mother's care. Now, in a bid to escape the emptiness of her old flat and the paperwork caused by her death, Ann finds herself in a bar upstate. She has been so good for so long, she deserves a little fun.

Justin is also grieving but his wife is still alive. She has been dying for a long time and they say she doesn't have long left. He deserves a little fun, too.

Justin asks Ann to move in just a few weeks later. A million miles away from her lonely life in New York, here Ann finds a world where she is wanted and needed by both Justin and his little girl, Sophie.

But just as Ann finds that she is pregnant, Justin receives news. Unexpectedly, his wife's drug trial has been a success. Deborah is coming home.

Ann doesn't quite know what to do. The best news is the very worst news. And who is really the other woman in this situation? All she knows is that she finally likes her life and she plans to keep it.

Praise for Breaking Point:
'Raw, compelling, and ground-breaking' Liz Nugent
'A gripping, compulsive pageturner about what we expect from women, especially mothers' Marian Keyes
'Prepare to feel devastated and enraged all at once' Heat
'Thought-provoking' Sun
'A rare treat, an emotional thriller steeped in humanity' John Boyne
'Gripping, unswerving, heart-breaking' Celia Walden, author of Payday
'An incredibly powerful thriller with real emotional depth' TM Logan, author of The Holiday

Edel Coffey is like an Irish Jodi Picoult! Her hugely anticipated second novel, In Her Place, examines "the other woman" conundrum from two different perspectives. It's propulsive, thought-provoking and unputdownable -- Marian Keyes
It's an incredible read of despair, love, hope and betrayal. I thoroughly enjoyed it -- Liz Nugent
Edel Coffey goes right to the heart of human relationships, examining what truly matters to us and how far we might go to secure our dreams. An emotionally complex, compelling and thought-provoking story -- Jane Casey
Edel's second novel is a wild and twisty ride - and, like her debut, guaranteed to get readers talking -- Catherine Ryan Howard
A thought-provoking thriller with a brilliant premise - this one is going to be a Book Club favourite in 2024! -- Louise O'Neill
Gripping! -- Elaine Feeney
With a brilliant premise and non-stop pace, In Her Place is a stellar example of dilemma-noir. Clever, fresh, dark and thought-provoking - I gulped it down -- Andrea Mara
A page-turning, twisty, captivating thriller -- Sinead Moriarty

ISBN: 9780751582437

Dimensions: 198mm x 126mm x 22mm

Weight: unknown

400 pages