The Brighton Mermaid

The Brighton Mermaid
Author: Dorothy Koomson
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 464
Release: 2018-05-17
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1473537533

**WINNER OF THE PRECIOUS LIFESTYLE MUST READ OF THE YEAR AWARD 2018** 'This will creep its way under your skin and stay there long after you finish the final few gut-twisting chapters. Just brilliant!' Heat _____________________ In the summer of 1993, teenagers Nell and Jude find the body of a young woman on Brighton beach. When no one claims her, she becomes known as the Brighton Mermaid. Nell is struggling to move on when the unthinkable happens. Just three weeks after their discovery, Jude disappears. Twenty-five years on, Nell is determined to find out who the Brighton Mermaid really was - and what happened to her best friend that summer. But as she edges closer to the truth, she steps further into danger. Someone seems to be watching her every move. And she soon begins to wonder who she can really trust. . . _____________________ 'Another brilliant and suspenseful read from a master storyteller' Candis 'With a cracking plot to boot - this brilliant read will hook you from the very start!' Fabulous magazine 'This will creep its way under your skin and stay there long after you finish the final few gut-twisting chapters. . . brilliant!' Heat 'Tense and emotional' My Weekly 'Thrilling!' Take a Break 'Koomson is the queen of the big reveal, and takes her time slowly building the tension in this truly gripping read' The Sun 'Has all the classic elements of the big beach novel. It adds extra depths to the whodunit in terms of characterisation and emotional impact, and races to a conclusion that had me turning the pages as if they were on fire. . .' Viva magazine 'A hot read!' Woman magazine 'Just when you think you know what happened and you have your suspects a turn of the page will prove you wrong. This novel is a fast paced and brilliant read' Woman's Way 'The novel simmers with tension and an undercurrent of darkness' Daily Express 'A breathtakingly brilliant, twisty belter of a book and you need to read it!!' Miranda Dickinson, author of Somewhere Beyond The Sea 'Fast-paced, dark and simmering - can't recommend this novel enough' Caroline Smailes, author ofThe Drowning of Arthur Braxton

The Brighton Mermaid

The Brighton Mermaid
Author: DOROTHY. KOOMSON
Publisher: Arrow
Total Pages: 464
Release: 2019-04-18
Genre:
ISBN: 9781784755423

**WINNER OF MUST READ OF THE YEAR The Precious Lifestyle Awards 2018** 'This will creep its way under your skin and stay there long after you finish the final few gut-twisting chapters. Brilliant' Heat ********* Brighton Beach, 1993 Teenagers Nell and Jude find the body of a young woman and when no one comes to claim her, she becomes known as the Brighton Mermaid. Nell is still struggling to move on when, three weeks later, Jude disappears. Twenty-five years on, Nell is forced to quit her job to find out who the Brighton Mermaid really was - and what happened to her best friend that summer. But as Nell edges closer to the truth, dangerous things start to happen. Someone seems to be watching her every move, and soon she starts to wonder who in her life she can actually trust... Fast-paced and thrilling, The Brighton Mermaid explores the deadly secrets of those closest to you.

Dear Mermaid

Dear Mermaid
Author: Alan Durant
Publisher:
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2015-05
Genre: Letters
ISBN: 9781406359879

Join Holly as she learns about a magical undersea world in this picture book containing a real gift.

All My Lies Are True

All My Lies Are True
Author: Dorothy Koomson
Publisher: Review
Total Pages: 380
Release: 2020-07-09
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1472260430

'This is devastatingly good' Heat From the bestselling author of The Ice Cream Girls comes a gripping emotional thriller of love and obsession and the nature of coercive control. 'The author plays a blinder' says the Sun. Verity is telling lies... And that's why she's about to be arrested for attempted murder. Serena has been lying for years. . . And that may have driven her daughter, Verity, to do something unthinkable... Poppy's lies have come back to haunt her . . . So will her quest for the truth hurt everyone she loves? Everyone lies. But whose lies are going to end in tragedy? Praise for Dorothy Koomson: 'If you only do one thing this weekend, read this book. . . utterly brilliant' Sun 'Immediately gripping and relentlessly intense' Heat 'An instantly involving pschological thriller' Telegraph 'Koomson just gets better and better' Woman & Home

Tell Me Your Secret

Tell Me Your Secret
Author: Dorothy Koomson
Publisher: Review
Total Pages: 318
Release: 2019-06-27
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1472260368

'A gripping and pacy thriller with a clever, twisty plot' CLAIRE DOUGLAS 'Full of twists and Koomson's trademark heart and compassion' HEAT Pieta has a secret. Ten years ago, Pieta survived a weekend with a sadistic serial killer. She never told anyone what happened and instead moved on with her life. But now, the man who kidnapped her is hunting down his past victims meaning she may have to tell her deepest secret to stay alive . . . Jody has a secret. Fifteen years ago, policewoman Jody made a terrible mistake that resulted in a serial killer escaping justice. When she discovers journalist Pieta is one of his living victims, Jody realises she has a way to catch him - even if it means endangering Pieta's life . . . They keep quiet to protect themselves. Will telling all save or sacrifice each other? The gripping new emotional thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Ice Cream Girls, My Best Friend's Girl and My Other Husband. READERS LOVE DOROTHY KOOMSON 'Kept me guessing until the end' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'I was floored' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'The best story teller there is. Every single book just has me on edge' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'Koomson just gets better and better' WOMAN & HOME 'An instantly involving psychological thriller' DAILY TELEGRAPH 'Written with verve and insight' STYLIST 'The very definition of a page-turner' HARRIET TYCE 'Get it now. It's sensational' STEVE CAVANAGH

My Best Friend's Girl

My Best Friend's Girl
Author: Dorothy Koomson
Publisher: Bantam Discovery
Total Pages: 395
Release: 2008-03-25
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0440337526

How far would you go for the best friend who broke your heart? This internationally bestselling novel tells an enchanting tale of life’s most unpredictable loves and heartaches, and the unforgettable bond between a single woman and an extraordinary five-year-old girl. From the moment they met in college, best friends Adele Brannon and Kamryn Matika thought nothing could come between them—until Adele did the unthinkable and slept with Kamryn’s fiancé, Nate. Now, after years of silence, the two women are reuniting, and Adele has a stunning request for her old friend: she wants Kamryn to adopt her five-year-old daughter, Tegan. Besides the difference in skin color—many will assume that headstrong, impulsive Kamryn is Tegan’s nanny—there’s the inconvenient truth that Kamryn is wholly unprepared to take care of anyone, especially someone who reminds her so much of Nate. With crises brewing at work and her love life in shambles, can Kamryn somehow become the mother a little girl needs her to be? In My Best Friend’s Girl, Dorothy Koomson takes us on a warm and wondrous journey through laughter and tears, forgiveness and hope—and the enduring love forged by the unlikeliest of families. From the Trade Paperback edition.

The Rose Petal Beach

The Rose Petal Beach
Author: Dorothy Koomson
Publisher: Review
Total Pages: 554
Release: 2018-08-09
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 147226178X

A tense, thrilling read from Sunday Times bestselling author Dorothy Koomson Is it an affair . . . or something much worse? Tami's husband, Scott, has just been arrested for a terrible crime - and his accuser is her closest friend. Who should Tami believe? The father of her two daughters? Or her trusted best friend? Torn and desperate to find out the truth, Tami makes her choice - with shocking consequences . . . SHORTLISTED FOR THE SPECSAVERS NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR POPULAR FICITON 2012 Readers love Dorothy Koomson: 'Cleverly told by three female narrators, this is a complex tale of a terrible crime . . . I was gripped from the start and desperate to uncover the truth' Woman 'If you only do one this weekend, read this book. It's another utterly brilliant psychological thriller' Sun

Marshmallows for Breakfast

Marshmallows for Breakfast
Author: Dorothy Koomson
Publisher: Delta
Total Pages: 482
Release: 2009-01-27
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0440338336

Dorothy Koomson captivated readers with her international bestseller My Best Friend’s Girl. Now she dazzles us once again with a tale of love, friendship, and families—the choices that shatter them, the hope that saves them, and the little moments that happen in between. Kendra Tamale is looking for a fresh start and a simple life when she rents a room from Kyle Gadsborough. But against her better judgment Kendra soon finds herself drawn into her new landlord’s household: a young father in way over his head, a beautiful mother out the door, and six-year-old twins, Summer and Jaxon, with hearts full of hurt. Kendra has plenty of issues of her own, but this family seems to need her so desperately that she’s soon falling in love—with Summer’s constant chatter, Jaxon’s soulful eyes, and the sugar-laden Saturday breakfasts she invents. But when a secret from Kendra’s past resurfaces and the children are taken away by their mother, the only way to fix things is to confess to the terrible mistake she made many years ago—and the choice she makes now could break more than one person’s heart.

Gertie the Mermaid's Birthday Adventure

Gertie the Mermaid's Birthday Adventure
Author: Amanda Severn
Publisher: Matador
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2021-05-28
Genre:
ISBN: 9781800463264

Gertie the Mermaid is a little girl just like any other. The only difference is that she has a tail, and lives in the sea. Our story begins on the night before Gertie's birthday.

Return of the Dark Queen (Book 6)

Return of the Dark Queen (Book 6)
Author: EDC Publishing
Publisher: Usborne
Total Pages: 91
Release: 2017
Genre: Children's stories
ISBN: 9780794536848

Can you keep a secret? By day, Molly Holmes is just like any other little girl, but by night, she becomes the secret mermaid in this magical series. Far out in the ocean live the Shell-Keeper mermaids. While the rest of the world sleeps, one little girl joins them for some magical mermaid adventures. Disaster has struck - the Dark Queen has captured the last piece of the magical conch shell! Unless Molly and the Shell-Keepers can stop her, she will seize control of the ocean, and cast her wicked spell over all the undersea creatures...