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Published: 17 March 2026
ISBN: 9780241764299
Imprint: Michael Joseph
Format: Trade Paperback
Pages: 400
RRP: $34.99

Categories:

Crime & mystery

The Family Friend

Name: The Family Friend
Price: 34.99 AUD
ISBN: 9780241764299

Claire Douglas

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The gripping new thriller from the Number 1 Sunday Times bestseller.

When Imogen is told she’s inherited a country house near Bath, she thinks it must be a mistake. She last saw its owner, reclusive artist Dorothea Roe, sixteen years ago, during a tragic summer which changed her life for ever.

Now, with partner Josh in tow, it’s a chance for a fresh start.

But after discovering an old box with her name on it in Dorothea’s abandoned study, Imogen starts to believe the woman was trying to send her a secret message.

And when rumours begin to swirl that Dorothea was murdered, she starts to suspect that this gift might not be the life-line she thought it was.

Who would want to kill Dorothea?

Could it be tangled up in Imogen’s own dark family history?

And what if Imogen is now the one in danger?

Published: 17 March 2026
ISBN: 9780241764299
Imprint: Michael Joseph
Format: Trade Paperback
Pages: 400
RRP: $34.99

Categories:

Crime & mystery

About the author

Claire Douglas

Claire Douglas has worked as a journalist for fifteen years writing features for women's magazines and national newspapers, but she's dreamed of being a novelist since the age of seven. She finally got her wish after winning the Marie Claire Debut Novel Award, with her first novel, The Sisters. She lives in Bath with her husband and two children.