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  • Published: 4 March 2021
  • ISBN: 9781473568686
  • Imprint: Vintage Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 368

The Family Friend

The gripping twist-filled thriller from the author of Happy Ever After




An addictive, page-turning psychological thriller about a mother of one who achieves sudden fame through Instagram as a parent influencer.

YOU LET HER INTO YOUR HOME. AND NOW SHE WANTS TO DESTROY YOU.

Praise for Chris MacDonald
'GRABS YOU FROM THE OPENING LINE AND WON’T LET YOU GO’ ALEX MICHAELIDES, AUTHOR OF THE SILENT PATIENT
'MASTERFULLY PLOTTED' ERIN KELLY
'A FIRST-CLASS THRILLER' DAILY MAIL
'A BARNSTORMING PERFORMANCE' THE TIMES

*For fans of NONE OF THIS IS TRUE by Lisa Jewell*

Erin lives an idyllic life by the seaside with her baby boy and Australian fiancé. She's upbeat and happy - a natural mum.

At least that's what her thousands of followers on Instagram think.

In reality, Erin is struggling with anxiety and finding it difficult to connect with her screaming son. So, when an agent offers to make her the biggest Instamum out there, she can't refuse.

And when Amanda, a family friend who's visiting from Australia, says she'll move in and babysit to help make it happen, it seems like the stars have finally aligned for Erin's exciting new career.

But there's something Amanda isn't telling her.

Something that will destroy Erin's carefully curated persona online.
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Praise for HAPPY EVER AFTER:

'Kept me gripped and kept me guessing' Erin Kelly, author of He Said/She Said

'Excellent domestic noir, chillingly plausible... I loved the ending' Jo Spain, author of The Confession

'An absorbing story, a bunch of unexpected twists, great writing. I totally lost myself in this book' John Boyne, author of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

  • Published: 4 March 2021
  • ISBN: 9781473568686
  • Imprint: Vintage Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 368

About the author

C. C. MacDonald

C. C. MacDonald is a writer and actor based in Margate where he lives with his wife, two children and dog Frankie.

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Praise for The Family Friend

Gripping, unsettling and thoroughly absorbing. C.C. Macdonald's second novel is just as thrilling as his superb debut.

B. P. Walter