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  • Published: 10 December 2022
  • ISBN: 9780552177399
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 352
  • RRP: $24.99

The Will

Gossip Girl meets Knives Out, the gripping, addictive new crime thriller for winter 2022



One of them will get what they deserve . . . Gossip Girl meets Knives Out, the twisty new domestic suspense novel from Rebecca Reid, perfect for fans of Claire Douglas and Liane Moriarty

'If you're a fan of the TV series Succession, you'll love this gripping story.' Closer

The Mordaunts aren't like most families . . .

For one, their family home is Roxborough Hall - a magnificent, centuries-old mansion in the Norfolk countryside. For another, the house isn't passed down from parent to child - but rather to the family member deemed most worthy.

Cecily Mordaunt is dead. On the evening of her funeral, her family will gather for dinner and each will be given a letter, revealing who is the next custodian of Roxborough Hall.

The house is a burden, a millstone, a full-time job . . . but they all want it. And some are willing do anything to get it.

One family. Eight letters. Who will get what they deserve?

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Everyone is talking about The Will!

'I loved this twisty, stylish study of contemporary posh types.' Daily Mail

'There are plenty of twists in this entertaining thriller and the tension builds brilliantly.' Good Housekeeping

'It's been dubbed Knives Out meets Gossip Girl, and that's a fair summation of this nifty little read.' Belfast Telegraph

'Rebecca Reid's addictive novel is brimming with scandal, black humour and palpable suspense.' Woman's Own

'If you were on the edge of your seat with crime novels from Adele Parks and Lisa Jewell, you'll need to add this book to your collection.' Chat Magazine

'An addictive novel full of suspense.' Bella Magazine

'The Will is that rare kind of book that draws you so deeply into its world, that you start believing the characters are your real life acquaintances, and wondering what they're up to. Perhaps that's why I raced through to find out. Rebecca's protagonists are complex, deliciously flawed, and utterly addictive.' Jemma Wayne

  • Published: 10 December 2022
  • ISBN: 9780552177399
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 352
  • RRP: $24.99

About the author

Rebecca Reid

Rebecca is the digital editor of Grazia magazine. She is a columnist for the Telegraph Women’s section, and has written for Metro Online, Marie Claire, the Guardian, the Saturday Telegraph, the Independent, Stylist, Glamour, the iPaper, Indy100, LOOK and the New Statesmen amongst others.

Rebecca is a regular contributor to Sky News and ITV’s Good Morning Britain as well as appearing on This Morning, Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour, LBC, Channel Five News, The World At One and the BBC World Service to discuss her work.

She graduated from Royal Holloway’s Creative Writing MA in 2015, her debut novel Perfect Liars published in 2018 and Truth Hurts is her second.

Rebecca lives London with her husband.

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Praise for The Will

A perfectly paced and beautifully observed story of betrayal, guilt and regret. It's so accurate on the intense friendships you make at University. Zadie is a brilliant character that you both love and fume over - selfish, needy and broken. I really did race through it.

Emma Curtis, author of KEEP HER QUIET

Disturbing and brilliant.

Lauren North, author of SAFE AT HOME

Well written, with a plot and characters that haunt you long after you've finished.

Jane Corry, author of I MADE A MISTAKE

Rebecca Reid is a master of building tension.

Phoebe Morgan, author of THE BABYSITTER

I raced through Two Wrongs, another compulsively readable thriller from Rebecca Reid - a heady, glamorous tale with a dark side, it's all about that friend we have when we don't know better - and still miss when we do...

Emma Rowley, author of YOU CAN TRUST ME

Praise for Rebecca Reid:

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'The Will is that rare kind of book that draws you so deeply into its world, that you start believing the characters are your real life acquaintances, and wondering what they're up to. Perhaps that's why I raced through to find out. Rebecca's protagonists are complex, deliciously flawed, and utterly addictive.'

Jemma Wayne

'This is such a good read! If you love a book about family secrets, bitter rivalry, hurt feelings and the damage families can do to each other, this is for you.'

Emma Curtis

'I loved it! A novel of twisty family secrets, rivalry and disappointment. Impossible to put down!'

Rachael Blok

'Rebecca Reid's addictive novel is brimming with scandal, black humour and palpable suspense.'

Woman's Own

'If you were on the edge of your seat with crime novels from Adele Parks and Lisa Jewell, you'll need to add this book to your collection.'

Chat

'There are plenty of twists in this entertaining thriller and the tension builds brilliantly as the reading of the will draws closer.'

Good Housekeeping

'An addictive novel full of suspense.'

Bella

'I loved this twisty, stylish study of contemporary posh types.'

Daily Mail

'A read-in-one-sitting treat!'

Fabulous Mag

'If you're a fan of the TV series Succession, you'll love this gripping story.'

Closer

'A complete hoot.'

The Times Crime Club

'It's been dubbed Knives Out meets Gossip Girl, and that's a fair summation of this nifty little read.'

Belfast Telegraph

'A twisty, artfully plotted read.'

Yours Magazine