Keep Your Friends Close - by Paula Daly (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger for Best Crime Novel of the Year

From breakout thriller writer Paula Daly, Keep Your Friends Close is a riveting and electrifying story of a husband and wife and the devious best friend who comes between them.

Natty and Sean Wainwright have a rock-solid marriage with two teenage daughters, a successful hotel business, and a beautiful house. When their youngest daughter falls ill on an overseas school trip, Natty rushes to her side. Luckily, Natty's best friend, Eve Dalladay, is visiting and offers to stay with Sean to lend a hand in the Wainwright household. But Natty comes home to find that Eve has taken to family life a little too well: Sean has fallen in love with her. With no choice but to put on a brave face, Natty attempts to set her life straight again but Eve is always there to knock her down. Then Natty receives an anonymous note that reveals Eve to be a serial mistress. She's done this before-and the consequences were fatal. Now Natty must navigate through a treacherous maze of secrets that jeopardizes her life and the safety of her loved ones.

Review Quotes

Praise for Keep Your Friends Close

"Daly's affinity for psychological intrigue shines . . . [she] has penned a superbly sinister plot full of believable twists. It will have readers wondering just how well they know their friends, and how secure their lives are." -Mystery Scene

"The story taps into the frightening notion that security is an illusion. This nail-biter will leave readers breathless and wondering how well they know their friends. . . . A taut thriller." --Shelf Awareness

"Keep Your Friends Close will cost you sleep. The 'gotta know' suffuses every page; tension intensifies with each chapter. We follow Daly's characters down terrifying, unanticipated, nerve-wracking roads to the last word." --Randy Susan Meyers, bestselling author of Comfort of Lies and The Murderer's Daughter

"The suspense, dread and paranoia intensify with each page. Paula Daly explores what happens when a serpent invades the family nest, twisting truth into lies and illuminating our deepest fears. A novel that explores the power of family, love and betrayal, and what lengths we will go to keep our loved ones safe." --Denise Hamilton, author of Damage Control and editor of the Edgar-winning anthology Los Angeles Noir

Praise for Paula Daly

"A writer to watch." --Julia Spencer-Fleming

"An outstanding new thriller writer." --Booklist (starred review)

"A distinctive voice." --Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"A potential star, and one with the courage to take risks." --Daily Mail

About the Author

Paula Daly is the author of Just What Kind of Mother Are You?, Keep Your Friends Close, and The Mistake I Made. She lives in North West England with her husband, three children, and dog Skippy.