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ADULT THRILLERS

The cover of "Anything for You' an adult crime fiction novel by Sophie McKenzie

​​​​Anything For You

​An exciting psychological thriller for adult readers.

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How far would you go for someone you love?

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Alison has an excellent relationship with her eighteen-year-old daughter. Lola is a hardworking, straight-A student bound for uni. They tell each other everything, or so Alison thinks.

But Lola has a secret: she's been sneaking off to meet her much older boyfriend, Brendan. He's everything she ever dreamed of: enigmatic, cool and irresistible.

That's what Alison also thought, when she first met Brendan years ago. Before he ruined her life.

​Alison is all too familiar with what Brendan is capable of. She knows she has to protect Lola. And she'll do whatever it takes...​

ANYTHING FOR YOU
The cover of 'Close my Eyes' an adult crime fiction novel by Sophie McKenzie

Close My Eyes

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It’s been eight years since Geniver Loxley lost her daughter, Beth. Since that day, Gen has been floundering. While her husband Art builds his business reputation and their fortune, she can’t let go of Beth.

And then one day, everything changes. A strange woman shows up on Gen’s doorstep, saying the very thing she longs to hear: that Beth is alive. That she is out there somewhere, waiting for Gen to find her…

It’s insane. Unthinkable. But why would someone make up such a story? Ignoring the warnings of her husband and friends, Gen begins to hope – hope that quickly turns into fear and paranoia.

With questions swirling around her head, Gen is determined to uncover the truth. But who can she trust? Why is Art so reluctant to get involved? To save his wife from further hurt? Or something much more sinister? Is Beth even really out there? And, if so, who is responsible for taking her?

What is the truth about Beth Loxley?

CLOSE MY EYES
The cover of 'Trust in Me' an adult crime paperback by Sophie McKenzie

Trust in Me

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Julia has always been the friend that Livy turns to when life is difficult. United fifteen years ago by grief at the brutal murder of Livy’s sister, Kara, they’ve always told each other everything.

Or so Livy thought.

So when Julia is found dead in her home, Livy cannot come to terms with the news that she chose to end her own life. The Julia that Livy knew was vibrant and vivacious, a far cry fromthe selfish neurotic that her family seem determined to paint her as.

Troubled by doubt but alone in her suspicions, Livy sets out to prove that Julia was in fact murdered. But little does she realise that digging into her best friend’s private life will cause her to question everything she thought she knew about Julia. And the truth that Livy discovers will tear the very fabric of her own life apart.

TRUST IN ME
The cover of 'Here we Lie' an adult crime fiction novel by Sophie McKenzie

Here We Lie

 

On holiday with family and her adoring fiancé, Jed, Emily couldn’t be happier. But overnight, the idyllic trip turns into a waking nightmare when one of the group is found dead in what appears to be a terrible accident.

The devastated party returns to London to cope with their loss while trying to resume their normal lives. But new revelations shed a shocking light on the holiday tragedy and set Emily on a perilous journey to discover the truth about what happened. Soon a terrifying series of threats and lies bring her face to face with the dark truths at the heart of her family …

HERE WE LIE
The cover of 'The Black Sheep' an adult crime fiction novel by Sophie McKenzie

The Black Sheep

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Fran was widowed a year ago. Since then she has focused on her children, trying to soothe their grief as well as her own. Her husband and father never quite saw eye to eye but no one could have cared more for her in the past year than her close-knit family. Finally, she feels she might be ready to move on with life.

Until she is contacted out of the blue by someone who says he must get information to her. That her husband’s death wasn’t what it seemed. And that her family know more about it than they are saying…

THE BLACK SHEEP

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