The Familiar Dark: The must-read, utterly gripping thriller you won't be able to put down
Mar 2020 · Hachette UK
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'A high quality, sharply written thriller whose motley cast of deviants and misfits delivers some breathtaking twists on the way to a bleak but very satisfying conclusion. This is the reality of motherhood - red in tooth and claw' Sarah J Naughton, bestselling author of The Festival
'An achingly raw, emotional story that was beautifully written. From the heartbreaking beginning to the shocking conclusion, it was a journey so powerful that it'll stay with me for a long time to come' Alice Hunter, bestselling author of The Serial Killer's Wife
'Raw, powerful, beautiful - devastatingly good' TM Logan, bestselling author of The Holiday
'Beautiful and harrowing and everything in between' Chris Whitaker, award-winning author of We Begin at the End
Sometimes it's better not to ask questions. Sometimes it's better not to know.
Eve Taggert's life has been spent steadily climbing away from her roots. Her mother, a hard and cruel woman who dragged her up in a rundown trailer park, was not who she wanted to be to her own daughter, Junie.
But 12-year old Junie is now dead. Found next to the body of her best friend in the park of their small, broken town. Eve has nothing left but who she used to be.
Despite the corrupt police force that patrol her dirt-poor town deep in the Missouri Ozarks, Eve is going to find what happened to her daughter. Even if it means using her own mother's cruel brand of strength to unearth secrets that don't want to be discovered and face truths it might be better not to know.
Everyone is a suspect.
Everyone has something to hide.
And someone will answer for her daughter's murder.
From the bestselling author of The Roanoke Girls, The Familiar Dark is a spellbinding story about the bonds of family as well as a story about how even the darkest and most terrifying of places can provide the comfort of home. The Familiar Dark will blow you away.
PRAISE FOR THE FAMILIAR DARK
'Dark and beautifully written. Spellbinding' Catherine Steadman, bestselling author of Something in the Water
'Absolutely bloody brilliant. It's so well-written I felt like I was living her pain' Fiona Cummins, award-winning author of The Neighbour
'Dark, moving, intriguing. Truly inspiring' Susan Lewis, bestselling author of One Minute Later
'Powerful, gripping, heart-stopping' Laura McHugh, award-winning author of The Wolf Wants In
'From its gripping beginning to its sobering finale, Amy Engel's The Familiar Dark never fails to enthral with surprising twists' Daily Mail
'This is fierce and brilliant' The Observer
'An achingly raw, emotional story that was beautifully written. From the heartbreaking beginning to the shocking conclusion, it was a journey so powerful that it'll stay with me for a long time to come' Alice Hunter, bestselling author of The Serial Killer's Wife
'Raw, powerful, beautiful - devastatingly good' TM Logan, bestselling author of The Holiday
'Beautiful and harrowing and everything in between' Chris Whitaker, award-winning author of We Begin at the End
Sometimes it's better not to ask questions. Sometimes it's better not to know.
Eve Taggert's life has been spent steadily climbing away from her roots. Her mother, a hard and cruel woman who dragged her up in a rundown trailer park, was not who she wanted to be to her own daughter, Junie.
But 12-year old Junie is now dead. Found next to the body of her best friend in the park of their small, broken town. Eve has nothing left but who she used to be.
Despite the corrupt police force that patrol her dirt-poor town deep in the Missouri Ozarks, Eve is going to find what happened to her daughter. Even if it means using her own mother's cruel brand of strength to unearth secrets that don't want to be discovered and face truths it might be better not to know.
Everyone is a suspect.
Everyone has something to hide.
And someone will answer for her daughter's murder.
From the bestselling author of The Roanoke Girls, The Familiar Dark is a spellbinding story about the bonds of family as well as a story about how even the darkest and most terrifying of places can provide the comfort of home. The Familiar Dark will blow you away.
PRAISE FOR THE FAMILIAR DARK
'Dark and beautifully written. Spellbinding' Catherine Steadman, bestselling author of Something in the Water
'Absolutely bloody brilliant. It's so well-written I felt like I was living her pain' Fiona Cummins, award-winning author of The Neighbour
'Dark, moving, intriguing. Truly inspiring' Susan Lewis, bestselling author of One Minute Later
'Powerful, gripping, heart-stopping' Laura McHugh, award-winning author of The Wolf Wants In
'From its gripping beginning to its sobering finale, Amy Engel's The Familiar Dark never fails to enthral with surprising twists' Daily Mail
'This is fierce and brilliant' The Observer
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4.4
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Gemma Darking
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November 2, 2021
This book was good and unusual in the way that the very 1st chapter was The-End!... The final chapter was called The-Beginning!... I literally just finished the book and read the 1st chapter again... It was an enjoyable read but not exactly creepy thriller more of a mystery surrounding a double murder... A few secrets revealed but it was a good book... I didn't enjoy it as much as the other Amy Engal book I read The Roanoke Girls! but was still a good read and deserves 4 stars 🌟🌟🌟🌟🤗👍
About the author
Amy Engel is a former criminal defence attorney living in Missouri with her family. Her debut adult novel, The Roanoke Girls, was a #1 ebook bestseller, a Richard and Judy book club pick and has sold 100,000 copies across formats to date. The Familiar Dark is her second adult novel.
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