THE LAST THING A TWIN EXPECTS IS TO BE ALONE ...
Molly lives a quiet, contained life in London. Naturally risk averse, she gains comfort from security and structure. Every day the same.
Her identical twin Katie is her exact opposite: gregarious and spontaneous. They used to be inseparable, until Katie moved to New York a year ago. Molly still speaks to her daily without fail.
But when Molly learns that Katie has died suddenly in New York, she is thrown into unfamiliar territory. Katie is part of her DNA. As terrifying as it is, she must go there and find out what happened. As she tracks her twin's last movements, cracks begin to emerge. Nothing is what it seems. And a web of deceit is closing around her.
Delivering the same intensity of pace and storytelling that made THE LAST THING TO BURN a word-of-mouth sensation, FIRST BORN will surprise, shock and enthral.
First Born by Will Dean is published on 14 April 2022 by Hodder & Stoughton. My thanks to the publisher who sent my copy for review as part of this Blog Tour
Twin siblings are fascinating. A crime writer's dream, I expect. There is nothing at all like the relationship between two people who once were part of the same egg, and this novel delves deep into the inner psyche of one of those people.
Clever, complex, and I have to admit, at times, a little confusing. However, this does not detract from the sinister tone that runs throughout the story. As Molly becomes more familiar with the streets of New York, so does the reader, discovering sidewalks and diners and the people who live there - all beautifully created and adding depth to what is much more than a murder thriller.
Will Dean grew up in the East Midlands, living in nine different villages before the age of eighteen.
After studying law at the LSE, and working many varied jobs in London, he settled in rural Sweden with his wife.
He built a wooden house in a boggy forest clearing and it's from this base that he compulsively reads and writes.
Twitter @willrdean
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