Twelve Secrets

A major new voice. A thriller everyone is raving about:

AN IRISH TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER

A SUNDAY TIMES BEST CRIME NOVEL OF 2022

AN APPLE THRILLER OF THE MONTH

'Twelve stars' LISA JEWELL

'Cliffhangers and revelations galore' THE TIMES

'This book will take over all your free time' Reader Review

'Utterly absorbing' SHARI LAPENA

'A fine debut' THE SUNDAY TIMES (Books of the year)

'Unputdownable' KARIN SLAUGHTER

'Books this good are very rare' Reader Review

'Excellent' LEE CHILD

'The next massive thriller' Reader Review

'One of a kind' JAMES PATTERSON

'This is what every other thriller aspires to be' Reader Review

A SMALL TOWN. A SHOCKING CRIME.

YOU'LL SUSPECT EVERY CHARACTER. BUT YOU'LL NEVER GUESS THE ENDING.

Ben Harper's life changed for ever the day his older brother Nick was murdered by two classmates. It was a crime that shocked the nation and catapulted Ben's family and their idyllic hometown, Haddley, into the spotlight.

Twenty years on, Ben is one of the best investigative journalists in the country and settled back in Haddley, thanks to the support of its close-knit community. But then a fresh murder case shines new light on his brother's death and throws suspicion on those closest to him.

Ben is about to discover that in Haddley no one is as they seem. Everyone has something to hide.

And someone will do anything to keep the truth buried . . .

'So clever'M.W. CRAVEN

'OMG. An absolute 5-star read' Reader Review

'Totally gripping' SUSAN LEWIS

'Impossible to part with until the very last page' Reader Review

'Absolutely addictive' GILLY MACMILLAN

'I was seriously hooked' Reader Review

'Couldn't see it coming' NELL PATTISON

'Such a dream of a thriller' Reader Review

'Utterly gripping' VANESSA SAVAGE

'A fantastic plot-twisting debut' CAMERON WARD

“Twelve Stars Utterly absorbing Unputdownable Excellent”

Fast-paced and brimming with superb characters. I couldn't put it down for a single second. Twelve stars! -- LISA JEWELL
Twelve Secrets is a smart, satisfying, one-of-a-kind thriller that entertained me from start to finish. It examines the confluence of family loyalties and dark secrets while keeping the plot boiling. -- JAMES PATTERSON
Utterly absorbing -- SHARI LAPENA
Ominous at the beginning, breathless by the end ... this is excellent hardcore suspense -- LEE CHILD
A pacey thriller full of twists and turns. You won't be able to put TWELVE SECRETS down until the very end. -- KARIN SLAUGHTER
A fine debut The Sunday Times (Books of the Year)

Twelve Secrets is rather special. So clever, so engrossing, a genuine 'just one more page' kind of book

-- M. W. CRAVEN
What a tangled web! Brilliantly woven and then carefully unravelled for the big revelations at the end. A totally gripping read. -- SUSAN LEWIS
Absolutely addictive. An unforgettable and nuanced cast of characters, a claustrophobic setting, and a suspenseful and chilling examination of the dark and destructive power of secrets. You will sleep with your eyes open after reading this one. -- GILLY MACMILLAN
A tightly-woven thriller that races to a conclusion I didn't see coming -- NELL PATTISON
Original, unputdownable and a really great read -- KATIE FFORDE
I adored TWELVE SECRETS - It was so much twisty-turny fun and I loved the characters and how their secrets unravelled. It's a fast-paced, utterly gripping thriller - a definite twelve out of ten! -- VANESSA SAVAGE
A fantastic, plot-twisting debut. Original and addictive. -- CAMERON WARD
Twelve Secrets contains cliff-hangers and revelations galore. [It] is all plot, plot, plot - and, boy, what a lot it's got. THE TIMES
Fast-paced and shocking. Woman's Weekly
A page-turner with a final revelation that satisfies by being unguessable but retrospectively inevitable Morning Star
Satisfyingly twisty, straight from Harlan Coben territory and surely Netflix bound IRISH INDEPENDENT
One very twisty tale HEAT

Robert Gold is the Sunday Times bestselling author of the Ben Harper series, which includes Twelve Secrets, a Richard and Judy Book Club pick, Eleven Liars and Ten Seconds. Originally from Harrogate in North Yorkshire, Robert Gold began his career as an intern at the American broadcaster CNN, based in Washington DC. He returned to Yorkshire to work for the retailer ASDA, becoming the chain's nationwide book buyer. He now works in sales for a UK publishing company.

Robert now lives in Putney and his new hometown served as the inspiration for the fictional town of Haddley in his thrillers.

A major new voice. A thriller everyone is raving about: AN IRISH TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLERA SUNDAY TIMES BEST CRIME NOVEL OF 2022AN APPLE THRILLER OF THE MONTH'Twelve stars' LISA JEWELL 'Cliffhangers and revelations galore' THE TIMES 'This book will take over all your free time' Reader Review'Utterly absorbing' SHARI LAPENA 'A fine debut' THE SUNDAY TIMES (Books of the year) 'Unputdownable' KARIN SLAUGHTER 'Books this good are very rare' Reader Review'Excellent' LEE CHILD 'The next massive thriller' Reader Review'One of a kind' JAMES PATTERSON 'This is what every other thriller aspires to be' Reader Review A SMALL TOWN. A SHOCKING CRIME. YOU'LL SUSPECT EVERY CHARACTER. BUT YOU'LL NEVER GUESS THE ENDING. Ben Harper's life changed for ever the day his older brother Nick was murdered by two classmates. It was a crime that shocked the nation and catapulted Ben's family and their idyllic hometown, Haddley, into the spotlight.Twenty years on, Ben is one of the best investigative journalists in the country and settled back in Haddley, thanks to the support of its close-knit community. But then a fresh murder case shines new light on his brother's death and throws suspicion on those closest to him.Ben is about to discover that in Haddley no one is as they seem. Everyone has something to hide.And someone will do anything to keep the truth buried . . . ' So clever' M.W. CRAVEN 'OMG. An absolute 5-star read' Reader Review'Totally gripping' SUSAN LEWIS 'Impossible to part with until the very last page' Reader Review'Absolutely addictive' GILLY MACMILLAN 'I was seriously hooked' Reader Review'Couldn't see it coming' NELL PATTISON 'Such a dream of a thriller' Reader Review'Utterly gripping' VANESSA SAVAGE 'A fantastic plot-twisting debut' CAMERON WARD

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