Nine Hidden Lives

The UK's answer to Harlan Coben: the Sunday Times bestseller returns with a twisty new thriller

Broadchurch meets Harlan Coben in the most compulsive thriller you'll read all year. Discover the Sunday Times bestseller . . .

'A gripping thriller that twists and turns' HARLAN COBEN

'I couldn't put it down for a single second' LISA JEWELL

'Full of shocking twists' KARIN SLAUGHTER

'Cliffhangers and revelations galore' THE TIMES

Thirty years ago, Alaka Jha's murder sent shockwaves through Haddley. The reporter had been exposing a dark side to the tight-knit community, and her daughter Uma suspects that story could be the key to her unsolved murder.

On the anniversary of Alaka's death, journalist Ben Harper is determined to find answers for Uma at last - but his investigation takes him deep into a tangled web of lies, and puts Uma's life in danger.

Because it seems not everyone in Haddley wants this terrible crime solved. Some of them have been keeping secrets for over thirty years - and they don't want them dragged into the light . . .

About the Author

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, Ten Seconds and Nine Hidden Lives. 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 lives in Putney and his new hometown served as the inspiration for the fictional town of Haddley in his thrillers.