Talking to Strangers by Fiona Barton - ISBN: 9780552175876
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Fatal attraction online: Three women, a killer, and deadly secrets.

Talking to Strangers

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  • Paperback

    400 pages

  • Release Date

    6 May 2025

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Summary

Three women. One Killer.

Talking to strangers has never been more dangerous…

When forty-four-year-old Karen Simmons is found lifeless, abandoned in remote woodland, journalist Kiki Nunn is determined to beat every other reporter to the story.

And she already has a head start. Just days before Karen’s murder, Kiki interviewed her about the highs and lows of mid-life romance. Karen told her about the expensive gifts and the starlit rendezvous. About the scammers and the …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780552175876
ISBN-10:0552175870
Author:Fiona Barton
Publisher:Transworld Publishers Ltd
Imprint:Penguin
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:400
Release Date:6 May 2025
Weight:278g
Dimensions:25mm x 130mm x 198mm
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Talking to Strangers by Fiona Barton - ISBN: 9780552175876
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Critics Review

PRAISE FOR TALKING TO STRANGERS * : *
A disturbing mystery that grips like a serpent. * Daily Mail *
A chilling read. * The Sunday Times *
This novel hits home. And it hurts. Tapping into very real fears faced by all women at some time in their lives, it delivers a terrifyingly real and addictive story. * Sharon Bolton *
Another fiendishly plotted crime novel from Fiona Barton, highlighting the grubby underbelly of the dating scene. I predict a bestseller. * Penny Batchelor *
Well imagined, cleverly plotted and with a completely surprising final twist. * Marsali Taylor *
Another red-hot thriller from the author of The Widow and The Child. * My Weekly *
Barton effortlessly toggles between each woman’s viewpoint, maintaining suspense as she builds to the plot’s devastating resolution. Fans of Mark Billingham’s Tom Thorne novels will devour this. * Publishers Weekly *
A blisteringly good, miss-your-stop read that raises some timely issues such as online dating, violence against women and victim blaming. Fiona Barton at her best. * Diane Jeffrey *
This latest from best-selling Barton is a twisty and highly satisfying nail-biter that will have her fans and new readers alike burning the midnight oil. * Library Journal *

About The Author

Fiona Barton

Fiona Barton’s debut, The Widow, was a Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller, and has been published in thirty-seven countries and optioned for television. Her second novel, The Child, and her third, The Suspect, were both bestsellers. Born in Cambridge, Fiona currently lives on the south coast in West Sussex.

Previously, she was a senior writer at the Daily Mail, news editor at the Daily Telegraph, and chief reporter at the Mail on Sunday, where she won Reporter of the Year at the British Press Awards.

While working as a journalist, Fiona reported on many high-profile criminal cases and developed a fascination with watching those involved, their body language and verbal tics. She interviewed people at the heart of these crimes, from the guilty to their families, as well as those on the periphery, and found it was those just outside the spotlight who interested her most…

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