Keep Him Close by Emily Koch - ISBN: 9781784709426
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Mothers unite, secrets simmer: one son lied, one son died.

Keep Him Close

A moving and suspenseful mystery that you won’t be able to put down

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  • Paperback

    336 pages

  • Release Date

    13 April 2021

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Summary

Alice keeps her identity secret when she befriends the mother of her son’s killer. Keep Him Close is a dark psychological drama about love, hate and forgiveness.

“A SUSPENSEFUL MYSTERY…DEEPLY MOVING AND PSYCHOLOGICALLY AFFECTING” - Alex Michaelides, author of The Silent Patient

Praise for Keep Him Close:

  • “A tense drama” - Sunday Times
  • “A beautiful and heart-breaking story that I can’t stop thinking about. Simpl…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781784709426
ISBN-10:1784709425
Author:Emily Koch
Publisher:Vintage Publishing
Imprint:Vintage
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:336
Release Date:13 April 2021
Weight:234g
Dimensions:198mm x 129mm x 20mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

Keep Him Close was a magnetic, all-consuming read. A heart-breaking suspense which deals with love in all its forms, however it is expressed.

Keep Him Close was a magnetic, all-consuming read. A heart-breaking suspense which deals with love in all its forms, however it is expressed. * Gytha Lodge, author of She Lies in Wait *
A moving account of family relationships and mainly low-level but devastating criminality – Natasha Cooper * Literary Review *
Keep Him Close isn’t just a suspenseful mystery about two women’s determination to discover the truth about the night that left one of their sons dead. It’s also a really well-written, deeply moving and psychologically affecting study of motherhood and heartbreak. Highly recommended. * Alex Michaelides, author of The Silent Patient *
Powerfully written and packs a real emotional punch. * Cara Hunter, author of Close to Home *
A gripping, dark domestic drama with motherhood at its heart. Beautifully written and emotionally charged, the characters leaped off the page and stayed with me. * Ruth Mancini, author of In the Blood *
A beautiful and heart-breaking story that I can’t stop thinking about. Simply stunning. * Jo Jakeman, author of Safe House on Keep Him Close *
This is domestic noir as it’s meant to be done; riveting and beautifully written. * Jo Spain, author of The Confession *
Intriguing, heartbreaking and deftly drawn, Keep Him Close is a mystery novel with a beautiful character study at its heart. * Melanie Golding, author of Little Darlings *
A beautifully written novel with a cast of richly drawn characters, and a plot that grows ever more menacing as it twists to its powerful, unexpected conclusion. * Lucy Clarke, author of You Let Me In *
Keep Him Close is a compelling and deftly plotted read, exploring complex dynamics with sensitivity and empathy. * Emylia Hall, author of The Thousand Lights Hotel *

About The Author

Emily Koch

Emily Koch is an award-winning journalist and author of two novels, If I Die Before I Wake and Keep Him Close. Her books have been shortlisted for the Crime Writers’ Association Ian Fleming Steel Dagger award, won France’s Prix du Bureau des Lecteurs Folio Policier, longlisted for the Authors’ Club Best First Novel Award, and been selected as a Waterstones Thriller of the Month. Waterstones said her second novel ‘cements Koch’s place as one of the most exciting new crime writers of our day.’ She lives in Bristol.

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