What did he do to ... The Girl Before You
ASK HIM NO QUESTIONS,
HE'LL TELL YOU NO LIES...
Alice has always been haunted by the women from her husbandâs past. As a politician and now a TV personality, George Bellâs reputation as a ladiesâ man precedes him. But when Alice falls pregnant, her unease becomes an obsession.
And thereâs one ex in particular she canât get out of her head, a beautiful student who went missing before they finished university: Ruth.
When Alice thinks she see Ruth on a train, she canât shake the feeling thereâs more to the disappearance than George has told her.
But does she really want to know what her husband has been up to behind her back all these years?
Because the truth might be worse than she could ever have imagined...
Praise for The Girl Before You:âA tantalising and suspenseful mystery. Absolutely brilliant! I didnât want it to endâ Lauren North, bestselling author of The Perfect Betrayal
âI adored this wonderfully assured debut. An engrossing and emotionally honest thrillerâ Emma Curtis, bestselling author of The Night You Left
âA haunting mystery with beautifully written characters Iâm still left thinking aboutâ Jenny Quintana, bestselling author of The Missing Girl
âA great page-turner for holiday readingâ Thatâs Life
âA beautifully observed and superbly written psychological drama ... A writer to watch with the greatest of excitementâ The Chap
âWonderfully twisty ... Nicola Rayner is one to watchâ Short Book & Scribes
âA stellar debut from a fantastic new voice in domestic thrillersâ Bookish Jottings
Nicola Rayner was born in Abergavenny, south Wales, and works as a freelance writer and editor. The Girl Before You, her first novel, was picked by the Observer as a debut to look out for in 2019. It has been translated into multiple languages and has also been optioned for television. Her second thriller. You and Me, followed in 2020. Nicola is also the author of The Paris Dancer, a work of historical fiction. She lives in London with her husband.