My Darling Boy
In a close-knit Derbyshire village, Alice and Chrissy are life-long best friends, whose sons Robbie and Leo have grown up inseparable, too. Until one shocking New Year’s Eve in the local pub, when the two boys argue, and Robbie ends up dead.
Two years on, with the village still reeling, Leo is released from prison after serving a sentence for manslaughter, but instantly disappears. As Chrissy searches for her missing son, suspicion falls on Alice and her supporters in the community, who will seemingly stop at nothing to prevent Leo returning home. But this is a mystery that might go much further back, into a dark past nobody wants to revisit. As secrets unravel, which of the two mothers has the most left to lose?
“For bookworms who loved The Perfect Couple’s mystery aspect and web of complicated relationships, add My Darling Boy to your TBR list. The domestic thriller follows a pair of ex-best friends after one of their sons is found dead and the other vanishes. It’s recommended for fans of stories driven by family drama, unpredictable twists, and complex female protagonists.” --Best Life
“Another great psychological thriller, with lots of twists and turns, as only she can write.” --Red Carpet Crash
“[My Darling Boy] is told from disparate viewpoints, offering tantalizing misdirection. Readers who like the slow burn of a mystery will enjoy this atmospheric thriller. Recommend to fans of Tana French or Kate Morton.” --Library Journal
“This pitch-perfect story about families and secrets starts with a punch and ends with a bang.” —Kirkus Reviews
“Many secrets and lies unfold in this emotionally charged tale. . . . Cooper weaves an extremely tangled web, but all is resolved in a perilous confrontation atop a viaduct. Her fans will enjoy this.” —Booklist
Two years on, with the village still reeling, Leo is released from prison after serving a sentence for manslaughter, but instantly disappears. As Chrissy searches for her missing son, suspicion falls on Alice and her supporters in the community, who will seemingly stop at nothing to prevent Leo returning home. But this is a mystery that might go much further back, into a dark past nobody wants to revisit. As secrets unravel, which of the two mothers has the most left to lose?
“For bookworms who loved The Perfect Couple’s mystery aspect and web of complicated relationships, add My Darling Boy to your TBR list. The domestic thriller follows a pair of ex-best friends after one of their sons is found dead and the other vanishes. It’s recommended for fans of stories driven by family drama, unpredictable twists, and complex female protagonists.” --Best Life
“Another great psychological thriller, with lots of twists and turns, as only she can write.” --Red Carpet Crash
“[My Darling Boy] is told from disparate viewpoints, offering tantalizing misdirection. Readers who like the slow burn of a mystery will enjoy this atmospheric thriller. Recommend to fans of Tana French or Kate Morton.” --Library Journal
“This pitch-perfect story about families and secrets starts with a punch and ends with a bang.” —Kirkus Reviews
“Many secrets and lies unfold in this emotionally charged tale. . . . Cooper weaves an extremely tangled web, but all is resolved in a perilous confrontation atop a viaduct. Her fans will enjoy this.” —Booklist
The Couple In The Photo
They’re your best friends.
Lucy and her husband do everything with their closest friends Cora and Scott. They’ve even bought a beach house together to enjoy summers with their kids. They’re more than friends: they’re family.
They’re hiding something.
When a colleague passes around photographs from her honeymoon in the Maldives, Lucy is shocked to see Scott in one of the pictures, his arm around another woman.
The truth will change everything.
Then news breaks that the woman from the photograph has mysteriously vanished. Why was Scott there and what is he hiding?
As Lucy looks for answers, her whole life begins to unravel. If the lies start here, where do they end?
‘I was hooked from the first page and positively devoured this masterfully constructed tale of lies and deceit. An absolute must-read for all thriller fans: I LOVED it!’ - SARAH BONNER, author of Her Perfect Twin and Her Sweet Revenge
'A twisty and intriguing suspense filled with lies and secrets that will have you salivating for more. Her best yet, I'd say! Brava Helen' - MIRA V SHAH, author of Her
The Other Guest
One year ago, Leah’s 21-year-old niece, Amy, mysteriously drowned near her family-owned luxury resort on the shores of Lake Garda.
Returning to Italy for the first time since Amy’s death, Leah is shocked to find that her family have erased all reminders of Amy. They insist her death was an accident, but Leah knows she must look deeper if she is to uncover the truth.
Meanwhile, in Derby, university counsellor Joanna is recovering from a break-up when she is swept off her feet by a handsome bartender. But after she invites him into her home, Joanna realises she doesn’t know him as well as she thought. What is he hiding, and what will it cost her to find out?
What follows is a propulsive game of cat-and mouse as both women realise that appearances can be deceptive – and that the darkest secrets often lie closest to home.
'A luxury Italian resort with a dark side. A cast of suspicious, secretive characters. The Other Guest is an eerie and atmospheric mystery that kept me guessing from start to finish.' - Allie Reynolds, author of Shiver
'An exquisite setting masks layers of secrets in this captivating thriller . . . beautifully written, powerfully conveyed, and swirling with mysteries you'll race to the last page to solve.' - Megan Collins, author of The Family Trap
'A rare and brilliant thriller; slick, sexy, relatable, moving and mysterious, it had me hooked!' - A.J.West, author of The Spirit Engineer
Returning to Italy for the first time since Amy’s death, Leah is shocked to find that her family have erased all reminders of Amy. They insist her death was an accident, but Leah knows she must look deeper if she is to uncover the truth.
Meanwhile, in Derby, university counsellor Joanna is recovering from a break-up when she is swept off her feet by a handsome bartender. But after she invites him into her home, Joanna realises she doesn’t know him as well as she thought. What is he hiding, and what will it cost her to find out?
What follows is a propulsive game of cat-and mouse as both women realise that appearances can be deceptive – and that the darkest secrets often lie closest to home.
'A luxury Italian resort with a dark side. A cast of suspicious, secretive characters. The Other Guest is an eerie and atmospheric mystery that kept me guessing from start to finish.' - Allie Reynolds, author of Shiver
'An exquisite setting masks layers of secrets in this captivating thriller . . . beautifully written, powerfully conveyed, and swirling with mysteries you'll race to the last page to solve.' - Megan Collins, author of The Family Trap
'A rare and brilliant thriller; slick, sexy, relatable, moving and mysterious, it had me hooked!' - A.J.West, author of The Spirit Engineer
The Downstairs Neighbour
In a converted Georgian townhouse in south west London, three families live under one roof.
The large flat that takes up the top two floors is home to the Harlow family: happily married Paul and Steph, and their bubbly teenage daughter Freya. The smaller first floor flat is rented by Emma, who spends most of her time alone, listening to people coming in and out of the building. And the basement flat belongs to Chris, a local driving instructor, who prefers to keep his personal life private from the neighbours.
But their lives are all upended when Freya vanishes. As the police become involved and a frantic Paul and Steph desperately search for answers, they begin to realise that the truth behind their daughter’s disappearance may lie closer to home than they were expecting.
When everyone has something to hide, can you ever really know those closest to you? Or will some secrets be taken to the grave?
The large flat that takes up the top two floors is home to the Harlow family: happily married Paul and Steph, and their bubbly teenage daughter Freya. The smaller first floor flat is rented by Emma, who spends most of her time alone, listening to people coming in and out of the building. And the basement flat belongs to Chris, a local driving instructor, who prefers to keep his personal life private from the neighbours.
But their lives are all upended when Freya vanishes. As the police become involved and a frantic Paul and Steph desperately search for answers, they begin to realise that the truth behind their daughter’s disappearance may lie closer to home than they were expecting.
When everyone has something to hide, can you ever really know those closest to you? Or will some secrets be taken to the grave?
The unrelenting tension of this well-crafted debut kept me whizzing through the book, eager to discover exactly what had happened to Freya and whether the intriguing neighbours had anything to do with it. Loved the tension, the secrets and the satisfying, unexpected conclusion. ― KL Slater
I can't remember the last book that made me guess and long for answers quite as much as The Downstairs Neighbour. Gripping, teasing, intricately plotted, an accomplished debut that's impossible to put down. ― Cath Weeks
A gripping read with plenty of twists, Cooper's debut will keep you guessing throughout ― Heat
A heart-pounding debut . . . Even avid suspense readers won't be able to predict all the twists. ― Publishers Weekly
If you loved Harlan Coben's The Stranger, this is the perfect pick ― Woman & Home
I can't remember the last book that made me guess and long for answers quite as much as The Downstairs Neighbour. Gripping, teasing, intricately plotted, an accomplished debut that's impossible to put down. ― Cath Weeks
A gripping read with plenty of twists, Cooper's debut will keep you guessing throughout ― Heat
A heart-pounding debut . . . Even avid suspense readers won't be able to predict all the twists. ― Publishers Weekly
If you loved Harlan Coben's The Stranger, this is the perfect pick ― Woman & Home
