My Name Was Eden: ‘A compulsive, didn’t-see-it-coming thriller’ -ABIGAIL DEAN. 2024's gripping high-concept book-club mystery crime novel about motherhood, identity and dark family secrets

‘A compulsive, didn’t-see-it-coming thriller’ ABIGAIL DEAN, international bestselling author of Girl A One twin vanished. One twin reappeared. *A Reader's Digest most anticipated book of the year* ‘A fantastic debut – unpredictable, tense and absorbing’ ROSE CARLYLE, #1 international bestselling author of The Girl in the Mirror ‘Dark and creepy . . . in the most compelling way. A proper page-turner’ KATY BRENT, bestselling author of How to Kill Men and Get Away with It * When Eden is rescued from the lake, her mother Lucy has a second chance. No one knows why the 14-year-old Eden almost drowned on her way home from school. But now she’s safe, Lucy can start being a good mother. The mother she should have always been, before the loss of Eden’s twin during the pregnancy consumed Lucy, all those years ago. But when Eden wakes up in hospital, she claims that Eden isn’t her name. That her name is Eli – the name Lucy had reserved for the unborn twin. Could it be that all this time, Lucy’s grief has been misplaced? Eden, it seems, is the twin who’s really disappeared . . . * ‘Peels back the layers of family life . . . Had me reading far too late into the night’ TAMMY COHEN, author of The Wedding Party ‘A major new voice in psychological thrillers’ MINDY MEJIA, bestselling author of Everything You Want Me to Be ‘A deep dive into the messy emotions of love and mourning . . . A great read’ HELEN FIELDS, international bestselling author of The Institution Barker-White's My Name Was Eden is a riveting piece of fiction that delves into the complexities of sibling relationships and the profound impact of loss. The narrative is a compelling blend of suspense and emotional depth, as it explores the enigmatic world of a detective tasked with unravelling the mystery of a girl who almost drowned. For fans of John Marrs (The Vacation), Lucinda Berry (The Perfect Child), Gillian Mcallister (Just Another Missing Person), Andrea Mara (Someone in the Attic), and Katie Marsh (How Not To Murder Your Ex). HarperCollins 2024