Apple Of My Eye

Description: `Utterly addictive. Compulsive, twisty, tense.' CLAIRE DOUGLAS, author of Local Girl MissingJust how far is a mother willing to go?When a mysterious note arrives for seven months pregnant nurse Eliana Hughes, she begins to doubt every aspect of her life - from her mixed feelings about motherhood to her marriage to Martin, who has become distant in recent months.As the person behind the note escalates their campaign to out Eli's husband as a cheat, she finds herself unable to trust even her own instincts, and as pressure builds, she makes a mistake that jeopardises her entire future.Elsewhere, someone is watching. Someone who desperately wants a baby to call their own and will go to any lengths to become a mother - and stay a mother...`A brilliantly paced, intriguingly plotted and thoroughly enjoyable story. One of the best psych thrillers I've read this year.' LIZ NUGENT

Review: `Dark and twisting, APPLE OF MY EYE is an unputdownable psychological thriller about grief and the lengths parents go to for their children. It promises to be one of the reads of 2019.' BRIAN MCGILLOWAY, NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER`I devoured APPLE OF MY EYE in just under two days. This is a clever and addictive beauty and it deserves to fly!' LOUISE BEECH`Claire's thrillers are twisty like tornadoes' LIZ NUGENT`Gripping and disturbing - what a superb follow up to Her Name Was Rose. Claire Allan is the new queen of psych thrillers' CAROLINE FINNERTY`Fantastic, fluid and engaging, a 2019 hit!' JO SPAIN`A brilliant and hooky read' FIONNUALA KEARNEY`What a great page-turner! An emotionally charged, tense and chilling read with twists that ensured I...didn't truly know who to trust!' SAM CARRINGTON`A first rate psychological thriller. Emotional and twisty, with excellent characterisation. I had to come up for air after reading it!' PATRICIA GIBNEY`Grabs you by the throat and never lets go - a book that fans of Clare Mackintosh will devour.' JOHN MARRS`A wonderfully written, compelling thriller. Highly recommended - a perfect read.' ELISABETH CARPENTER


Author Biography: Claire Allan is an Irish author who has previously written women's fiction. Apple of My Eye is her second psychological thriller following 2018's Her Name Was Rose.