Two Wrongs

By Mel McGrath

Dark, clever and page-turning, TWO WRONGS is the shocking new thriller from bestselling author Mel McGrath.

‘UTTERLY chilling’ PAULA HAWKINS

‘The perfect read’ B A PARIS

‘Deliciously disturbing’ ANN CLEEVES

In the city of Bristol, young women are dying in mysterious circumstances. The deaths look like suicides – but are they something more sinister?

Honor is terrified that her daughter might be next. But as she looks for clues as to what really happened to the girls, she stumbles upon a link to a dark secret in her own past – one that she’s kept from her daughter.

Now Honor has the chance to avenge her child for the terrible events of years ago.

But how far will she go to protect her daughter and right the wrongs done to her family?

‘I cared desperately about these characters and turned the pages frantically, praying for their survival. Clever, compassionate and completely compelling’ Erin Kelly, bestselling author of Watch Her Fall

‘I was completely drawn in… a timely addition to the academic noir genre, as #MeToo finally starts to catch up with universities in a long-awaited reckoning. Highly recommended’ Harriet Tyce, bestselling author of Blood Orange

‘Mel McGrath tackles hard-hitting issues in a thought-provoking way . . . a book-club novel ripe for discussion’ Adele Parks, #1 bestselling author, Platinum Book of the Month

‘An unsettling, compelling story. Mel McGrath has a unique skill for drawing flawed yet fascinating characters who captivate the reader’ Rachel Abbott, author of Close Your Eyes

‘I can’t remember the last time I was so invested in a book’ Sathnam Sanghera, The Times

‘A gripping exploration of consent and power play, this is all too timely’ Heat

Format: Hardback
Release Date: 04 Mar 2021
Pages: 400
ISBN: 978-0-00-833683-7
Mel McGrath is an Essex girl, co-founder of Killer Women, and an award-winning writer of fiction and non-fiction.As MJ McGrath she writes the acclaimed Edie Kiglatuk series of Arctic mysteries, which have been optioned for TV, were twice longlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger, and were Times and Financial Times thrillers of the year. As Melanie McGrath she wrote the critically acclaimed, bestselling memoir Silvertown. As Mel McGrath she is the author of the bestselling psychological thrillers Give Me the Child and The Guilty Party. Two Wrongs is her latest novel.

”'Meticulously plotted and UTTERLY chilling - everything you want from a contemporary thriller” - PAULA HAWKINS, author of The Girl on the Train

”'A gripping exploration of consent and power play, this is all too timely” - Heat

”'Clever, compassionate and completely compelling” - Erin Kelly, Sunday Times bestselling author

”'Mel McGrath tackles hard-hitting issues in a thought-provoking way. Her novels are an interesting crossover between page-turning thrillers and a book-club novel ripe for discussion” - Adele Parks, Platinum, Book of the Month

”'Very raw and powerful, it’s a timely addition to the academic noir genre, as #MeToo finally starts to catch up with universities in a long-awaited reckoning. Highly recommended” - Harriet Tyce, author of Blood Orange

”'A deliciously disturbing thriller” - Ann Cleeves, Sunday Times bestselling author

”'I can’t remember the last time I was so invested in a book” - Sathnam Sanghera, The Times

”'An unsettling, compelling story. Mel McGrath has a unique skill for drawing flawed yet fascinating characters who captivate the reader” - Rachel Abbott

”'Complex characters and an intelligent, twisty plot make Two Wrongs an absolutely gripping and thought-provoking read. I loved it” - Roz Watkins

”'Mel McGrath skilfully controls the drip-feed of information in a complex and painfully topical mystery” - Times Crime Club

”'Powerful and timely” - Crime Monthly

”'Mums everywhere will be gripped” - Sunday Post

”'Psychological detail and deft plotting effortlessly carry McGrath’s novel” - Financial Times

”'It’s not easy to create compelling people on page . . . but Nevis, Honor and Cullen are each so complex . . . the ending packs a punch here too” - Daily Record