The Good Mother

A. L. Bird

Apr 2016 · Sold by HarperCollins UK

About this ebook

‘Oh. My. Word. This is a one sitting read kind of book. The kind with a twist that will have you gasping out loud.’ – Katherine Sunderland, Bibliomaniac

The greatest bond. The darkest betrayal.

Susan wakes up alone in a room she doesn’t recognise, with no memory of how she got there. She only knows that she is trapped, and her daughter is missing.

The relief that engulfs her when she hears her daughter’s voice through the wall is quickly replaced by fear.

The person who has imprisoned her has her daughter, too.

Devising a plan to keep her daughter safe, Susan begins to get closer to her unknown captor. And suddenly, she realises that she has met him before.

The Good Mother is a dark and disturbing psychological thriller for fans of C L Taylor, Kathryn Croft and S K Tremayne.

Read what people are saying about The Good Mother

‘if you like psychological thrillers this one will keep you guessing till the end’ – Elaine Makri, Goodreads

‘5*: gripping from beginning to end’ – Shirley Jones, Goodreads

‘Nothing in this story is quite what it appears’ – Rosemary Smith, Goodreads

‘From the start this was chilling and made my heart beat extra fast. A psychological thriller with lots of tension...Could not put it down! No spoilers but highly recommend it. 5*****’ – Laurel Cherkas, Goodreads

‘Not much keeps me awake until 2am, but my goodness, this brilliant psychological thriller did just that!’ – Philippa McKenna, Goodreads

‘I loved this book...I couldn't read it fast enough.A real page turner’ – Aarti Shah, Goodreads

‘So cleverly written that I had no inkling as to how the tale would unfold.’ – Melanie Hughes, Goodreads

‘Lots of twists and turns and shocks along the way and the ending packs a real punch!’ ‘ Fiona McCormick, Goodreads

Ratings and reviews

Good book - a bit of a page turner but I feel not the best written book I've read. The twist only just works - not sure whether this is due to the plot or how it's been written. I usually criticise books for abrupt endings (twist divulged but then it's over and not fully explained) but the ending here was drawn out a bit in over 50 pages -too much repetition on how the characters felt - got a bit bored tbh! Saying that I really liked the final twist.

When I started it I thought I'm not liking this book, then a few chapters in I thought foah this is not a thriller it's going to bore me, then bang the twist comes in and everything is exciting I thought now this is more like it, but then it just ends. Rubbish absolutely rubbish, thought the writer was on to something unique but to just end so abruptly boo. Two stars is generous I think

I guessed who the captor was quite early on and I feel as though I was a step ahead of the book the whole way. Not a terrible book but definitely not the tense psychological thriller that was promised. A very average read.

About the author

A.L. Bird lives in London, where she divides her time between writing, working as a lawyer, and running around after her young family. She loves writing dark, twisty thrillers. Bestselling The Good Mother was her first major psychological thriller for HQDigital. Don't Say a Word (out now) is her chilling standalone next book. She has an MA in Creative Writing from Birkbeck, University of London, and is also an alumna of the Faber Academy ‘Writing a Novel’ course. Amy is a member of the Crime Writers’ Association. For updates on her writing follow her on Twitter, @ALBirdWriter.