A final, and very big thank you to my family, for putting up with me and allowing me this life as a writer. Thank you to my mother, Marianne, for always instilling in me that this would be possible. Thank you to my grandmother, Karianne – I know how much you would have loved to hold my books in your hands. Thank you to Chris and Judy. Thank you to Oscar, Anastasia and Louison for choosing me as your Maman. Thank you to Laura, for believing, for always fighting my corner, and for everything you are to me.

About the Author

ALEX DAHL is a half-American, half-Norwegian author. Born in Oslo, she studied Russian and German linguistics with international studies, then went on to complete an MA in creative writing at Bath Spa University and an MSc in business management at Bath University. A committed Francophile, Alex loves to travel, and has so far lived in Moscow, Paris, Stuttgart, Sandefjord, Switzerland, Bath and London. She is the author of three other thrillers: Playdate, The Heart Keeper, and The Boy at the Door, which was shortlisted for the CWA Debut Dagger.

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