The Break-In

Alice only meant to stop the intruder.She didn't mean to hit him so hard.She didn't mean to kill him.The police conclude that she acted in self-defence, but wracked with guilt, Alice sets out to apologise to Linda, the mother of the young man she killed - only to find she is unable to come clean about who she really is.Without meaning to, Alice finds herself drawn more and more into Linda's world, struggling to balance her growing obsession with starting a prestigious new job, caring for her daughter and being there for her husband.But as Alice learns more about Ezra - and finds herself uncomfortably enmeshed with his family - she begins to wonder whether she really has the full picture about why he came to her house that day.

Fast-moving, clever and appropriately horrible, this is domestic noir at its most intriguing ― Literary Review

It's been described as a binge read and it's clear to see why - a fantastic novel ― Belfast Telegraph

Will have listeners hooked ― The Bookseller

Katherine Faulkner is the master of throwing ordinary women into extraordinary, what-would-you-do situations. With her razor-sharp takes on middle class motherhood, this is an up-all-night thriller packed with style, acuity and intrigue -- Abigail Dean, author of Sunday Times bestselling Girl A

Twisty and compulsively readable. A binge-worthy page turner. I devoured it in a sitting and I have zero regrets -- Nita Prose ― #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Maid and The Maid's Secret

Katherine Faulkner goes from strength to strength with her third novel, The Break In - a truly unnerving tale of violence and deceit. I totally believed in these characters and felt every second of their nightmare. Propulsive and immersive - a definite one-sitting read! -- Caz Frear