The brand-new twisty family drama from Top 5 bestseller Isabel Ashdown
Isabel Ashdown Books
Isabel Ashdown crafts dark, compelling, and beautifully twisty psychological thrillers that delve into explosive family secrets with tenderness and subtlety. Her narratives are renowned for their atmospheric tension and ability to immerse readers in haunting stories. Ashdown's work is characterized by its psychological depth and unsettling exploration of hidden truths. She masterfully builds suspense, leaving a lasting impact on her audience.






At once troubling, funny and joyous, this is an intimate, lyrical and deeply moving novel of an ordinary family crumbling under the weight of past mistakes.
Lake Child
- 336 pages
- 12 hours of reading
An atmospheric psychological thriller about family secrets and betrayal, set in a remote valley town in the heart of Norway's ancient fjords
Little Sister
- 384 pages
- 14 hours of reading
Praise for gripping, twisty thriller LITTLE SISTER: LITTLE SISTER had me gripped from start to finish . Louise Candlish, author of THE SWIMMING POOL
A gripping psychological thriller from bestselling author Isabel Ashdown, set in a women's commune with a dark side...
They were perfect neighbours. Now they are prime suspects. A dark, twisty, character-rich thriller with a shocking secret vibrating at its core.
Hurry Up and Wait
- 308 pages
- 11 hours of reading
In her eagerly anticipated second novel Mail on Sunday Novel Competition winner Isabel Ashdown explores the treacherous territory of adolescent friendships, and traces across the decades the repercussions of a dangerous relationship.
Praise for BEAUTIFUL LIARS, a gripping, twisty psychological thriller - for fans of THEN SHE WAS GONE by Lisa Jewell, CLOSE TO HOME by Cara Hunter, THE CHILD by Fiona Barton, and I AM WATCHING YOU by Teresa Driscoll: Beautiful Liars is twisty, gripping, and utterly unpredictable.' Will Dean, author of DARK PINES
Flight
- 320 pages
- 12 hours of reading
Moving between the majestic coastline of North Cornwall and the leafy suburbs of London, Flight is a story of secrets and lies - and of the indelible traces that are left behind when someone tries to disappear.
It's the start of one of the hottest summers on record with weeks without rain; the summer of Abba, T-Rex and David Bowie; of the Notting Hill riots and when Big Ben stopped dead. Luke Wolff is about to turn 18 and is set to enjoy his last summer at home on the Isle of Wight before leaving for college. His job at a holiday camp promises new friendships and romance. But with the heat and open windows, secrets become harder to hide and his parents' seemingly ordered lives become unstuck and the community is gripped by scandal.