Mother Made Me

It was almost midday on the second day of our trip by the time I started feeling truly murderous towards Mother.

'One of the most enjoyable thrillers I've read in years: a clever, arch, dark and richly satisfying slice of noir' - Paula Hawkins, author of The Blue Hour
'Deliciously dark, fun, and oh so surprising. Absolutely addictive reading' - Claire Fuller, author of Unsettled Ground
'I read compulsively. Mother Made Me is superbly paced . . . its characters magnetic' - Sarah Moss, author of Ripeness

For crime writer Pat, her mother's cruelty has long cast a shadow over her life. On a trip to Paris, she's reaching breaking point, afraid of what she might do. Then, suddenly, Mother is found dead in their hotel.

And Pat is finally free.

Soon afterwards, Graham, Pat's devoted former lover, returns to her side, and together they find a quiet happiness. But when the mysterious Cynthia appears out of the blue, claiming to be Pat's half-sister, she feels the ground shift uncontrollably beneath her.

Desperate to make sense of it all, Pat revisits the past. And soon, all directions lead to one terrible, inevitable question: what really happened that night in Paris?

Inspired by Patricia Highsmith's difficult relationship with her own mother, Mother Made Me is a stylish and unputdownable mystery about delusion, devotion and the cost of true love.

Praise for Niamh Mulvey:

'An extraordinary achievement' - Jessie Burton on The Amendments
'Mulvey is a stylish and inventive, yet precise, writer' - Irish Times
'Smart, subtle, engrossing and moving' - Emma Donoghue on The Amendments
'I was delighted to discover Niamh Mulvey's work' - Sarah Moss
'Mulvey is an extremely talented writer' - Business Post
'Her writing has the unassailable sanity peculiar to an authentic literary gift' - Rachel Cusk, on Hearts and Bones