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The Break-In: There's nothing more dangerous than a guilty conscience

Autor Katherine Faulkner
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 6 apr 2026

Traducerea din limba engleză a acestui roman păstrează cadența alertă a originalului, reușind să transmită acea neliniște surdă care se pierde adesea în adaptările grăbite. Remarcăm cum The Break-In transformă o situație de autoapărare într-un coșmar psihologic expandat. Alice ucide un intrus. Poliția o declară nevinovată. Dar conștiința nu îi dă pace. Considerăm că forța acestui roman rezidă în decizia nesăbuită a protagonistei de a se apropia de Linda, mama tânărului ucis, fără a-și dezvălui identitatea. La intersecția dintre You Will Never See Me și Keep Him Close, cartea combină paranoia unei supraviețuitoare cu explorarea dureroasă a doliului și a secretelor de familie. Apreciem modul în care Katherine Faulkner își rafinează stilul „mum noir” deja consacrat. Dacă în Greenwich Park și The Other Mothers autoarea explora vulnerabilitățile maternității și fațada fragilă a privilegiului social, aici miza devine mult mai intimă și mai periculoasă. Ritmul este sacadat. Tensiunea crește pe măsură ce Alice se afundă în lumea lui Ezra, victima sa, doar pentru a realiza că prezența lui în casa ei nu a fost un accident. Este un roman polițist despre cum adevărul te poate strivi mai rău decât fapta în sine.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781526675453
ISBN-10: 1526675455
Pagini: 400
Dimensiuni: 128 x 196 x 28 mm
Greutate: 0.28 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Raven Books
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

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Descriere

'DELICIOUS' STYLIST
'BINGEWORTHY' NITA PROSE
'RAZOR-SHARP' ABIGAIL DEAN

There's nothing more dangerous than a guilty conscience.

Alice didn't mean to kill the intruder. She only meant to stop him hurting her daughter when he burst into her kitchen and grabbed a knife.

The police agree 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. But nothing unfolds as planned.

Alice can't bring herself to tell Linda who she really is and the more Alice learns about Ezra and why he was at her house, the more she starts to wonder whether she has the full picture about what happened that terrible day.

The new must-read thriller from the rising star of smart suspense fiction.

Readers say:

'Wow. What a rollercoaster of a read'
'Her best book yet'
'One of the best thrillers I have read in ages'
'An amazing domestic thriller'
'Awesome!'


Recenzii

The superficial perfection of middle-class lives is Katherine Faulkner's territory. the comeuppance when it arrives is pleasingly satisfying
Fast-moving, clever and appropriately horrible, this is domestic noir at its most intriguing
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
It's been described as a binge read and it's clear to see why - it's a fantastic novel
Twisty and compulsively readable. A binge-worthy page turner. I devoured it in a sitting and I have zero regrets
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!
With an exquisite, perfectly-timed drip-feed of reveals, hiding-in-plain-sight clues, delicious unravelling of secrets, and nail-biting tension, The Break In is an absolute triumph. One of the best books I've read this year
The Break In opens with a reader's worst nightmare scenario, and continues to twist the knife as the truth is gradually revealed. A tense and clever thriller - highly recommended
Katherine Faulkner is the mistress of elevated thrillers, and The Break In is her most sophisticated yet. Taut, elegant and perfectly observed, she will have your nerves jangling and your sense of self shattered. Her depiction of North London middle class motherhood is sharply accurate - a morality tale of the most terrifying order. Fabulous
A fast-paced, single sitting read with a how-did-I miss that final twist. Faulkner writes motherhood noir that's cut above - we'll be recommending this to every parent in the playground. Loved it!
I was kept up until the wee hours engrossed in The Break In. A delicious slow burn thriller with a clever twisting plot that will keep readers hooked
The Break In is a masterfully twisted psychological thriller. When a self-defense killing sets Alice's life spiraling, long-buried secrets resurface, and collide with present-day dangers. Faulkner weaves a gripping, character-driven tale brimming with taut tension and shocking twists - her best yet!
PRAISE FOR KATHERINE FAULKNER: 'Her real gift is for observing the currents beneath apparent surface perfection, and what the middle class is capable of when it can't have it all'
PRAISE FOR KATHERINE FAULKNER: 'I can't wait to read what Faulkner writes next'
PRAISE FOR KATHERINE FAULKNER: 'I was gripped by The Other Mothers and Katherine's immersive writing'
Hair-raising thriller
Will have listeners hooked