The Girl In Cell A : 'the twist will floor you' says i newspaper, now shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger - Vaseem Khan
Vaseem Khan
- Pages · 592 pages
- Publication Date · 30/07/2026
- Genre · Crime & mystery
A TIMES THRILLER OF THE YEAR 2025'A twist you'll never guess' ALEX MICHAELIDES
'Thrilling, thought-provoking, suspenseful' S.A. COSBYTHE WORLD KNOWS HER AS THE GIRL IN CELL A. Convicted of murder at seventeen, infamous killer and true crime celebrity Orianna Negi has always maintained her innocence. BUT IF SHE DIDN'T KILL GIDEON WYCLERC... Orianna has a blind spot over that fateful day: she can't remember what happened. Forensic psychologist Annie Ledet is tasked with unlocking the truth. ....THEN WHO DID?Orianna grew up in Eden Falls, ruled by the insular Wyclerc dynasty and its ruthless patriarch , Amos. As their sessions progress, Annie reaches into Orianna's past to a shattering realisation.... Scandal. Sex. Power. Race. And murder. Between guilt and innocence lies a fallen Eden. 'Masterful. A beautifully written, twisting psychological thriller' CHRIS WHITAKER
'Both epic family tale and riveting psychological thriller, The Girl in Cell A is an utterly absorbing story with an ending that will leave you reeling' SHARI LAPENA'A fabulous thriller where small-town America and the sins of its inhabitants make for a wonderful page-turner' STEVE CAVANAGH
'Full of unexpected, mind-bending twists, The Girl in Cell A explores memory, truth, and lies in a small American mining town .. tense and surprising' NITA PROSE'A compelling, pacy, multi-layered mystery that shows us the most dangerous secrets are the ones we keep from ourselves' ERIN KELLY
'Vaseem Khan's first thriller is a teasing, testing exercise in unreliable narration' SUNDAY TIMES
'An intoxicating tale of sex, power and corruption, we ate this up' CRIME MONTHLY
'The twist will floor you' i PAPER
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