Imperfect Women

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"A psychological thriller in the truest sense of the word . . . At points I was folding pages repeatedly." ―Sarah Vaughan, author of Anatomy of a Scandal

When Nancy Hennessy is murdered, she leaves behind two best friends, an adoring husband and daughter, and a secret lover whose identity she took to the grave. Nancy was gorgeous, wealthy, and cherished by those who knew her--from the outside, her life was perfect. But as the investigation into her death flounders and her friends Eleanor and Mary wrestle with their grief, dark details surface that reveal how little they knew their friend, each other, and maybe even themselves.

A gripping, immersive novel about impossible expectations and secrets that fester and become lethal, Imperfect Women unfolds through the perspectives of three fascinating women. Their enduring, complex friendship is the knot the reader must untangle to answer the question Who killed Nancy?

Imperfect Women explores guilt and retribution, love and betrayal, and the compromises we make that alter our lives irrevocably. With the wickedly sharp insights and finely tuned suspense that has drawn comparisons to Patricia Highsmith and Paula Hawkins, Araminta Hall returns with another page-turning, thought-provoking tour de force.

Author: Araminta Hall
Publisher: Picador USA
Published: 06/01/2021
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.70h x 5.70w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9781250798688
ISBN10: 125079868X
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Thrillers | Suspense
- Fiction | Psychological
- Fiction | Literary

About the Author
Araminta Hall has an MA in creative writing and authorship from the University of Sussex and now teaches creative writing at New Writing South in Brighton, where she lives with her husband and three children. She is the author of Our Kind of Cruelty, which was named a best book of 2018 by CrimeReads and Real Simple.

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