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A Nearly Normal Family

A Gripping, Page-turning Thriller with a Shocking Twist - now a major Netflix TV series

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A Nearly Normal Family

By: M. T. Edvardsson, Rachel Wilson-Broyles - translator
Narrated by: Emily Watson, Georgia Maguire, Richard Armitage
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Read by Emily Watson (Small Things Like These), Richard Armitage (The Hobbit), and Georgia Maguire.


The worldwide bestseller, over half a million copies sold. A Nearly Normal Family is the stunning psychological thriller from M. T. Edvardsson, which asks what would a parent do if their child was suspected of murder, and just how far they’d go to protect them . . .

'A deceptive and riveting novel' – Karin Slaughter, author of Girl, Forgotten

One night, eighteen-year-old Stella comes home late. The next morning she is accused of murder.

As parents Adam and Ulrika deal with the fallout and try to protect their daughter, they must search out the truth – but how much do they really know about their daughter?

Told from three viewpoints – father, mother and daughter – but who is telling the truth? Perfect for fans of A. J. Finn’s The Woman in the Window or J. P. Delaney’s The Girl Before.

'An absolutely fantastic read' – Jo Spain, author of Don't Look Back

'An utterly compelling premise . . . a layered, intelligent novel' – Fiona Cummins, author of Into the Dark

'A canny, intensely suspenseful legal thriller' – Scott Turow, author of Suspect

'I couldn't go to bed until I finished it. Effortlessly brilliant' – Sandie Jones, author of The Other Woman

'I couldn't put it down' – Michelle Frances, author of The Girlfriend

'An unsettling page turner. Highly Recommended' – Adam Hamdy, author of White Fire

Crime Fiction Domestic Thrillers Genre Fiction Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense

Critic Reviews

A deceptive and riveting novel. A Nearly Normal Family will make you question everything you know about those closest to you (Karin Slaughter, author of eighteen international bestsellers)
Tore through this in a matter of days! Deadly secrets, divided loyalties and a dysfunctional family under unbearable strain as layer of deceit are peeled away one by one. A cracking read! (T M Logan)
An utterly compelling premise with wonderful writing. The characters . . . are so achingly real that one holds one’s breath with them. This is a layered, intelligent novel that will force any parent to consider exactly how far they would go to protect their child (Fiona Cummins)
A canny, intensely suspenseful legal thriller (Scott Turow, author of Presumed Innocent and Testimony)
An absolutely fantastic read (Jo Spain, author of The Confession)
Taut page-turner *****
I couldn’t go to bed until I finished it. Effortlessly brilliant (Sandie Jones, author of The Other Woman)
Any parent . . . and every teenager . . . will be gripped by this book. I couldn’t put it down and the author skillfully keeps you guessing until the very last line (Michelle Frances, number one bestselling author of The Girlfriend)
An unsettling page-turner that kept me guessing to the very end . . . masterful use of perspective as he chronicles a family living with the consequences of the teenage daughter’s arrest for murder. Great storytelling. Highly recommended (Adam Hamdy, author of the Pendulum trilogy)
Page-turner . . . peels away the compromises we make with ourselves to be the people we believe our beloveds expect, revealing just how flimsy those pretenses can be (One of the top seven thrillers for the summer)
A compulsively readable tour de force
Edvardsson ably weaves themes of parental guilt and sacrifice into a nuanced family drama
An intense legal thriller that successfully plays realistic, gripping emotion against a shocking legal twist
A propulsive thriller and delivers an ultra-satisfying read that’s far from ordinary
A brilliant and clever story
All stars
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Very hard to put down this book as it was intriguing and I couldn’t have guessed what was going to happen next. Found the legal parts informative also.

Gripping and couldn’t put down

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Start bit slow but persisted and it got better and better. Good story, well narrated and ended well.

Loved it

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The moment I noticed who the narrators were i was already in! A triple threat of actors and a knowing of how particular Richard Armitage was with the books he narrates ensured this was worth the $16 odd dollars.

A mystery, suspense, thriller deserving of a Netflix series.

Bravo everyone. Bravo.

A Nearly Normal Family

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Every time I thought the story was coming to an end, another point of view was presented. An excellent read!

Best book I’ve read in a long time

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Gouldnt stop listening - had me enthralled and tense at the same time. Just loved it!

Absolute Brilliant!

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