The Gossip: The BRAND NEW addictive small town thriller from Rona Halsall for 2026

BRAND NEW utterly heart-pounding thriller from BESTSELLING author Rona Halsall 💥⚠️🤫 A must-read for fans of Freida McFadden, Shari Lapena, and Lisa Jewell! The smaller the town, the bigger the secrets…

When a young widow named Nia moves with her little boy to the picturesque village of Talysarn – with its beautiful landscape of lakes, woodlands and soaring mountains – she thinks it’s the new start she’s looking for.

At first, it seems perfect. Until a vicious rumour starts – that she’s having an affair with an older man who lives nearby. And this gossip spreads like wildfire, eventually reaching the ears of his wife – the fierce head teacher at the local primary school.

And before Nia knows it, her dream of a new beginning has taken a terrible turn. She needs to find out who the gossip came from, before everything goes wrong. Because nobody can know why she really moved here.

It’s true that everyone in this village has their secrets. Including Nia. And one person will kill to keep theirs… Bestselling authors love Rona Halsall: ‘Wow. Wow. Wow. A fantastic read. Just my sort of thriller. Twisty, moved along apace, and I was desperate to see how it would play out… Amazing.’ Diana Wilkinson

‘A thrillingly twisty rollercoaster of a read!’ Valerie Keogh

‘OMG THIS BOOK!!! What a rollercoaster of a read! From the very first page… I was drawn into Anna’s story and couldn’t wait to get to the heart-pounding ending. A masterful and twisty tale. I literally had no idea who to trust and who to fear until the very end – I was suspicious of everyone. Just my kind of book! A psychological thriller that’ll keep you up late – guaranteed!’ Samantha Hayes

‘Unputdownable… literally. I shouldn’t have started it because that was my afternoon gone! A really gripping read, I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough and now my brain is scrambled…{::}The twists just keep rolling.’ Karen King

‘A gripping, fast-paced thriller that ramps up the tension with every chapter… A twisted game of cat and mouse in which everyone has something to hide. Shut your door and turn off your phone – you won’t want to put this book down until you’ve reached the end!’ AJ McDine

‘Wow – what a totally gripping thriller. I was on the edge of my seat!’ Ruby Speechley

‘A twisty, thrill-filled game of cat and mouse!’ Victoria Jenkins

‘Twists and turns aplenty! Psychological thriller fans will definitely not be disappointed!’ L.H. Stacey

‘This tale of revenge kept me turning the pages!’ Keri Beevis Readers are completely gripped too! ‘WOW WOW WOW I absolutely loved this book… Brilliant and the twists you would never guess!’ Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Wow… So{::}many twists and turns that made me devour this book in one sitting! Wow… what an ending – really wasn’t expecting it!’ Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘One of those books where you need to make sure your free for a few hours cause once you start you won’t be able to put it down… I loved the many twists and turns throughout and WOW the ending was amazing… A fantastic thriller.’ Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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E-bog: 22. februar 2026