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Praise for C.L. Taylor

`Fans of C.L. Taylor are in for a treat. The Fear is her best yet.'
Clare Mackintosh (author of I Let You Go)

`Smart, packing a punch to the heart, and dark in all the right places, The Fear has bestseller written all over it.' Sarah Pinborough

`A terrifying glimpse into a dark subject. This brilliant book stayed with me long after I finished the last page.'
Cass Green (author of In a Cottage in a Wood)

`A highly original and timely tale that kept me utterly enthralled and entertained from beginning to end.'
Liz Nugent (author of Unravelling Oliver)

`A total corker! Twisted, unbearably tense and a shock ending.'
CJ Tudor (author of The Chalk Man)

`When you finish a book and your lungs hurt because you've FORGOTTEN TO BREATHE.'
Miranda Dickinson

`Dark and disturbing. This is a book I will remember for a long time.'
Rachel Abbott

`A gripping and disturbing psychological thriller, The Fear is as addictive as it is dark.'
Lucy Clarke

Tense, twisty, terrifying - with one of the best premises I've read in ages.'
Julie Cohen

`I lost my entire weekend to it! What an absolutely cracking read...pacy, well written, and anxiety inducing.'
Lisa Hall

`The Fear is a compulsive read, that forces the reader to consider just how far they would go to protect themselves and those around them. I could not put this book down!'
Emma Kavanagh

`It's a close call as the bar's set so high but this has to be C.L. Taylor's best yet. SO entertaining, high on the shock-factor and yet totally `real'.'
Caz Frear

`The Fear covers very dark territory, but it is handled realistically and sensitively through her excellent writing...Fantastically plotted and perfectly paced, this dark thriller gets a standing ovation from me.' S.J.I. Holliday

`A disturbing and all too real story that tests your own morals as you quickly flick through the pages. Dark, claustrophobic realism - I was completed gripped.' Mel Sherratt

C.L. Taylor is a Sunday Times bestselling author. Her psychological thrillers have sold over a million copies in the UK alone, been translated into over twenty languages, and optioned for television. C.L. Taylor lives in Bristol with her partner and son.