The Mother-in-Law

'Oh my gosh! I absolutely could not put this book down!... I just loved it! I ran the full gamut of emotions reading this book. It will make you smile, shock you at times...it may even bring a tear to your eye... This one just blew me away!' Reader review ----- 'This is a heart pounding mystery that I was racing to finish! It's complexities and craziness had me wild-eyed right up until its shocking end. A favourite read for this the year!' Reader review ----- She has never approved of you. But it's when her body is found the secrets really start to come out ... From the moment Lucy met her husband's mother, Diana, she was kept at arm's length. Diana was exquisitely polite, and perfectly friendly, but Lucy knew that she was not what Diana envisioned. Even so, Lucy wanted so much to please her new mother-in-law. That was five years ago. Now, Diana has been found dead, a suicide note near her body. Diana claims that she no longer wanted to live because of a battle with cancer. But the autopsy finds no cancer. The autopsy does find traces of poison and suffocation. Everyone in the family is hiding something. But what? And where will the secrets stop? Everyone is gripped by The Mother-in-Law: 'Fiction at its finest' Liane Moriarty 'I INHALED it... A wholly satisfying domestic mystery, perfect for Liane Moriarty fans, that kept me guessing till the end' Reader review ----- 'Perfect for fans of Big Little Lies' Library Journal 'Prepare for Gone Girl-level twists' Refinery29 'Wow! What a conclusion!' Reader Review ----- 'I read this book in just two days because I just couldn't put it down' Reader Review ----- 'Twisty and suspenseful' Kelly Rimmer

Sally Hepworth is the New York Times bestselling author of six novels, most recently The Good Sister (2020) which was an instant bestseller. Her novel The Mother-In-Law (2019) has been optioned for a TV series by Hollywood actress and producer Amy Poehler. Drawing on the good, the bad and the downright odd of human behaviour, Sally writes incisively about family, relationships, drama and identity. Her novels have been translated into 20 languages. Sally lives in Melbourne, Australia with her family.