The Night Olivia Fell

by Christina McDonald

'A stunning debut that kept me guessing until the final, heartbreaking twist' Claire Douglas 'Addictive, twisty and beautifully written' Alice Feeney

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A fast-paced and action-packed thriller, full of twists and turns you won't see coming. It is the most gripping suspense mystery you'll read this year.

They said it was an accident. Her mother knows they're lying. But the truth comes with a price...

IT'S EVERY PARENT'S WORST NIGHTMARE.

Abi Knight is startled awake in the middle of the night to a ringing phone and devastating news - her teenage daughter, Olivia, has been in a terrible accident.

Abi is told that Olivia slipped and fell from a bridge into the icy water below, and now she lies silent, dependent on life support.

But then Abi sees the angry bruises around Olivia's wrists and learns that her sensible daughter is in fact three months pregnant . . .

WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT IF THEY TOLD YOU IT WAS AN ACCIDENT?

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What authors are saying about The Night Olivia Fell:

'Addictive, twisty and beautifully written, an emotional roller coaster of a thriller that kept me guessing until the very end' Alice Feeney, international bestselling author of Sometimes I Lie

'A stunning debut that kept me guessing until the final, heartbreaking twist' Claire Douglas, Sunday Times bestselling author of Do Not Disturb

'I was absolutely hooked; it was such an emotional read that I was broken by the end. Heartbreaking and thrilling at the same time' Jenny Blackhurst, author of How I Lost You

The Night Olivia Fell is leaving readers gripped!

'This is a corker of a book that kept me reading late into the night. Highly recommend'

'A brilliant read...gripped me from the start'

'An absolutely brilliant premise'

'Brilliant book, highly recommended for those that want to be taken on a roller coaster of emotion by a supremely talented author'

• ISBN10: 1501184008
• ISBN13: 9781501184000
• Publish Date: 5 February 2019
• Publish Status: Active
• Publisher: The Gallery Press
• Imprint: Gallery Books
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 368
• Language: English

Reviews

[Amber]

I've not read Big Little Lies, so the comparisons didn't really mean much to me. I have to say, though, that if Big Little Lies is similar to The Night Olivia Fell, then I don't really understand the hype.Don't get me wrong, this isn't a bad book at all. In fact, I quite enjoyed it. But the marketing plan is questionable and it doesn't live up to that kind of hype

I really liked the way that McDonald handled Olivia's condition all the way to the end. We knew from the start that Olivia was completely brain dead and there was no coming back from that, and McDonald didn't pull any miracles or deus ex machina to bring her back. We as the reader had to accept the loss along with the characters, particularly Olivia's mother. It was incredibly well done.

I got really attached to Olivia, who was a very well rounded character considering we only knew her through flashbacks. McDonald did this part really well. I also liked Olivia a lot more because I got really into the mother/daughter relationship.

There were a couple of things that I wasn't expecting from the book,the first being that it was more of a mystery than a thriller. I was invested in the mystery of what happened to Olivia, but nothing about it was particularly thrilling or horror-worthy. The second thing is that the book felt more YA than adult, which I didn't have a problem with at all, but it was surprising. I think some readers will be disappointed because this book is being marketed as an adult thriller.

The Night Olivia Fell isn't the most noteworthy mystery book out there, but it was enjoyable and the story flowed really well. I was invested enough to continue reading until the end, and I was impressed with how well McDonald handled relationships and characterisation.