Her First Mistake: the most terrifying thriller you’ll read this year

by Koethi Zan

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Two best friends. One fatal mistake. Can you ever escape the past?

‘Page-turning suspense with classic head-game thrills and chills’, international bestselling author Lisa Gardner


Childhood friends, Sarah and Jennifer, have always been careful.

After Jennifer’s mother was killed in a car accident, the two young women grow up determined to protect themselves from trauma. Together, they draw up a list of actions to avoid in order to keep them out of danger:

Never go out alone after dark.

Never get in the car.


Never take risks.


Never trust anyone.


But one fateful night, Sarah and Jennifer make a mistake; after a party, they accept a cab ride home, with horrifying consequences.

Ten years on, Sarah is still struggling to resume her normal life but the scars remain.

Now Sarah must confront her demons to unravel a case even more terrifying than her own.

‘Absorbing, innovative and thought provoking. Great read too!’ MARTINA COLE

'A stylish and impressive debut thriller’ S.J. BOLTON

‘A read-in-one-go sort of book, and if you’re after a genuinely disturbing thriller… it’ll be hard to beat’ OBSERVER


**Her First Mistake was previously published as The Never List**

  • ISBN10 1448129745
  • ISBN13 9781448129744
  • Publish Date 1 August 2013
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher Vintage Publishing
  • Imprint Vintage Digital
  • Format eBook (EPUB)
  • Pages 92073
  • Language English