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C.L. Taylor

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The United Kingdom

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Genre

Suspense, Crime, Thriller

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C.L. Taylor is an award winning Sunday Times bestselling author of ten gripping psychological thrillers including THE GUILTY COUPLE, a Richard and Judy Book Club pick for summer 2023 and SLEEP, a Richard and Judy Book Club pick for autumn 2019. Her books are not a series and can be read in any order:

2014 - THE ACCIDENT / Before I Wake (U.S.)
2015 - THE LIE
2016 - THE MISSING
2017 - THE ESCAPE
2018 - THE FEAR
2019 - SLEEP
2020 - STRANGERS
2021 - HER LAST HOLIDAY
2022 - THE GUILTY COUPLE
2024 - EVERY MOVE YOU MAKE
2025 - IT'S ALWAYS THE HUSBAND

She has also written two Young Adult thrillers, THE TREATMENT and THE ISLAND.

C.L. Taylor's books have sold in excess of two million copies, been number one on Amazon Kindle, Kobo, iBooks and Google Play and have ...more

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Average rating: 3.8 · 138,938 ratings · 13,791 reviews · 27 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Guilty Couple 3.85 avg rating — 19,570 ratings — published 2022	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sleep 3.83 avg rating — 16,283 ratings — published 2019 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lie 3.77 avg rating — 16,495 ratings — published 2015 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Accident 3.79 avg rating — 15,663 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Missing 3.80 avg rating — 12,237 ratings — published 2016 — 32 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Her Last Holiday 3.62 avg rating — 10,880 ratings — published 2021	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Fear 3.99 avg rating — 9,650 ratings — published 2018 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Strangers 3.89 avg rating — 9,356 ratings — published 2020	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Every Move You Make 3.82 avg rating — 9,393 ratings — published 2024 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Escape 3.84 avg rating — 7,207 ratings — published 2017 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“We all have secrets. Most are guilty, a few are wretched and some are too precious to share.”
― C.L. Taylor, The Missing

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“Good. I don’t like people.”
― C.L. Taylor, Sleep

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“Hate is like a poison you make for your enemy that you end up swallowing yourself. Hating him gives him too much power, too much control over the way I live my life.”
― C.L. Taylor, The Fear

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Time to vote on the August Member's Choice selection, Ladies. Pick your favorite...

Poll will stay open until end of day July 17th

The Push

by Ashley Audrain

12 votes, 28.6%

If I Disappear

by Eliza Jane Brazier

11 votes, 26.2%

Fifty in Reverse

by Bill Flanagan

4 votes, 9.5%

God Help the Child

by Toni Morrison

4 votes, 9.5%

A Week to Remember

by Esther Campion

3 votes, 7.1%

Lie Down in Darkness

by William Styron

3 votes, 7.1%

A Few Right Thinking Men

by Sulari Gentill

2 votes, 4.8%

Sleep

by C.L. Taylor

2 votes, 4.8%

My Soul to Keep

by Tananarive Due

1 vote, 2.4%

42 total votes

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