She's Mine: A gripping psychological thriller with a truly jaw-dropping twist

by A.A. Chaudhuri

'Kept me furiously turning the pages. What a ride!...A dark, devious and devastatingly twisted tale.' Alice Hunter, author of The Serial Killer's Wife

Her missing daughter was just the start of the nightmare

Twenty years ago, Christine Donovan took a call she should have ignored while shopping. In those few seconds while her back was turned, her toddler, Heidi, was kidnapped. She's never been seen again.

Despite having two other children with husband Greg, Christine remains guilt-stricken that her neglect caused her child to be stolen, while haunted by a secret that consumes her.

Just as she takes measures to finally heal, a note is posted through her door, with the words she has always longed to Heidi isn't dead.

Christine might finally get the answers she craves - but what she doesn't know is that finding her daughter will uncover dark secrets close to home.

In seeking the truth, Christine might destroy everything that she loves so how far is she willing to go to find Heidi?

With a truly jaw-dropping end twist, She's Mine is a dark, scandalous, and gripping read from a major new talent in psychological thriller writing. For fans of Harriet Tyce, C.L. Taylor and Apple Tree Yard.

Praise for She's

'Beautifully written, immaculately plotted, very clever and deliciously dark. Loved it.' Catherine Cooper, author of The Chalet and The Chateau

'Ten stars for this read!...The plot, writing, and characters all together make for a mind-blowing experience.' ***** Reader Review

'What an absolute cracker of a debut!...Totally deserves to be a bestseller!' Lisa Hall, author of The Perfect Couple

'The twists kept coming and even when I thought I figured it out, the last chapter blew my mind. Absolutely loved this one!' ***** Reader Review

'May be the most disturbing and twisted book I've read this year You won't want to put it down.' ***** Reader Review

'A compelling debut from an exciting new voice in thriller writing. A. A. Chaudhuri is one to watch!' Samantha Lee Howe, author of The Stranger in Our Bed

'This book was wildly addictive. Super twisty and twisted. I never saw the ending coming.' ***** Reader Review

'Five stars is not enough for this truly jaw-dropping storyThis needs to be your next read!' ***** Reader Review

'The tangled web of secrets and lies kept me turning the page...the electrifying ending left me breathless!' Jane Isaac, author of One Good Lie

'Achingly well-written and infused with devilish biteJust excellent.' Rob Parker, author of The Ben Bracken series and Blackstoke

'Dark, chilling and emotionally absorbing. This is a thriller everyone will be talking about!' Awais Khan, author of No Honour

'This book blew my mind! One of the best psychological thriller

388 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 18, 2021

About the author

A.A. Chaudhuri is a former City lawyer turned thriller writer, born and raised in Portsmouth, but who now lives in Surrey with her family. Once a highly ranked British junior tennis player, competing in the national championships and a member of the national squad, she went on to tour the women’s professional satellite circuit as a teenager and achieved a world ranking of 650.

THE SCRIBE (republished in October 2024 as THE LAWYER) and THE ABDUCTION (republished in February 2025 as THE PARTNER), published by LUME BOOKS in July and December 2019, are her first crime book series, plunging readers into London’s glamorous legal world and featuring series’ heroine, Maddy Kramer, fiction’s first female City lawyer amateur sleuth, who teams up with charismatic DCI Jake Carver to solve a gruesome series of murders and a puzzling abduction. THE SCRIBE and THE ABDUCTION were published as audio books by Isis Audio on 1st January and 1st March 2021, both read by David Thorpe.

She has also contributed an original short story THE ENCOUNTER to crime anthology GIVEN IN EVIDENCE published by LUME BOOKS in May 2020, has written many articles and short stories for The Crime Writers’ Association.

Her first psychological thriller with HERA BOOKS, SHE’S MINE, was published in e-book, paperback and audio in August 2021, the second, THE LOYAL FRIEND, was published in all three formats in June 2022 and published in the USA by Canelo US on 20th June 2023. Her third, THE FINAL PARTY, was published in e-book and paperback on May 25th 2023. and released in audiobook on 1st February 2024.

Her fourth psychological thriller - UNDER HER ROOF - was released in e-book, paperback and audio on 13th June 2024. THE SCHOOL GATES will be published on 5th June 2025.

Besides being an avid reader, she enjoys fitness, films, anything Italian and a good margarita!

All of Alex's books have achieved bestseller status on Amazon UK, Amazon US, Amazon Australia and Amazon Canada.

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