The Bad Mother

· HQ · Narrated by Polly Maberly
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10 hr 16 min
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‘Everything I want in a psychological thriller: dark, twisty and chilling’ Emma Babbington ‘A gripping drama’ My Weekly

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Natasha was plunged into every parent’s ultimate nightmare when her son was taken from hospital shortly after his birth. Worse still, in the vital twenty-four hours after Baby Justin went missing, the police focused on the wrong suspect. TV producer Chloe, greedy for a quick headline, broke the rules by revealing the suspect's identity. The mistake derailed the case, and her career.

Now Chloe has a chance at redemption. New evidence surrounding Justin’s abduction has come to light.

But for both Natasha and Chloe, revisiting the past means facing up to their own decisions. And unspeakable secrets...

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Praise for The Bad Mother

‘Twisty, compelling and emotionally charged. I was hooked’ Jen L Crow

‘An addictive read that packs an emotional punch, with twists that kept me guessing to the very last page’ Ryan Carter

‘Intense and packed with twists and turns that will keep you guessing’ The Sun

‘Twisty and intense!’ Lorna Dounaeva

‘A torturous tale’ The Sunday Post

‘Everything I want in a psychological thriller: dark, twisty and chilling’ Emma Babbington ‘A gripping drama’ My Weekly ********** Natasha was plunged into every parent’s ultimate nightmare when her son was taken from hospital shortly after his birth. Worse still, in the vital twenty-four hours ...

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About the author

CJ Parsons was born in Britain and grew up in Canada. She graduated from Montreal's McGill University with a degree in psychology and went on to earn a graduate degree in journalism. She worked as a newspaper reporter at Canada's Globe and Mail before moving to Hong Kong, where she became a columnist at the South China Morning Post.

After returning to Britain, she moved into television news, working as a broadcast journalist for both the BBC and CNN International. She also spent two years covering crime, seeing first-hand the disturbing forces that drive people to kill, something that inspired her first novel, The Good Samaritan, published by Headline in November 2020.

CJ is now deputy executive producer at CGTN. She lives in north London with her fourteen-year-old.

CJ Parsons was born in Britain and grew up in Canada. She graduated from Montreal's McGill University with a degree in psychology and went on to earn a graduate degree in journalism. She worked as a newspaper reporter at Canada's Globe and Mail before moving to Hong Kong, where she became a colum...

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