The Bad Things (Alex Devlin, Book 1)

Name: The Bad Things (Alex Devlin, Book 1)
Rating: 3.7727272510528564 (22 reviews)

Mary-Jane Riley

Aug 2015 · Alex Devlin Book 1 · Sold by HarperCollins UK

22 reviews

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Book one in a darkly compelling psychological thriller series, full of twists and turns, perfect for fans of SISTER SISTER by Sue Fortin and INTO THE WATER by Paula Hawkins.

We all have our secrets, some are just darker than others.

Alex Devlin’s life changed forever fifteen years ago when her sister Sasha's two small children were snatched in broad daylight. Little Harry’s body was found a few days later, but Millie’s remains were never discovered.

Now Jackie Wood, jailed as an accessory to the twins’ murder, has been released, her conviction quashed by the Appeal Court. Convinced Jackie can reveal where Millie is buried, Alex goes to meet her.

But the unexpected information Wood reveals shocks Alex to the core and threatens to uncover the dark secret she has managed to keep under wraps for the past fifteen years. Because in the end, can we ever really know what is in the hearts of those closest to us?

Book one in a darkly compelling psychological thriller series, full of twists and turns, perfect for fans of SISTER SISTER by Sue Fortin and INTO THE WATER by Paula Hawkins. We all have our secrets, some are just darker than others. Alex Devlin’s life changed forever fifteen years ago when her ...

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22 reviews

Jane Crawley

September 10, 2015

I was hooked from the start! The characters are fantastically believeable and I found myself empathising with Alex. I think it was very clever the way the author twisted the story around from past to present and back again to gradually reveal what had happened. If this is her debut I cannot wait for the next one!

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Carol Maudsley

March 5, 2017

OK book with not the best

Jo W

February 5, 2018

Loved this book, couldn't put it down.

1 person found this review helpful

About the author

Mary-Jane Riley spent many years as a BBC journalist and talk show broadcaster, covering some of the darker stories of the last decade, including the Suffolk prostitute murders, the Cambridgeshire serial killer Joanna Dennehy and Operation Endeavour, the police operation to trap illegal gangmasters in the Fens. She has had short stories published in women’s magazines, including Bella, Women’s Weekly and That’s Life. Mary-Jane Riley is married with three children and lives in rural Suffolk. The Bad Things is her first novel.

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