The Baby on My Doorstep: An utterly unputdownable psychological thriller full of suspense

I thought my sister was killed a year ago. But now her baby is on my doorstep…

I’m drinking a glass of wine in my quiet, empty house, listening to the silence and wondering if I will always be this lonely… And then I hear the knock.

When I open the door, I can’t believe what I see. A small bundle, pink fists waving weakly under a patterned blanket, gorgeous deep blue eyes blinking up at me.

A baby.

I rush to pick her up, clutching her tightly. Who can she belong to? Why would someone abandon her at my door?

I call the police, and social care. But I could never have predicted what happened next. Because when they run DNA, the baby is related to me.

She’s my sister’s child.

But that’s impossible. My sister was murdered a year ago.

Wasn’t she?

A completely gripping and unputdownable thriller from the bestselling author of Not My Mother that will keep you gripped from the first page to the final shocking twist. Perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell, Lucy Foley and Gillian Flynn.

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“I STAYED UP UNTIL 1AM FINISHING THIS BOOK. I tried going to sleep, I really did. But every time I closed my eyes, I just kept thinking about this book, and I neeeedddddeddddd to know how it finished.” Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

“WHAT did I just read!!!! WOW!!! I mean seriously Wow!!… I read it in a day… Left me speechless over and over!!!… I am, in fact still shell shocked!!… An absolutely page-turning, addictive, gripping and explosive must-read.” Bookworm86, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

“My heart beat so fast!… Just perfect!… A rollercoaster!… Like OMG!” Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

“O.M.G!… My FAVORITE… a 5-star must-read book!!… just mind-blowing and jaw-dropping. That ending I didn’t see coming!” Heidi Lynn’s Book Reviews, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

“I was hooked… I devoured this book in one sitting. Got my heart racing… utterly gripping… A MUST READ!!!!!” Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

“Loved, loved and more loved!!!!!… Wow, wow, wow!!!!!… shocking ending that made me go OMG. I almost had a heart attack. I would’ve never figured that one out in a million years.” Blue Moon Blogger, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

“An absolute banger of a psychological thriller! I was hooked from the get-go and torn between racing to the end or savoring every page!… an impossible to put down, don’t start it before bedtime kind of book… kept me guessing the entire time… I always try to guess whodunit, but guess what – I WAS WRONG!!!” Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

“I was HOOKED!… I stayed up all night! I couldn’t put it down!… Jaw-dropping… had me biting my nails!!!… Had me speechless!… Wowwww.” booktalkwithjay, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Hljóðbók: 7 oktober 2025