No One Saw a Thing: The twisty and unputdownable new crime thriller for 2023 from the bestselling author of All Her Fault

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There are other similarities to Mara’s life identifiable throughout the novel. “‘Write what you know’ is a well-known adage, and while it doesn’t mean only criminals can write crime novels, it’s a wise piece of advice when it comes to fictional jobs, hobbies and settings,” she says. In No One Saw A Thing, Sive is a freelance writer, juggling her work with looking after her two small daughters and baby son. Mara has two daughters and one son, and prior to becoming an author, worked as a freelance writer after she was made redundant from her job in financial services in 2015.

Su peor pesadilla (versión latinoamericana): Fue a buscar a su hijo, pero él nunca estuvo allí (Spanish Edition)Last year, I put together a list of Irish suppliers from whom I’ve bought and tried and tested products – I’m adding a few more to it this year, as th Andrea Mara has an uncanny ability to unnerve you and prey on your own everyday irrational fears and worries. For me, the anxiety and trepidation involved in choosing the right childcare and entrusting your child in the care of someone else is captured perfectly here. Her thrillers are distinctly Irish and yet universal in theme - I loved the politics at the school gates and the bourgeoise notions of the residents of Kerryglen. While it didn’t quite grip me in the way that The Sleeper Lies did, it’s still a great read.

I think the ‘what ifs’ and dark stories were always rattling around in my head,” Mara says. She recalls an occasion when her youngest child was up crying each night, and she worried that they might be disturbing their neighbours. And then she remembered she hadn’t seen them in a while, and wondered what if something had happened and only she was aware of it because of the nocturnal wakings. As her mind went into overdrive, she asked her husband the next day if he had seen their neighbours, only to be told he’d been chatting to them the day before. But the idea for another novel was born. Wow! I loved it. It is so well plotted with lots of unexpected twists and turns. I was guessing, and second guessing, throughout." - Patricia Gibney So thankyou, yet again, for another riveting read. There are quite a few characters to get your head round and the timeline jumps around a fair bit but it won't take you long to get into the swing and then I defy anyone to put the book down until the end Great writing, pacy and tense with believable, if very duplicitous characters and a scenario which is every parents' worst nightmare. Me han gustado mucho la construcción de los personajes, tanto de los principales como de los secundarios. Marissa y Peter son la pareja triunfadora. La desaparición de su hijo marca para ellos un antes y un después.El libro parte de una premisa que ya promete en una historia de intriga. Y si llegamos a casa y nos encontramos con que nuestro hijo ha desaparecido? Quién lo secuestraría? Por qué? Los secundarios tampoco tienen desperdicio. El trío de padres que critican en las puertas del colegio a la entrada y salida son para echarles de comer aparte. En más de un momento pensé que si la Sarah se mordiera sin querer la lengua, se envenenaba fijo. Corrosiva es poco. Adeline, la suegra de Jenny es otra que también destila veneno por todos sus poros. Sive is playing the dutiful wife so heads off to meet one of his pals for coffee and brings the kids along. Andrea, with her splendid character development, effortlessly pulls you into the storytelling and keeps you fully invested, heart in your mouth as you, like the parents, become desperate for the safe return of Faye. She lives in Dublin, Ireland, with her husband and three young children, and also runs multi-award-winning parent and lifestyle blog, OfficeMum.ie.

Last year I read Andrea Mara’s book Hide and Seek and it was one of my favourite reads of the year, No One Saw A Thing is now one of my top books of this year! I loved it, it was full of intrigue and kept me glued throughout with all the revelations. If you’re looking for a read that keeps you on the edge of your seat I can’t recommend this enough. We were on holidays in London with my parents. We were in the London underground and myself and my sister, Elaine, got on the Tube. I was 12, she was six, and the doors closed and our parents and our other two sisters were still on the platform and the train took off,” Mara says, explaining the inspiration for the book. “We didn’t really know what to do, but the person beside us said ‘your dad was shouting Tower Bridge through the doors’. The person told us where Tower Bridge was and where to get off the train. Andrea Mara has a new fan! This is a dark and gritty mystery, a psychological thriller which is really well written and very easy to read, in fact, it’s gripping from beginning to end. The characterisation is excellent although it’s fair to say that some are far from likeable. Marissa’s emotions are really well portrayed and you feel her pain and although Jenny has nothing to feel guilty about, you feel that too. The ‘ judgey’ school gate witchy coven of the wealthy Dublin area adds an intriguing but fist clenching dimension too. There are some very odd dynamics in the book which do lead you down a certain path of suspicions and the odd red herring deceives you somewhat! The breath taking tension ramps up, the plotting is very clever and the brisk pace is maintained throughout. I did have some of the plot dots but I hadn’t managed to join them up correctly so they made the actual picture! There’s a trail of destruction, some HUGE secrets and ginormous lies which makes you wonder how some people live with themselves. The twists keep coming right to the end where I’m pleased to say one just dessert is most definitely served!! In the book, some of the characters ask Sive what it’s like to be a stay-at-home mum – to not have to worry about work. This too is drawn from real life. I have clear memories of people telling me they envied me having so much free time, when I was working full-time hours with no childcare.”Highly recommended if you like psychological thrillers or want to read something that is very well written. I was thoroughly entertained and although there is a lot of logistically challengingly scenes and implausibilities, it is the author’s artistic licence to do this and on this occasion it worked. As a parent I totally ‘got’ the raw emotions at discovering your child is missing and not knowing whether they are safe. “All Her Fault” is a rollercoaster of a story that was cleverly plotted and I enjoyed the book enough to know I’d be happy to read more by this author in the future. I’d also definitely recommend this novel as an addictive summer read for mystery thriller readers of all ages. No One Saw a Thing begins with a nightmare scenario for any parent. The doors of a train on London’s Underground close before a mother can get on to join her two small children who are already on board. Andrea Mara’s inspiration for this latest novel came from an incident during her own childhood when she and her younger sister became separated from her parents on a family visit to London. It really is the most frightening situation for both parent and child. Es un thriller adictivo del que devoras páginas y páginas sin apenas darte cuenta. Trata el tema de la desaparición de un menor pero con mucha originalidad ya que al final no va a ser el tema central. Hacia el final cuando ya crees que está todo resuelto (ya me pilló por sorpresa porque no acerté) vuelven a ocurrir cosas que te dejan con la boca abierta de nuevo. Porque menudo final!! By the time you get to the next stop, you’ve convinced yourself that everything will be fine. But you soon start to panic, because there aren’t two children waiting for you on the platform. There’s only one.

Pros: well-written, pace was fantastic!!!!, intricate plot, solid mystery that presented a lot of different suspects and kept you guessing most of the way through

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Your two little girls jump on the train ahead of you. As you try to join them, the doors slide shut and the train moves away, leaving you behind. Irish Times Top Ten bestselling author Andrea Mara, has written her UK debut “All Her Fault” - a mystery domestic thriller where secrets and lies can rapidly rip a family apart when they start to be revealed. I only had a few niggles: the police presence is virtually nonexistent, I didn't really understand why Sive trusted Jude so openly and gave her such access into her life, and the ending was way too "catching up with a friend over coffee" style for my liking. Otherwise, this is a solid popcorn thriller that I'd recommend to all "levels" of thriller readers (new to the genre, Scooby Doo gang, and full-on Aaron Hotch). Her new book No One Saw A Thing is set in London over a weekend, where an Irish couple and their children are visiting for a reunion with old friends. Sive and Aaron are a power couple, she’s a journalist and he’s a high flying criminal defence lawyer. Jenny es el arquetipo de la esposa a la que su marido y suegra culpabilizan de forma implacable por trabajar fuera de casa y tener una niñera. Es reticente a tener un segundo bebé, ya que tal y como le dice a su esposo en un momento en el que estalla, tener dos hijos representará para ella el doble de trabajo y para él quedarse igual que está.