Amanda Robson - Guilt - The Sunday Times best selling psychological thriller that you need to read in 2018

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First published in Great Britain by HarperCollins Publishers 2018

Copyright © Amanda Robson 2018

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This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

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Source ISBN: 9780008212247

Ebook Edition © April 2018 ISBN: 9780008212254

Version: 2018-03-09

‘I absolutely loved it and raced through it. Thrilling, unputdownable, a fabulous rollercoaster of a read – I was obsessed by this book.’

B.A. Paris, bestselling author of Behind Closed Doors and Bring Me Back

‘ Obsession is a welcome addition to the domestic noir bookshelf. Robson explores marriage, jealousy and lust with brutal clarity, making for a taut thriller full of page-turning suspense.’

Emma Flint, author of Little Deaths

‘What a page turner! Desperately flawed characters. Bad behaviour. Drugs. Sex. Murder. It’s all in there, on every page, pulling you to the next chapter until you find out where it will all end. I was compelled not only to see what every one of them would do, but also how they would describe their actions – they are brutally honest and stripped bare. This is one highly addictive novel!’

Wendy Walker, author of All Is Not Forgotten

‘A compelling page-turner on the dark underbelly of marriage, friendship & lust. (If you’re considering an affair, you might want a rethink.)’

Fiona Cummins, author of Rattle

‘Very pacy and twisted – a seemingly harmless conversation between husband and wife spins out into a twisted web of lies and deceit with devastating consequences.’

Colette McBeth, author of The Life I Left Behind

‘Amanda Robson has some devastating turns of phrase up her sleeve and she expertly injects menace into the domestic. It was clear from the very first chapter that this was going to be a dark and disturbing journey.’

Holly Seddon, author of Try Not To Breathe

‘A compelling psychosexual thriller, with some very dark undertones. Thoroughly intriguing. Amanda Robson is a new name to look out for in dark and disturbing fiction. High quality domestic noir.’

Paul Finch, Sunday Times bestselling author of Strangers

‘Compelling and thoroughly addictive’

Katerina Diamond, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Teacher

‘A real page-turner – deliciously dark, toxic and compelling’

Sam Carrington, author of Saving Sophie

‘I absolutely tore through Obsession – compulsive reading with characters you will love to hate and an ending that will make your jaw drop.’

Jenny Blackhurst, bestselling author of Before I Let You In and The Foster Child

‘Mind games, madness and nookie in a tale that will give you pause for thought. 4 stars’

Sunday Sport

‘A dark tale of affairs gone wrong’

The Sun

‘One of the sexiest, most compelling debuts I’ve come across this year, it cries out to become a TV drama. But I recommend you read it first.’

Daily Mail

To Richard, Peter and Mark.

Love you all, too much.

Contents

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Praise For Amanda Robson

Dedication

The Present: Chapter 1

The Past: Chapter 2. Miranda

Chapter 3. Sebastian

Chapter 4. Miranda

The Present: Chapter 5

The Past: Chapter 6. Miranda

Chapter 7. Sebastian

Chapter 8. Miranda

Chapter 9. Zara

Chapter 10. Miranda

The Present: Chapter 11

The Past: Chapter 12. Zara

Chapter 13. Sebastian

Chapter 14. Miranda

The Present: Chapter 15

Chapter 16

The Past: Chapter 17. Zara

Chapter 18. Sebastian

Chapter 19. Miranda

Chapter 20. Zara

Chapter 21. Miranda

The Present: Chapter 22

Chapter 23

The Past: Chapter 24. Zara

Chapter 25. Miranda

Chapter 26. Sebastian

Chapter 27. Miranda

Chapter 28. Zara

Chapter 29. Zara

Chapter 30. Miranda

Chapter 31. Zara

Chapter 32. Sebastian

Chapter 33. Miranda

The Present: Chapter 34

The Past: Chapter 35. Sebastian

The Present: Chapter 36

The Past: Chapter 37. Zara

Chapter 38. Miranda

Chapter 39. Zara

Chapter 40. Zara

Chapter 41. Miranda

Chapter 42. Zara

Chapter 43. Miranda

Chapter 44. Zara

Chapter 45. Miranda

Chapter 46. Zara

Chapter 47. Miranda

Chapter 48. Zara

Chapter 49. Miranda

Chapter 50. Zara

The Present: Chapter 51

The Past: Chapter 52. Miranda

Chapter 53. Zara

Chapter 54. Sebastian

The Present: Chapter 55

The Past: Chapter 56. Miranda

Chapter 57. Zara

Chapter 58. Miranda

Chapter 59. Sebastian

The Present: Chapter 60

The Past: Chapter 61. Zara

Chapter 62. Miranda

Chapter 63. Zara

Chapter 64. Zara

The Present: Chapter 65

The Past: Chapter 66. Zara

Chapter 67. Miranda

Chapter 68. Zara

Chapter 69. Miranda

Chapter 70. Zara

Chapter 71. Miranda

Chapter 72. Zara

Chapter 73. Miranda

Chapter 74. Zara

Chapter 75. Miranda

Chapter 76. Miranda

Chapter 77. Sebastian

Chapter 78. Zara

Chapter 79. Miranda

Chapter 80. Zara

Chapter 81. Miranda

Chapter 82. Sebastian

Chapter 83. Zara

Chapter 84. Sebastian

Chapter 85. Miranda

Chapter 86. Sebastian

Chapter 87. Miranda

Chapter 88. Zara

Chapter 89. Miranda

Chapter 90. Zara

Chapter 91. Sebastian

Chapter 92. Miranda

Chapter 93. Zara

Chapter 94. Miranda

Chapter 95. Sebastian

The Present: Chapter 96

The Past: Chapter 97. Zara

Chapter 98. Miranda

Chapter 99. Zara

Chapter 100. Sebastian

Chapter 101. Miranda

Chapter 102. Miranda

Chapter 103. Zara

Chapter 104. Sebastian

Chapter 105. Zara

Chapter 106. Miranda

Chapter 107. Miranda

The Present: Chapter 108

The Past: Chapter 109. Miranda

Chapter 110. Miranda

Chapter 111. Sebastian

Chapter 112. Zara

Chapter 113. Miranda

The Present: Chapter 114

The Past: Chapter 115. Zara