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‘A twist you’ll never guess’ ALEX MICHAELIDES
‘Thrilling, thought-provoking, suspenseful’ S.A. COSBY

THE WORLD KNOWS HER AS THE GIRL IN CELL A.

Convicted of murder at seventeen, infamous killer and true crime celebrity Orianna Negi has always maintained her innocence.

BUT IF SHE DIDN’T KILL GIDEON WYCLERC…

Orianna has a blind spot over that fateful day: she can’t remember what happened. Forensic psychologist Annie Ledet is tasked with unlocking the truth.

….THEN WHO DID?

Orianna grew up in Eden Falls, ruled by the insular Wyclerc dynasty and its ruthless patriarch , Amos. As their sessions progress, Annie reaches into Orianna’s past to a shattering realisation….

Scandal. Sex. Power. Race. And murder. Between guilt and innocence lies a fallen Eden.

‘Masterful. A beautifully written, twisting psychological thriller’ CHRIS WHITAKER
‘Both epic family tale and riveting psychological thriller, The Girl in Cell A is an utterly absorbing story with an ending that will leave you reeling’ SHARI LAPENA
‘A fabulous thriller where small-town America and the sins of its inhabitants make for a wonderful page-turner’ STEVE CAVANAGH
‘Full of unexpected, mind-bending twists, The Girl in Cell A explores memory, truth, and lies in a small American mining town .. tense and surprising’ NITA PROSE
‘A compelling, pacy, multi-layered mystery that shows us the most dangerous secrets are the ones we keep from ourselves’ ERIN KELLY
‘Vaseem Khan’s first thriller is a teasing, testing exercise in unreliable narration’ SUNDAY TIMES
‘An intoxicating tale of sex, power and corruption, we ate this up’ CRIME MONTHLY
‘The twist will floor you’ i PAPER

Publisher Review

THE GIRL IN CELL A weaves gracefully between past and present to provide an insight into American small town life which is both epic and razor-sharp. Khan’s Eden Falls is so claustrophobic, so vivid, you’ll never forget your time in this town — Abigail Dean A fabulous thriller where small-town America and the sins of its inhabitants make for a wonderful page-turner — Steve Cavanaugh Masterful. A beautifully written, twisting psychological thriller — Chris Whitaker An utterly captivating, multi-faceted psychological thriller that keeps you turning the pages. A real triumph! — B.A. Paris A superb psychological thriller. What a mammoth task Vaseem has taken on and the fact that he pulls it off is astonishing. A terrific reading experience with a total shocker of an ending — Liz Nugent A triumphantly mind-bending puzzlebox of a book that will have you questioning everything — Ruth Ware Masterful. So clever I think it melted my brain. This clever, intense, beautifully written mystery about family, loyalty and lies had me frantically turning the pages and suspecting everyone. Impossible to put down — C.L. Taylor A compelling, pacy, multi-layered mystery that shows us the most dangerous secrets are the ones we keep from ourselves — Erin Kelly Both epic family tale and riveting psychological thriller, THE GIRL IN CELL A is an utterly absorbing story with an ending that will leave you reeling — Shari Lapena A triumph. A gripping thriller, a saga of a family and its terrifying secrets and a tale of redemption to break your heart — Nicci French Vaseem Khan turns his razor sharp intellect away from the Indian subcontinent to the backroads of rural America, but the results are the same. A thrilling, thought-provoking, suspenseful novel that will keep you on the edge of your seat — S.A. Cosby Epic, ingenious storytelling and a brilliantly realised small town setting where everyone is a suspect. A fantastic thriller — TM Logan Impeccably crafted, with compelling characters and a brilliantly portrayed location, THE GIRL IN CELL A is a gripping thriller that twists in ways that you will never expect. Surprising and totally addictive! — Sam Blake Full of unexpected, mind-bending twists, THE GIRL IN CELL A explores memory, truth, and lies in a small American mining town. If you liked ANNA O, you’ll marvel at this tense and surprising novel — Nita Prose Blade-sharp, corkscrew-twisty, a thriller that gleams like metal. But THE GIRL IN CELL A cuts deeper than that: it’s a novel bold enough to peer through the windows of small-town homes, behind the doors of psychiatric examination rooms, and, ultimately, into the dark soul of a community you won’t soon forget — A.J Finn An epic crime novel with an evocative setting, a cast of characters who feel real and a multitude of twists and turns. If you liked The Silent Patient or All The Colours of the Dark, you’ll love this — Mark Edwards Kept me up at night. Compelling, intriguing and deeply satisfying, with an ending that will stay with you, Vaseem Khan takes the unreliable narrator to a whole new level. A brilliant fever dream of a book — Chris Hammer