Your Life for Mine

Karen Clarke

Oct 2020 · Sold by HarperCollins UK

About this ebook

‘A masterpiece... I loved it entirely!’ 5 stars, Netgalley reviewer

A stranger died to save you... now it’s your turn.

Meet Beth Turner.

From the outside she looks like any other thirty-three-year-old woman, with a gorgeous house and beautiful daughter.

But when Beth receives a threatening text message from an anonymous number on the way to her surprise birthday party, she knows her time is up.

Enjoy your birthday, Beth. It’ll be your last.

Beth has a secret that has haunted her past for as long as she can remember. A secret that only those closest to her know. A stranger died once... because of Beth.

As she arrives at her house, there’s only one thing she knows for certain, someone at the party wants her to pay.

Fans of The Perfect Couple by Jackie Kabler and The Wife by Shalini Boland will love Your Life for Mine!

Readers LOVE Your Life for Mine

“An addictive tale that had me caught up in its web, unable to break free, until the final page. The story kicks off immediately and Karen doesn’t lift her foot off the accelerator until the end.” 5 stars, Once Upon a Time Book blog

“A satisfyingly chilling read with an explosive ending.” 5 stars, Vikki Patis bestselling author of Girl Lost

“I couldn’t stop reading, the pages were being turned at such a speed that I read it overnight! I enjoyed all Karen Clarke’s characters, they were crafted so realistically and they could be almost real.” Sharon Beyond the Books blog

“I loved this book! A tense, well paced thriller that had me completely fooled. What I liked about this novel was thinking I was one step ahead of the author the whole way through, only to have my suspicions turned on their head in the final twist.” Lesley Sanderson, bestselling author of I Know You Lied

“Palpable tension ramped up another notch with every chapter... There’s no shortage of suspects in this gripping new thriller.” 5 stars, Diane Jeffrey bestselling author of The Guilty Mother

Ratings and reviews

This book was easy to read and it makes you suspect almost every character which I like. But I found the whole set up a bit silly. Who would blame a 7 year old child for almost drowning? And I didn't really like the main character.

Your Life for Mine is a read that popped up on my radar when I saw that Karen Clarke had co-authored a book with one of my favourite authors Amanda Brittany (which I still need to read!). Based on this, I was eager to read Karen Clarke’s latest offering and I was not disappointed. I have used this example lately in a couple of my reviews of late and it is also fitting here, that Your Life for Mine plays out like a Lifetime Movie, although in this case, without the cheesy dialogue! Karen Clarke has put together an addictive tale that had me caught up in its web, unable to break free, until the final page. The story kicks off immediately and Karen Clarke does not lift her foot off the accelerator until the end. It has been very well plotted, executed and with a cast of characters that have you second guessing each of their motives, makes for a great mystery to try and solve and such an enjoyable read. Your Life for Mine is Karen Clarke’s first standalone in the psychological suspense genre and she has done a fantastic job. She is definitely an exciting new voice in the genre and I will be eagerly waiting and looking forward to reading what she comes up with next. It was a pleasure to read and review Your Life for Mine which I recommend.

you have a idea who culprit is but do you? how it was but it twists and turns keeps you reading to see what happens

About the author

KAREN CLARKE writes her novels in Buckinghamshire, where she lives with her husband and three grown-up children. Having previously published twelve romantic comedies, Karen switched to the dark side, co-writing psychological thriller The Secret Sister with fellow author Amanda Brittany.

Your Life For Mine is Karen’s first solo psychological suspense novel and she’s currently working on her second.

When she’s not writing, Karen reads a lot, loves walking, photography, going to the cinema, baking and eating cake (not all at the same time).