The Mistake: Perfect for fans of T.M. Logan and Liane Moriarty

Katie McMahon

Apr 2021 · Bonnier Zaffre Ltd.

About this ebook

'I absolutely loved this novel: fresh, funny and heartfelt. I didn't want it to end!' Liane Moriarty

'I was turning the pages well into the night. I loved it' Sarah J. Naughton

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Two sisters. One mistake. A thousand consequences.

Kate and Bec are sisters, but they could not be less alike.

Bec lives the perfect life: perfect house, perfect husband, perfect children. That is, until she meets Ryan - ten years her junior, wild and exciting, his arrival makes her question everything.

Her sister Kate's life is anything but perfect. Her modelling career ended suddenly over a decade ago; and since then she's lived a lonely existence. But when she meets tall, kind, funny Adam, things start to look up. Yet something doesn't quite add up, and as he avoids Kate's questions, she begins to wonder if he really is too good to be true . . . .

But as tensions mount and secrets are revealed, which sister is about to make the wrong choice? And what if some mistakes just can't be put right?

A novel about mistakes and choices, relationships and forgiveness, The Mistake will have you turning pages long into the night. Not since Liane Moriarty and Marian Keyes have we met such sharp, sassy characters and been captivated by such a suspenseful, tantalising read.

Ratings and reviews

A really great debut novel from Katie McMahon. There were parts of this book I liked, and others I found a bit annoying, but overall I really enjoyed it and it definitely got more interesting as the book went on and certain circumstances came to light, with quite a bit of drama towards the end. Kate and Bec are sisters. Kate is single and used to be a model, Bec is a wife and mother to two children. Kate seems to have the perfect carefree single life with plenty of money from her modelling days, and Bec seems to have the perfect family life, but neither sister is being quite honest. But then Bec's husband, a doctor and a really nice guy, has issues with his job and Bec wasn't very supportive of him at all, she was more interested in the affair she was just starting with a younger man, who was a performer at the party she'd arranged for her husband's birthday party.... really?! There were parts of Kate that I really didn't like either, but she grew on me, especially when she met Adam, as I really liked him. An enjoyable book with plenty to keep you interested, especially when secrets about both the new partners were revealed.

About the author

Katie McMahon wrote The Mistake while attending a masterclass run by the internationally bestselling author Fiona McIntosh. Previous writers discovered at the masterclasses include Tania Blanchard, author of the runaway bestseller The Girl from Munich (50k+ copies sold in ANZ).


Katie lives with her family in Hobart, Tasmania, where she works as a GP and teaches communication skills to medical students. She is a lapsed Masters of Creative Writing student, and her hobbies include reading and drinking tea. Katie has previously published articles in The Age and The Quarry. The Mistake is her first novel.