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'A deceptive and riveting novel' - Karin Slaughter Chosen as one of the best seven thrillers of the summer by the New York Times A Nearly Normal Family is the stunning psychological thriller from M. T. Edvardsson and asks what would you do if your child was suspected of murder, how far would you go to protect them? Do you want to know the truth? If you loved A. J. Finn's The Woman in the Window or J. P. Delaney's The Girl Before, you will love this. Every murder case starts with a suspect. What if the suspect is your daughter? Would you believe her, or the evidence against her? The Father Believes his daughter has been framed. The Mother Believes she is hiding something. The Daughter Believes they have no idea what she's truly capable of . . . There are three sides to the story. And the truth will shatter this family to pieces. Praise for A Nearly Normal Family 'Tore through this in a matter of days . . . A cracking read!' - T M Logan 'An absolutely fantastic read' - Jo Spain 'An utterly compelling premise . . . a layered, intelligent novel' - Fiona Cummins 'A canny, intensely suspenseful legal thriller' - Scott Turow 'I couldn't go to bed until I finished it. Effortlessly brilliant' - Sandie Jones 'Any parent will be gripped by this book . . . I couldn't put it down' - Michelle Frances 'An unsettling page turner. Highly Recommended' Adam Hamdy

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An unsettling page turner that kept me guessing to the very end. M.T. Edvardsson makes masterful use of perspective as he chronicles a family living with the consequences of the teenage daughter's arrest for murder. Great storytelling. Highly recommended -- Adam Hamdy, author of the Pendulum trilogy Any parent who has experienced the agonizing relationship with their teenager and every teenager who has felt the meaningful claustrophobia of their parent will be gripped by this book. I couldn't put it down and the author skillfully keeps you guessing until the very last line -- Michelle Frances, number one bestselling author of <i>The Girlfriend</i> I couldn't go to bed until I finished it. Effortlessly brilliant -- Sandie Jones, author of <i>The Other Woman</i> An absolutely fantastic read . . . poses a devastating moral question. I can see why it's being pitched as the big one for 2019 -- Jo Spain, author of <i>The Confession</i> A Nearly Normal Family is a canny, intensely suspenseful legal thriller. A 17-year-old teenager is accused of murdering a 32-year-old man, provoking a crisis for every person close to her and challenging the commandments of the law as they confront the bonds of love and family life -- Scott Turow, author of <i>Presumed Innocent</i> and <i>Testimony</i> One of those very special books that combine an utterly compelling premise with wonderful writing. The characters, who find themselves trapped in the ultimate moral dilemma, are so achingly real that one holds one's breath with them. This is a layered, intelligent novel that will force any parent to consider exactly how far they would go to protect their child * Fiona Cummins * A Nearly Normal Family is a brilliant thriller, another masterpiece of Scandinavian noir. It is riveting as the complex plot unfolds layer after layer and twists the well-drawn characters to a startling conclusion. This is crime fiction at its best -- Linda Fairstein, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling crime novelist Edvardsson has written a deceptive and riveting novel. A Nearly Normal Family will make you question everything you know about those closest to you -- Karin Slaughter, author of eighteen international bestsellers

Page-turner . . . peels away the compromises we make with ourselves to be the people we believe our beloveds expect, revealing just how flimsy those pretenses can be -- <b>One of the top seven thrillers for the summer</b> * New York Times * An unsettling page turner that kept me guessing to the very end . . . masterful use of perspective as he chronicles a family living with the consequences of the teenage daughter's arrest for murder. Great storytelling. Highly recommended -- Adam Hamdy, author of the Pendulum trilogy Any parent . . . and every teenager . . . will be gripped by this book. I couldn't put it down and the author skillfully keeps you guessing until the very last line -- Michelle Frances, number one bestselling author of <i>The Girlfriend</i> I couldn't go to bed until I finished it. Effortlessly brilliant -- Sandie Jones, author of <i>The Other Woman</i> An absolutely fantastic read . . . poses a devastating moral question. I can see why it's being pitched as the big one for 2019 -- Jo Spain, author of <i>The Confession</i> A canny, intensely suspenseful legal thriller -- Scott Turow, author of <i>Presumed Innocent</i> and <i>Testimony</i> An utterly compelling premise with wonderful writing. The characters . . . are so achingly real that one holds one's breath with them. This is a layered, intelligent novel that will force any parent to consider exactly how far they would go to protect their child * Fiona Cummins * Tore through this in a matter of days! Deadly secrets, divided loyalties and a dysfunctional family under unbearable strain as layer of deceit are peeled away one by one. A cracking read! -- T M Logan A deceptive and riveting novel. A Nearly Normal Family will make you question everything you know about those closest to you -- Karin Slaughter, author of eighteen international bestsellers

Page-turner . . . peels away the compromises we make with ourselves to be the people we believe our beloveds expect, revealing just how flimsy those pretenses can be -- <b>One of the top seven thrillers for the summer</b> * New York Times * An unsettling page turner that kept me guessing to the very end. M.T. Edvardsson makes masterful use of perspective as he chronicles a family living with the consequences of the teenage daughter's arrest for murder. Great storytelling. Highly recommended -- Adam Hamdy, author of the Pendulum trilogy Any parent who has experienced the agonizing relationship with their teenager and every teenager who has felt the meaningful claustrophobia of their parent will be gripped by this book. I couldn't put it down and the author skillfully keeps you guessing until the very last line -- Michelle Frances, number one bestselling author of <i>The Girlfriend</i> I couldn't go to bed until I finished it. Effortlessly brilliant -- Sandie Jones, author of <i>The Other Woman</i> An absolutely fantastic read . . . poses a devastating moral question. I can see why it's being pitched as the big one for 2019 -- Jo Spain, author of <i>The Confession</i> A Nearly Normal Family is a canny, intensely suspenseful legal thriller. A 17-year-old teenager is accused of murdering a 32-year-old man, provoking a crisis for every person close to her and challenging the commandments of the law as they confront the bonds of love and family life -- Scott Turow, author of <i>Presumed Innocent</i> and <i>Testimony</i> One of those very special books that combine an utterly compelling premise with wonderful writing. The characters, who find themselves trapped in the ultimate moral dilemma, are so achingly real that one holds one's breath with them. This is a layered, intelligent novel that will force any parent to consider exactly how far they would go to protect their child * Fiona Cummins * A Nearly Normal Family is a brilliant thriller, another masterpiece of Scandinavian noir. It is riveting as the complex plot unfolds layer after layer and twists the well-drawn characters to a startling conclusion. This is crime fiction at its best -- Linda Fairstein, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling crime novelist Tore through this in a matter of days! Deadly secrets, divided loyalties and a dysfunctional family under unbreable strain as layer of deceit are peeled away one by one. A cracking read! -- T M Logan Edvardsson has written a deceptive and riveting novel. A Nearly Normal Family will make you question everything you know about those closest to you -- Karin Slaughter, author of eighteen international bestsellers

A propulsive thriller and delivers an ultra-satisfying read that's far from ordinary * Shelf Awareness * An intense legal thriller that successfully plays realistic, gripping emotion against a shocking legal twist * Booklist * Edvardsson ably weaves themes of parental guilt and sacrifice into a nuanced family drama * Kirkus * A compulsively readable tour de force * Wall Street Journal * Page-turner . . . peels away the compromises we make with ourselves to be the people we believe our beloveds expect, revealing just how flimsy those pretenses can be -- <b>One of the top seven thrillers for the summer</b> * New York Times * An unsettling page turner that kept me guessing to the very end . . . masterful use of perspective as he chronicles a family living with the consequences of the teenage daughter's arrest for murder. Great storytelling. Highly recommended -- Adam Hamdy, author of the Pendulum trilogy Any parent . . . and every teenager . . . will be gripped by this book. I couldn't put it down and the author skillfully keeps you guessing until the very last line -- Michelle Frances, number one bestselling author of <i>The Girlfriend</i> I couldn't go to bed until I finished it. Effortlessly brilliant -- Sandie Jones, author of <i>The Other Woman</i> Taut page-turner ***** * Sun * An absolutely fantastic read . . . poses a devastating moral question. I can see why it's being pitched as the big one for 2019 -- Jo Spain, author of <i>The Confession</i> A canny, intensely suspenseful legal thriller -- Scott Turow, author of <i>Presumed Innocent</i> and <i>Testimony</i> An utterly compelling premise with wonderful writing. The characters . . . are so achingly real that one holds one's breath with them. This is a layered, intelligent novel that will force any parent to consider exactly how far they would go to protect their child * Fiona Cummins * Tore through this in a matter of days! Deadly secrets, divided loyalties and a dysfunctional family under unbearable strain as layer of deceit are peeled away one by one. A cracking read! -- T M Logan A deceptive and riveting novel. A Nearly Normal Family will make you question everything you know about those closest to you -- Karin Slaughter, author of eighteen international bestsellers

A brilliant and clever story * Prima * A propulsive thriller and delivers an ultra-satisfying read that's far from ordinary * Shelf Awareness * An intense legal thriller that successfully plays realistic, gripping emotion against a shocking legal twist * Booklist * Edvardsson ably weaves themes of parental guilt and sacrifice into a nuanced family drama * Kirkus * A compulsively readable tour de force * Wall Street Journal * Page-turner . . . peels away the compromises we make with ourselves to be the people we believe our beloveds expect, revealing just how flimsy those pretenses can be -- <b>One of the top seven thrillers for the summer</b> * New York Times * An unsettling page turner that kept me guessing to the very end . . . masterful use of perspective as he chronicles a family living with the consequences of the teenage daughter's arrest for murder. Great storytelling. Highly recommended -- Adam Hamdy, author of the Pendulum trilogy Any parent . . . and every teenager . . . will be gripped by this book. I couldn't put it down and the author skillfully keeps you guessing until the very last line -- Michelle Frances, number one bestselling author of <i>The Girlfriend</i> I couldn't go to bed until I finished it. Effortlessly brilliant -- Sandie Jones, author of <i>The Other Woman</i> Taut page-turner ***** * Sun * An absolutely fantastic read . . . poses a devastating moral question. I can see why it's being pitched as the big one for 2019 -- Jo Spain, author of <i>The Confession</i> A canny, intensely suspenseful legal thriller -- Scott Turow, author of <i>Presumed Innocent</i> and <i>Testimony</i> An utterly compelling premise with wonderful writing. The characters . . . are so achingly real that one holds one's breath with them. This is a layered, intelligent novel that will force any parent to consider exactly how far they would go to protect their child * Fiona Cummins * Tore through this in a matter of days! Deadly secrets, divided loyalties and a dysfunctional family under unbearable strain as layer of deceit are peeled away one by one. A cracking read! -- T M Logan A deceptive and riveting novel. A Nearly Normal Family will make you question everything you know about those closest to you -- Karin Slaughter, author of eighteen international bestsellers

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M. T. Edvardsson is a writer and teacher from Trelleborg, Sweden. He is the author of three previous novels and two books for young readers. Edvardsson lives with his family in Loeddekoepinge, Sweden.

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