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2025 McDermid Debut Award (shortlist)
'Such compulsive reading.' JENNIE GODFREY
'I devoured it.' CHRIS WHITAKER
'Highly recommended!' HARRIET TYCE
She'll get them in the end.
She always does.
'Brilliant! . . . Rita is so complex and intriguing. I binged it!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐''' NetGalley review
'Powerful . . . a first class thriller.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ NetGalley review
'I could not put this down.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ NetGalley review
Rita Marsh has two lives.
By day she cares for the elderly, and by night she hunts down men who prey on young girls. But now a suspect is dead, and the police are on her tail.
When an old school friend shows up with her own dark story to tell, Rita can't help herself being drawn to danger - and her two worlds start to collide.
How far will she go for justice? And how much further for revenge?
Everyone is talking about Her Two Lives:
'Deeply impressive . . . an imaginative debut.' DAILY MAIL
'Got under my skin in a really terrifying way.' AJAY CHOWDHURY
'It's a long time since I've read a thriller that is quite so well written.' LIZ NUGENT
'Tautly plotted, with a striking female lead.' LISA BALLANTYNE
'Never quite goes where the reader expects it to.' MAIL ON SUNDAY
'Pacy and absorbing.' L. V. MATTHEWS
'Deliciously dark.'iNEWS
'Kept me on the edge of my seat and guessing until the end.' NINA MILLNS
'Masterful and utterly compelling.' A. E. GAUNTLETT
'A potent thriller for the post-Me Too age.' CHARLOTTE VASSELL
'Engaging and thought-provoking . . . A first-class thriller.' PRIMA
'Brimming with edge-of-the-seat tension, powerful emotions and psychological insight, [Her Two Lives] is one of 2024's most impressive and thought-provoking debuts.' LANCASHIRE POST
Her Two Lives was previously published in 2024 as The Revenge of Rita Marsh.
Genre: Mystery
'I devoured it.' CHRIS WHITAKER
'Highly recommended!' HARRIET TYCE
She'll get them in the end.
She always does.
'Brilliant! . . . Rita is so complex and intriguing. I binged it!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐''' NetGalley review
'Powerful . . . a first class thriller.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ NetGalley review
'I could not put this down.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ NetGalley review
Rita Marsh has two lives.
By day she cares for the elderly, and by night she hunts down men who prey on young girls. But now a suspect is dead, and the police are on her tail.
When an old school friend shows up with her own dark story to tell, Rita can't help herself being drawn to danger - and her two worlds start to collide.
How far will she go for justice? And how much further for revenge?
Everyone is talking about Her Two Lives:
'Deeply impressive . . . an imaginative debut.' DAILY MAIL
'Got under my skin in a really terrifying way.' AJAY CHOWDHURY
'It's a long time since I've read a thriller that is quite so well written.' LIZ NUGENT
'Tautly plotted, with a striking female lead.' LISA BALLANTYNE
'Never quite goes where the reader expects it to.' MAIL ON SUNDAY
'Pacy and absorbing.' L. V. MATTHEWS
'Deliciously dark.'iNEWS
'Kept me on the edge of my seat and guessing until the end.' NINA MILLNS
'Masterful and utterly compelling.' A. E. GAUNTLETT
'A potent thriller for the post-Me Too age.' CHARLOTTE VASSELL
'Engaging and thought-provoking . . . A first-class thriller.' PRIMA
'Brimming with edge-of-the-seat tension, powerful emotions and psychological insight, [Her Two Lives] is one of 2024's most impressive and thought-provoking debuts.' LANCASHIRE POST
Her Two Lives was previously published in 2024 as The Revenge of Rita Marsh.
Genre: Mystery
Praise for this book
"An assured debut, tautly plotted, with a striking female lead and deft handling of its dark subject matter." - Lisa Ballantyne
"One of the best books I've read all year. It constantly wrong-footed me and then got under my skin in a really terrifying way. Can't believe it's a debut - the writing was so assured and the plotting so tight. A seriously impressive book and a unique voice." - Ajay Chowdhury
"A masterful and utterly compelling revenge thriller." - A E Gauntlett
"Such compulsive reading. Covering dark, disturbing topics, its ferocious energy takes you on a wild, thought-provoking ride." - Jennie Godfrey
"Pacy and absorbing, this is a novel that deals with complex and dark issues, with heart. -- L." - L V Matthews
"The Revenge of Rita Marsh kept me on the edge of my seat and guessing until the end. This is an assured debut by Nilesha Chauvet who has created an original and flawed protagonist in Rita and deals with taboo subjects unflinchingly in this pacy thriller." - Nina Millns
"It's a long time since I've read a thriller that is quite so well written on a subject that I haven't seen tackled before." - Liz Nugent
"Powered by the twin engines of female rage and sexual repression Chauvet has created a potent thriller for the post-Me Too age." - Charlotte Vassell
"A bold, breathless, provocative story of revenge. Smart, incendiary, and deeply, darkly entertaining . . . I devoured it." - Chris Whitaker
"One of the best books I've read all year. It constantly wrong-footed me and then got under my skin in a really terrifying way. Can't believe it's a debut - the writing was so assured and the plotting so tight. A seriously impressive book and a unique voice." - Ajay Chowdhury
"A masterful and utterly compelling revenge thriller." - A E Gauntlett
"Such compulsive reading. Covering dark, disturbing topics, its ferocious energy takes you on a wild, thought-provoking ride." - Jennie Godfrey
"Pacy and absorbing, this is a novel that deals with complex and dark issues, with heart. -- L." - L V Matthews
"The Revenge of Rita Marsh kept me on the edge of my seat and guessing until the end. This is an assured debut by Nilesha Chauvet who has created an original and flawed protagonist in Rita and deals with taboo subjects unflinchingly in this pacy thriller." - Nina Millns
"It's a long time since I've read a thriller that is quite so well written on a subject that I haven't seen tackled before." - Liz Nugent
"Powered by the twin engines of female rage and sexual repression Chauvet has created a potent thriller for the post-Me Too age." - Charlotte Vassell
"A bold, breathless, provocative story of revenge. Smart, incendiary, and deeply, darkly entertaining . . . I devoured it." - Chris Whitaker
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