Synopsis
From the bestselling author of What You Did comes a stunning psychological thriller. One party. Thirteen people. By 3.02 p.m., one of them will be dead.
The party should have been perfect: six couples from the same baby group, six newborns, a luxurious house. But not everything has gone to plan, and while some are here to celebrate, others have sorrows to drown. When someone falls from the balcony of the house, the secrets and conflicts within the group begin to spill out …
DS Alison Hegarty, herself struggling with infertility, is called in to investigate. She’s convinced the fall was not an accident, and finds the new parents have a lot to hide. Wealthy Ed and Monica show off their newborn while their teenage daughter is kept under virtual house arrest. Hazel and Cathy conceived their longed-for baby via an anonymous sperm donor—or so Hazel thinks. Anita and Jeremy planned to adopt from America, but there’s no sign of the child. Kelly, whose violent boyfriend disrupted previous group sessions, came to the party even though she lost her baby. And then there’s Jax, who’s been experiencing strange incidents for months—almost like someone’s out to get her. Is it just a difficult pregnancy? Or could it be payback for something she did in the past?
It’s a nightmare of a case, and as events get even darker it begins to look impossible. Only one thing is clear: they all have something to hide. And for one of them, it’s murder.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Amazon Publishing
- ISBN: 9781542019996
- Number of pages: 368
- Dimensions: 200 x 127 x 22 mm
- Weight: 318g
- Languages: English
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GOOD YARN
The story revolves primarily around 6 diverse expectant couples whose babies are all due at similar times and who meet at a antenatal group, the leader of ... READ MORE
Interesting idea that doesn't quite convince
Content warning: fertility issues, traumatic childbirth experiences
Someone falls off a balcony at a gathering of people who knew each other from antenat... READ MORE
Intriguing till the end
Centred around six couples who are all expecting babies the story has them meeting at an anti-natal group. Monica decides to throw a party after the arriva... READ MORE
A tough read? Heartbreaking, devastating and powerful
In the footsteps of ‘We Need to Talk about Kevin’ this debut novel by Ashley Audrain generates an unwelcome feeling of disbelief. How can a mother feel lik... READ MORE
Antenatal thriller!
Six diverse couples, one antenatal class, five pregnancies, only four babies... who are the fathers? In fact, who are the mothers? Two frustrated coppers, ... READ MORE
Engaging twisty tale
The Push by Claire McGowan
Amazon Publishing Uk
Publication : 12 November 2020
No Spoilers
4.5 ⭐️
I really enjoyed this suspenseful domestic mystery fr... READ MORE
Good book
This was a clever concept that provided enough clues throughout the book for any reader to work out 'whodunnit'. Then, of course, as the story nears its en... READ MORE
Well-paced thriller!
The Push focuses on an antenatal group, consisting of a diverse group of women and their partners, who are all in very different life situations. There is ... READ MORE
Excellent
This is a brilliant read.
Wonderful well written plot and story line that had me engaged from the start.
Love the well fleshed out characters and found the... READ MORE
An intriguing thriller
A decent thriller. It wasn’t super fast paced, and it didn’t grab me from the first page... but it did have a somewhat compelling story.
I got fairly ca... READ MORE
GOOD YARN
The story revolves primarily around 6 diverse expectant couples whose babies are all due at similar times and who meet at a antenatal group, the leader of ... READ MORE
Disappointing -full of stereotypes
The antenatal group has a selection of characters. The rich one, the poor one, the lesbian one, the Asian one, the adopting one, & the mismatched aged one.... READ MORE
Psychological meets domestic noir
What an interesting premise is used for this title. An antenatal group have been meeting to prepare for the birth of their babies and this is a post-birth ... READ MORE
4 stars
A tragic incident at a baby group party leads to an intriguing death investigation.
The only thing these couples have in common is that they have all joine... READ MORE
The Push
Via multiple points-of-view and dual timelines we slowly learn how a baby group began, and how it ultimately ended in death. The author does a great job de... READ MORE
Psychologically thrilling
A group of mis-matched people become acquainted at a local ante-natal meeting who have each got their own deep and dark back-drop stories which come to a c... READ MORE
Gripping psychological thriller
The Push is a gripping psychological thriller told from the multiple points of view of guests at a BBQ where a woman fell to her death. Or was she pushed? ... READ MORE
Thrilling read
The Push is the story of a group of strangers who originally all meet at an antenatal group held at a local community centre in London as they all prepare ... READ MORE
This is an amazing read that keeps us guessing right until the very end.
An antenatal group set up by Nina to allow very pregnant women and partners become a support group for each other seems almost too good to be true. S idly ... READ MORE
Claire McGowan - The Push
What do good parents do before the baby arrives? They prepare. And what could be better than a prenatal baby group? This is how six very different couples ... READ MORE
The Push
Six couples, who first met at an antenatal class meet up to show off their newborn babies and have some photos taken. One person is pushed off the balcony.... READ MORE
Loved it!
When six couples from a baby group attend a party, it should be a happy occasion with everyone celebrating the new arrivals. When someone falls off the ba... READ MORE
Enjoyable whodunnit!
I enjoyed this psychological whodunnit type book centred around an ante natal class and I rattled through it. The story is told from multiple P'sOV. You ... READ MORE
Completely gripping
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Part psychological thriller and drama rolled into one.
Six couples that meet at antenatal class become close and after the ... READ MORE
Keep going
A summer Bbq get together for an antenatal group ends in tragedy when someone falls from a balcony onto the rockery. Is it a terrible accident or did someo... READ MORE
enjoyable
Six different couples. They only thing they had in common was having attended the same antenatal group.
The post-birth party was supposed to be perfect, a ... READ MORE
A good thriller
This was an interesting concept of six different couples meeting at an anti natal group with nothing in common apart from the fact they are all expecting ... READ MORE
Fast paced mystery
The Push by Claire McGowan is a fast paced detective mystery following the death of someone at a barbecue. It is packed with a variety of diverse character... READ MORE
Engaging twisty read
The Push by Claire McGowan
Amazon Publishing Uk
Publication : 12 November 2020
No Spoilers
4.5 ⭐️
I really enjoyed this suspenseful domestic mystery fr... READ MORE
The Push by Claire McGowan
This is a fascinating story with many twists and turns that are unexpected and intriguing. There are a group of women all expecting their first child and ... READ MORE
Very Clever Writing!
Mind-boggling! Not only a whodunnit but who did they do it to??
When those from the same group all get together with their newborns it should be, on the f... READ MORE
A Rather Good Whodunit
3.5 stars rounded up to 4
The party should have been perfect: six couples from the same baby group, six newborns and a luxurious house. Bit not everything... READ MORE
A well written drama / thriller
This is a well written drama / thriller about a death. Was it suicide or murder?
The book tells the story of a group who first met at an antenatal meeting... READ MORE
The Push
I enjoyed this book and I liked the way it kept you guessing way into the book even to the point of who the victim of the crime was – clever, it keeps you ... READ MORE
Excellent
This is a brilliant read.
Wonderful well written plot and story line that had me engaged from the start.
Love the well fleshed out characters and found the... READ MORE
Enjoyable
I was given this book for free in return for an honest review. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Although not a thriller type of story, it kept my interest. ... READ MORE
Absorbing story
This was a very good story but spoilt for me by continually jumping from character to character and between one time and another. It makes it very difficul... READ MORE