# The Break-In - Paperback

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by **Katherine Faulkner** (Author)

After killing an intruder in self-defense, a wealthy London mother must unravel a terrifying mystery filled with twists and turns in this gripping domestic suspense, from the author of the "deliciously twisted thriller" (People) The Other Mothers.Alice, a professional mother of one, is hosting a playdate with friends at her upscale London home when a disturbed man breaks in. With her child in the next room, Alice panics and kills him--an act later ruled to have been in self-defense. Everyone tries to encourage Alice to move on with her life--but with strange comments appearing online, a mysterious phone call telling her all is not as it seems, and her husband, nanny, and friends behaving strangely, Alice finds herself drawn to the mystery of who her intruder really was. As she digs deeper, she discovers a trail of dark secrets that spiral closer to home than she ever could have imagined.

### Author Biography

Katherine Faulkner, an award-winning journalist, studied history at Cambridge. She has worked as an investigative reporter and an editor and was formerly the joint Head of News at _The Times_ (London). She lives in London, where she grew up, with her husband and two daughters. She is the author of _The Break-In_, _The Other Mothers_, _Greenwich Park_.

**Number of Pages:** 400

**Dimensions:** 1 x 8.2 x 5.3 IN

**Publication Date:** August 04, 2026

## Details

- **Price:** 26.0 GBP
- **Vendor:** BooksCloud
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Books, Domestic, Fiction, Price Written on Book, Psychological, Suspense, Thrillers

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