Published by Lake Union
1 May 2025
Paperback | £8.99 | ISBN: 9781662523366
From the bestselling author of The Forgetting: a tense, character-driven suspense with a final twist that will make you gasp
They all have secrets. But the truth may destroy them.
A beloved daughter is just 17 when she is killed in a hit-and-run accident. Her family and friends are utterly devastated, but soon begin to uncover secrets about her life and death that will change their community forever.
Tackling friendship, family, social prejudice and pressures facing young women, Three Mothers asks: How well do we really know our children? And how far would any of us go to protect those we love?
A heartbroken mother
When seventeen-year-old Isla Richardson is killed in a hit-and-run incident, a community’s lives are thrown into disarray. For Isla’s mum, Abby, it is her second devastating bereavement, having lost her husband five years ago. As Abby begins to uncover secrets about Isla’s life, she’s forced to rethink everything she thought she knew about her family.
A supportive best friend
For Abby’s best friend, Nicole, the tragic death sets in motion a chain of events that will have irreparable consequences for her husband and her two teenage sons.
A determined mum
For Jenna, Isla’s death threatens to expose secrets about her son’s past that she has done everything in her power to hide, to secure him a better future.
A tragedy unites them – but it could also tear their families apart.
Early praise for Three Mothers:
“No one is better at heartbreaking suspense than Hannah Beckerman. Three Mothers is a twisted murder investigation, with deeply drawn characters that move you, grip you and ultimately shock you. The new queen of domestic noir.” – Alex Michaelides
“Proper edge-of-the-seat writing … This is Hannah’s best novel yet.” – Ruth Jones
“I loved it so much! It’s such a huge page turner and the plotting is pin-point perfect … It’s brilliantly written, utterly compelling and such a treat of a story.” – Joanna Cannon
About Hannah Beckerman:
Hannah Beckerman is an author, journalist and broadcaster whose novels have been translated into more than a dozen languages worldwide. She is the author of four novels: The Dead Wife’s Handbook, the Amazon bestseller If Only I Could Tell You, The Impossible Truths of Love, and the bestselling The Forgetting. Three Mothers is her fifth novel.
Hannah is a book critic and features writer for a range of publications including the Observer, the Guardian and the FT Weekend Magazine, and was the book pundit on the Sara Cox show on BBC Radio 2. A regular chair at festivals and events across the UK, she has interviewed a range of writers and celebrities from Graham Norton and Nigella Lawson to Maggie O’Farrell and Kate Atkinson. She has judged numerous book prizes including the Costa Books Awards. She lives in London with her family.
Praise for Hannah Beckerman:
“Beckerman’s tight, tense prose is fast paced and compulsive. You’ll tear through the pages until you get to a final killer twist.” – Daily Mirror
“A compelling, claustrophobic story…I finished it in one huge gulp, excusing myself unilaterally from any family responsibilities I was so desperate to finish it.” – The Observer
“Skilfully clued and suspenseful – I loved it.” – Louise Candlish, international bestselling author
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