The Girl in Red

Married to an abusive cop, a woman enlists her twin sister for a daring escape plan in this gritty domestic thriller by an acclaimed British crime author. Kathy thought she’d met her soulmate. But Police Inspector Michael Conner’s behavior suddenly changes on the day of their wedding. As the months pass, he becomes increasingly manipulative, controlling, and cruel. And when she reports his abuse to the police, Michael’s colleagues take his word over hers. Poor Kathy is mentally ill, he says. Tormented and isolated, Kathy has no one left to turn to . . . except her twin sister Anna. When Kathy reaches out to Anna for help, the sisters concoct a plan to be rid of Michael for good. It’s a plan that requires plenty of patience and nerves of steel . . . because one false move could be deadly.