Anna is on the brink of losing it all when she is handed the career opportunity of a lifetime - working as a ghostwriter for charismatic neuroscientist Nate. Nate's work at the mysterious Pain Laboratory could transform millions of lives, but his research is overshadowed by rumours surrounding the shocking death of his wife Eva. As Anna writes Nate's story, she finds herself obsessed with Eva, a former patient of Nate's who was unable to experience pain but found joy in inflicting it. As she strips away the secrets of their toxic marriage she makes a shocking discovery. And writing the truth will have deadly consequences . . .
YOU CAN'T HURT ME is your next thriller obsession for readers who enjoyed AJ Finn's THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW, JP Delaney's THE GIRL BEFORE and Alex Michaelides THE SILENT PATIENT.
Genre: Mystery
YOU CAN'T HURT ME is your next thriller obsession for readers who enjoyed AJ Finn's THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW, JP Delaney's THE GIRL BEFORE and Alex Michaelides THE SILENT PATIENT.
Genre: Mystery
Praise for this book
"An assured debut that is as fresh and exciting as it is dark." - Lisa Ballantyne
"An exceptional debut: tense, taut and thrillingly original. Emma Cook writes beautifully." - Sharon Bolton
"Original and chilling, You Can't Hurt Me is a captivating psychological thriller told in striking prose. As the pace ratchets, this smartly constructed story draws the reader towards a breathtaking conclusion. An assured, complex, and gripping debut." - Lucy Clarke
"A slow-burn, atmospheric and literary thriller full of menace and secrets with some killer twists - loved it." - Catherine Cooper
"xploring the ways our closest relationships can destroy us and the dark downside of ambition, Emma Cook's tightly woven thriller You Can't Hurt Me proves that the worst pain isn't caused by physical wounds, but by the emotional harm we inflict on one another." - Tara Laskowski
"An elegantly-written novel, this is a compellingly twisty thriller which explores brilliantly the relationship between pain, memory, our bodies and ourselves. An absolutely gripping read which comes together with a neatness that is both satisfying and chilling." - Ellery Lloyd
"An exceptional debut: tense, taut and thrillingly original. Emma Cook writes beautifully." - Sharon Bolton
"Original and chilling, You Can't Hurt Me is a captivating psychological thriller told in striking prose. As the pace ratchets, this smartly constructed story draws the reader towards a breathtaking conclusion. An assured, complex, and gripping debut." - Lucy Clarke
"A slow-burn, atmospheric and literary thriller full of menace and secrets with some killer twists - loved it." - Catherine Cooper
"xploring the ways our closest relationships can destroy us and the dark downside of ambition, Emma Cook's tightly woven thriller You Can't Hurt Me proves that the worst pain isn't caused by physical wounds, but by the emotional harm we inflict on one another." - Tara Laskowski
"An elegantly-written novel, this is a compellingly twisty thriller which explores brilliantly the relationship between pain, memory, our bodies and ourselves. An absolutely gripping read which comes together with a neatness that is both satisfying and chilling." - Ellery Lloyd
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