Nanny Dearest

You let her in. Now she won't let you go.

Sue Keller is lost. When her father dies suddenly, she's orphaned in her mid-twenties, her mother having died long ago. Then Sue meets Annie. It's been twenty years, but Annie could never forget that face. She was Sue's live-in nanny at their big house upstate, and she loved Sue like she was her own.

Craving comfort and connection, Sue is only too eager to welcome Annie back into her life. But as they grow close once more, Sue begins to uncover the truth about Annie's unsettling time in the Keller household all those years ago, and the dark secrets that bind these women together.

Split between upstate New York in the nineties and present-day Manhattan, Nanny Dearest is a darkly addictive psychological thriller of power, privilege, secrets and obsession, which will keep readers turning the pages right up to the shocking end.

'One to race through' Observer

'Cracking' Daily Mail

'Powerful, haunting' Miranda Smith

'A tightly woven thriller' Town & Country US

Haunting, evocative and atmospheric' Charlotte Duckworth

'You won't be able to put this book down' Emily Freud

'An accomplished thriller debut' Vogue US




Genre: Mystery

"As delicate as it is brutal, deftly observed and smart. You won't be able to put this book down." - Emily Freud

"Nanny Dearest is not just an entertaining suspense novel but a therapeutic one for any adult who has faced disturbing holes in the family tree. Unsettling, compelling, elegantly paced--Flora Collins' debut is a slick, contemporary novel that explores the wispy, nagging memories of childhood, the dark side of relationships, and the unrelenting desire to be loved." - Julia Heaberlin

"A powerful debut about the fine line between love and obsession...haunting." - Miranda Smith

"Flora Collins is a sure-handed and inventive suspense novelist, and NANNY DEAREST is an impressive, immersive novel sure to be a big hit. I loved it." - Adriana Trigiani