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Debbie Howells

Debbie Howells was a florist she now writes full time from her home, in a small West Sussex village where she lives with her family.

Genres: Mystery, Romance, General Fiction

New and upcoming books

May 2025

This Thing Called Love

Novels

   It All Started With You (2014)
     aka Wildflowers
   The Bones of You (2015)
   The Beauty of the End (2016)
   The Death of Her (2017)
   Her Sister's Lie (2018)
   The Stepdaughter (2020)
   The Vow (2020)
   The Secret (2022)
   The Life You Left Behind (2022)
   The Girl I Used To Be (2022)
   The House Sitter (2023)
   The Shape of Your Heart (2023)
   The Impossible Search for the Perfect Man (2023)
   Time to Take a Chance (2023)
     aka This is Your Life
   The Last Days of You and Me (2024)
   The Making of Us (2024)
   This Thing Called Love (2025)

Debbie Howells recommends

The Voices (2025)
Natalie Chandler
"The Voices blew me away! Such an original premise, with complex characters and a disturbing, layered plot."

The Second Woman (2021)
Louise Mey
"An intense, disturbing read in which Mey slowly reveals the insidious nature of emotionally abusive relationships. . . Dark, suspenseful and beautifully written, The Second Woman is a masterful depiction of coercive control and its far-reaching impact. An important book to be out in the world."

Would I Lie to You? (2021)
Aliya Ali-Afzal
"I loved this… A warm, funny, compelling, escapist read - Faiza is a wonderful protagonist... not to be missed!"

The Colours of Death (2021)
(Inspector Isabel Reis, book 1)
Patricia Marques
"A brilliant read. The premise and characters are intriguing, the story completely compelling - I couldn't put it down - and I loved the beautifully depicted setting of Lisbon."

The Wild Girls (2021)
Phoebe Morgan
"Dark and atmospheric, it's beautifully written and such an escapist, compelling read with unexpected twists that keep coming … I read it in an afternoon and it was so refreshing to read something different!"

The Imposter (2021)
Anna Wharton
"With an intriguing and obsessive protagonist and a claustrophobic setting, it’s a tense and compelling read that kept me turning the pages until the final twist."

Her Last Holiday (2021)
C L Taylor
"Pure escapism and such a page turner!!"

Safe and Sound (2021)
Philippa East
"So compelling and beautifully written, and gives the reader a real insight into the issues of anxiety and loneliness."

Little Deadly Secrets (2020)
Pamela Crane
"I loved One Perfect Morning! It's so well written, with sharply observed characters and the kind of fast-paced, twisty plot that keeps you turning the pages…"

The Heatwave (2020)
Katerina Diamond
"I loved it – absorbing and wonderfully twisty. It keeps the reader guessing right up to the last pages."

Give Me Your Hand (2018)
Megan Abbott
"Megan's writing is masterful, suspenseful and believable . . . The suspense does not let up – I was gripped from the first page."

The Neighbor (2018)
Joseph Souza
"His unreliable narrators weave such a dark, disturbing tale. As the tension builds, twist after twist makes this impossible to put down."

The Girls Beneath (2018)
(Tom Mondrian, book 1)
Ross Armstrong
"Creepy and compelling."

Last Seen Alive (2017)
Claire Douglas
"Compelling and page-turning, wonderfully written and impossible to second guess with a brilliant twist."

The Girlfriend (2017)
Michelle Frances
"An original and chilling portrayal of twisted relationships."

The Binding Song (2017)
Elodie Harper
"I was completely engrossed. A sinister, creepy read that leaves the reader questioning everyone and trusting no-one."

Exposure (2017)
Aga Lesiewicz
"Compelling and addictive."

The Last Time She Saw Him (2016)
(Julia Gooden Mystery, book 1)
Jane Haseldine
"So visually written and chilling, with such real, believable characters and twists that shocked. A gripping story that I read in one night - I could not put it down..."

The Trap (2016)
Melanie Raabe
"Had me hooked from the start."

Gone Astray (2016)
(DC Maggie Neville, book 1)
Michelle Davies
"I loved it. It's a brilliant, compelling read, with characters who came alive and were completely believable, as was the heart-wrenching portrayal of the anguish suffered by the parents of a missing child."

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