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“Astonishingly timely and clever, utterly gripping.” —Lucy Foley, #1 New York Times bestselling author “Sarah Vaughan has done it again. Superb.” —Shari Lapena, New York Times bestselling author The bestselling author of Anatomy of a Scandal—now a hit Netflix series—returns with a psychological thriller about a politician whose less-than-perfect personal life is thrust into the spotlight when a body is discovered in her home.As a politician, Emma has sacrificed a great deal for her career—including her marriage and her relationship with her daughter, Flora. The glare of the spotlight is unnerving for Emma, particularly when it leads to countless insults, threats, and trolling as she tries to work in the public eye. As a woman, she knows her reputation is worth its weight in gold but as a politician, she discovers it only takes one slip-up to destroy it completely. Fourteen-year-old Flora is learning the same hard lessons at school as she encounters heartless bullying. When another teenager takes her own life, Emma lobbies for a new law to protect women and girls from the effects of online abuse. Now, Emma and Flora find their personal lives uncomfortably intersected…but then the unthinkable happens. A man is found dead in Emma's home. A man she had every reason to be afraid of and to want gone. Fighting to protect her reputation and determined to protect her family at all costs, Emma is pushed to the limits as the worst happens and her life is torn apart. Another breathless and twisty novel from an absolute “master of suspense” (CrimeReads), Reputation brilliantly illustrates that it isn't who you are that matters…it's who people think you are.

From the bestselling author of Anatomy of a Scandal, now a major Netflix series… Reputation: it takes a lifetime to build and just one moment to destroy.‘Sarah Vaughan has done it again. Superb'Shari Lapena Emma Webster is a respectable MP. Emma Webster is a devoted mother. Emma Webster is innocent of the murder of a tabloid journalist. Emma Webster is a liar. #Reputation: The story you tell about yourself. And the lies others choose to believe…'Uncannily timely… As dark and gripping as you'd expect from the author of Anatomy of a Scandal'ObserverYour favourite authors love Reputation: ‘A terrifically entertaining legal drama and an unsettling cautionary tale for any woman considering entering politics'Louise Candlish ‘Perceptive, elegant, thrilling and addictive'Chris Whitaker ‘Tense. Gripping. And bang up to date. This is a rollercoaster of a book'Imran Mahmood ‘Wonderfully written, tense, taut and timely. I loved it!'Claire Douglas ‘A stylish, challenging thriller. Do yourself a favour and read this book'Fiona Cummins ‘Sarah Vaughan has distilled the zeitgeist into a pulse-racing thriller. Gripping all the way'Erin Kelly ‘I read Reputation in one sitting, which is my highest possible praise'Bella Mackie ‘Sarah Vaughan has another smash hit on her hands. Reputation is nuanced, complex, and thought-provoking, while still being a gripping, fast-paced read'Louise O'Neill ‘Sarah Vaughan does it again. Another taut, gripping thriller that also shines a light on some of the most important issues of the day'Bryony Gordon

From the bestselling author of Anatomy of a Scandal, now a major Netflix series… Reputation: it takes a lifetime to build and just one moment to destroy.‘Sarah Vaughan has done it again. Superb'Shari Lapena Emma Webster is a respectable MP. Emma Webster is a devoted mother. Emma Webster is innocent of the murder of a tabloid journalist. Emma Webster is a liar. #Reputation: The story you tell about yourself. And the lies others choose to believe…'Uncannily timely… As dark and gripping as you'd expect from the author of Anatomy of a Scandal'ObserverYour favourite authors love Reputation: ‘A terrifically entertaining legal drama and an unsettling cautionary tale for any woman considering entering politics'Louise Candlish ‘Perceptive, elegant, thrilling and addictive'Chris Whitaker ‘Tense. Gripping. And bang up to date. This is a rollercoaster of a book'Imran Mahmood ‘Wonderfully written, tense, taut and timely. I loved it!'Claire Douglas ‘A stylish, challenging thriller. Do yourself a favour and read this book'Fiona Cummins ‘Sarah Vaughan has distilled the zeitgeist into a pulse-racing thriller. Gripping all the way'Erin Kelly ‘I read Reputation in one sitting, which is my highest possible praise'Bella Mackie ‘Sarah Vaughan has another smash hit on her hands. Reputation is nuanced, complex, and thought-provoking, while still being a gripping, fast-paced read'Louise O'Neill ‘Sarah Vaughan does it again. Another taut, gripping thriller that also shines a light on some of the most important issues of the day'Bryony Gordon

This “thrilling and emotional depiction of family drama, friendship, and trust will have you on the edge of your seat” (CNN) as it explores the complexity of motherhood from the bestselling author of the inspiration behind the hit Netflix series Anatomy of a Scandal.You think you know her…but look a little closer. She is a stay-at-home mother-of-three with boundless reserves of patience, energy, and love. After being friends for a decade, this is how Liz sees Jess. Then one moment changes everything. Dark thoughts and carefully guarded secrets surface—and Liz is left questioning everything she thought she knew about her friend, and about herself. The truth can't come soon enough. Evocative and haunting, Little Disasters is “an important book as well as a brilliant read” (Lucy Foley, New York Times bestselling author).

'Taut, clever, compelling and guaranteed to keep you on the edge of your seat…'Paula Hawkins, author of The Girl on the TrainYou think you know her…But look a little closer She is a stay-at-home mother of three with boundless reserves of patience, energy and love. After being friends for a decade, this is how Liz sees Jess. Then one moment changes everything. Dark thoughts and carefully guarded secrets surface – and Liz is left questioning everything she thought she knew about her friend, and about herself.From the bestselling author of Anatomy of a Scandal – a new thought-provoking novel exploring the complexity of motherhood and all that connects and disconnects us. ‘Highly recommended'Erin Kelly ‘An important book as well as a brilliant read'Lucy Foley'This tense, absorbing read will have parents – in fact, all readers – turning the pages deep into the night'Louise Candlish ‘Refreshingly assured and punchy writing that is sure to hit a nerve'Lucy Atkins'Impossible to put down'Eve Chase ‘I loved it and didn't want to put it down'Laura Marshall'Compulsive reading with an ending I didn't see coming'Jane Corry‘Each character is brilliantly drawn, and the book delivers surprise after surprise'Claire Fuller ‘Absolutely brilliant; an emotionally devastating story'Emma Curtis'Every bit as brilliant as Anatomy of a Scandal. Superb'Cass Green'A truly remarkable book'Claire Douglas'Complex, nuanced and moving'Guardian'Thought provoking and delicately executed'The i'A cunningly plotted mystery'Daily Mirror ‘Sarah Vaughan brings to this book the same tension building expertise that made her bestseller Anatomy of a Scandal such a success'Daily Mail ‘An emotional, often terrifying, and completely gripping read'Daily Express'Expertly crafted... Fans of Anatomy may miss the courtroom tension, but the psychological portraiture in this absorbing study of motherhood is just as rich'Sunday Times ‘Full of painful truths about the brutal aspect of motherhood, this punchy thriller is sharply plotted'Sunday Mirror'Sarah Vaughan… is back with her fourth novel, the shocking, impossible-to-look-away Little Disasters'Observer'Another thought-provoking psychological drama'Woman & Home'An important book exploring how everything changes once you become a mother - for good and bad'Woman's Weekly'In a culture that fetishises motherhood, Sarah Vaughan's novel is an invaluable corrective, a warning about the terrible effects parenting can have on mental health. It is also a very cunningly plotted mystery'Jake Kerridge, Sunday Express