The Funeral

<p><strong>The invitation is anonymous. It doesn't say whose funeral I must attend. I don't want to go. But I have no choice if I want to keep my terrible secret safe...</strong></p><p></p><p>As we gather by the graveside prying eyes behind designer sunglasses take in my every move. I don't recognise anyone. I pull at my dress wanting to run but the words on the invitation keep me frozen in place. I can't leave without discovering who sent it. And why.  </p><p></p><p>And then I see it - the name on the gravestone: <strong>Alice Anderson</strong>. My blood turns to ice.</p><p></p><p>That's my name. </p><p></p><p>I haven't used it for three years. But somehow someone here knows who I really am... </p><p> </p><p>I can't fall apart now. I can't lose everything I've worked for. So I force my hands to stop shaking and start studying each face in the congregation. </p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>I don't know who the woman in the grave really is. But I have planned for this very moment and I know exactly what's going to happen next...</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>This totally addictive page-turner from bestselling author Helen H. Durrant is perfect for fans of <em>The Housemaid</em> <em>Gone Girl</em> and <em>The Perfect Marriage</em>. Prepare to be hooked from the very first page. </strong></p><p></p><p><strong>What readers are saying about <em>The Funeral</em>:</strong></p><p></p><p>'<strong>Absolutely loved this!</strong>... <strong>I was hooked</strong> from the beginning... <strong>kept me guessing until the end and beyond!</strong>... it's<strong> a must-read!</strong>' NetGalley reviewer <span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>?????</span></p><p></p><p>'<strong>I couldn't put it down!</strong> <strong>It kept me guessing and frantically turning the pages! Wow!</strong>... kept me on pins and needles for this whole book. <strong>I loved it!</strong>... <strong>drew me in immediately I couldn't put it down!</strong>... <strong>Love love loved it!</strong>' <em>arcreviews_by_m</em> <span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>?????</span></p><p></p><p>'<strong>Love love loved this</strong>...<strong> </strong>A fab read with me<strong> screaming throughout</strong>... <strong>Got my heart racing</strong>.' <em>Kelsey4440</em> <span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>?????</span></p><p></p><p>'I was <strong>drawn in right from the start</strong>... <strong>Had me on edge</strong> waiting to find out what was going to happen... I <strong>held my breath!</strong>' Goodreads reviewer</p><p></p><p>'<strong>Absolutely brilliant!</strong>' Goodreads reviewer <span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>?????</span></p><p></p><p>'A <strong>real page-turner</strong>.' Goodreads reviewer</p><p></p><p><strong>What readers are saying about Helen H. Durrant:</strong></p><p></p><p>'<strong>Wow</strong>... A gripping crime thriller that <strong>had my heart racing</strong>... <strong>I didn't want to put it down</strong>.' Goodreads reviewer <span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>?????</span></p><p></p><p>'I was <strong>hooked from the first few pages</strong>... Just <strong>brilliant</strong>.' Goodreads reviewer <span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>?????</span></p>