The Darkness Within

‘The Darkness Within hooked me from the start. Once you start you won't be able to stop!’ Katerina Diamond, No.1 bestselling author of The Teacher

A gripping new thriller debut that asks the question, how deep in our hearts does evil lie?

When critically ill Jacob Wilson is given a life-saving heart transplant, his parents are relieved that their loving son has been saved.

However, before long, his family are forced to accept that something has changed in Jacob. Their once loving son is slowly being replaced by a violent man whose mood swings leave them terrified – but is it their fault?

Jacob’s girlfriend, Rosie, is convinced the man she loves is suffering from stress. But when his moods turn on her, she begins to doubt herself – and she can only hide the bruises for so long.

When a terrible crime is committed, Jacob’s family are forced to confront their darkest fears. Has the boy they raised become a monster? Or is someone else to blame?

This is a spellbinding crime novel with a dark heart that will stay with you long after you close the book.

•Cathy has published 17 fostering memoirs through HarperCollins and sold over 1m copies.
•She always hits the Top 5 Sunday Times Bestsellers – Cathy’s last book The Silent Cry featured for 10 weeks in the top 10 paperback chart.
•It sold 33,000 in pb and 10,600 ebooks.
•We have 5 consistent foreign language partners and solid export sales.
•Cathy has strong Walmart support in the US – 98k copies shipped to date.
• This is a gripping crime book with an amazing hook, and the perfect venture to bring Cathy out into the fiction market and build on her existing readership.
• She has a strong presence on Facebook and is great at interacting with her fans.