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'Taut, twisty and layered. I devoured this well-written mystery' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'A fantastic Australian crime thriller. Compelling and deeply entertaining' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'I couldn't put it down and ended up finishing it faster than I have any book in ages' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Fast-paced, twisty and full of surprises, On The Edge kept me guessing right to the end' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Twisty, layered ad simmering with small town intrigue' Jane Harper

Sixteen years ago, teenage Maddie Marshall's body was found on a desolate beach near her hometown, Carrinya. Vibrant, feisty Maddie was the only daughter of a high-profile politician. The case was never solved.

Nel Foley, daughter of the town doctor and Maddie's best friend, was the last known person to see her alive, and the Carrinya rumour mill was vicious. Nel fled the town and has never been back. Until now.

Nel, a GP, returns after her father's sudden death, determined to get in and out as quickly as possible. But then she meets a local mum and that changes everything.

Sophie's husband, Ryan, was Maddie's boyfriend and Nel is certain he played a role in her death. When Nel discovers that Ryan is not the loving husband and father that he seems, she decides she must prove what he did all those years ago. But as she starts to unravel the past, she discovers the truth is far more complex than she could have imagined.



Kate Horan has spent the last seventeen years working in corporate communications, helping executives to pitch and present. Before that, she taught English and Drama in high school where she relished inspiring teenagers with a love of reading and writing. She graduated from the University of Sydney in 2001 with an Honours degree in English Literature. After many years of feeling the niggle to write her own stories, she attended Faber Academy's Writing a Novel program in 2020.

Kate's debut novel, The Inheritance, was an instant Australian bestseller.

When she's not dreaming up stories about complicated families with dark secrets, she's chauffeuring her teenage boys to and from social engagements, listening to true crime podcasts and walking her golden lab on Sydney's beautiful Northern Beaches, where she lives.