The Assistant

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A terrifying and timely new psychological thriller, from the No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author of The Ice Twins. Newly divorced Jo is delighted to move into her best friend’s spare room almost rent-free. The high-tech luxury Camden flat is managed by a meticulous Home Assistant, called Electra, that takes care of the heating, the lights – and sometimes Jo even turns to her for company. Until, late one night, Electra says one sentence that rips Jo’s fragile world in two: ‘I know what you did.’ And Jo is horrified. Because in her past she did do something terrible. Something unforgivable. Only two other people in the whole world know Jo’s secret. And they would never tell anyone. Would they? As a fierce winter brings London to a standstill, Jo begins to understand that the Assistant on the shelf doesn’t just want to control Jo; it wants to destroy her. Praise for S. K. Tremayne: ‘Thought-provoking, genuinely scary, and compulsive – fantastic stuff’ Sunday Mirror ‘A brilliant and compulsive thriller’ Heat ‘Packed full of plot twists and turns, this book had me gripped from the start. I slept with the light on for several nights afterwards’ Sun, Book of the Week ‘This excellent thriller won’t disappoint’ Closer ‘Atmospheric and haunting’ Independent on Sunday Praise for THE ICE TWINS: ‘A magnificently creepy thriller’ Spectator ‘Beautifully paced, teeming with psychological shivers, The Ice Twins is a notable debut’ The Times, Best Crime Thrillers ‘Unbearably gripping and suspenseful’ Sophie Hannah ‘Gripping, sad, and desperately poignant, this is a debut to die for’ Daily Mail ‘The Ice Twins has grip, pace and bags of atmosphere … It also has one of the cleverest endings of recent thrillers’ Sunday Times