Twelve Secrets

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By Robert Gold

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Praised as "twelve stars" (Lisa Jewel) and "one of a kind" (James Patterson), here is a twisty, pulse-racing thriller where each character is a suspect and the secret they hold will change everything, from Sunday Times bestselling author Robert Gold. 

It’s twenty years since my teenage brother was murdered and my mother took her own life with a broken heart. But when the police knock at my door and tell me my brother’s killer has just been found murdered, my heart stops dead: the killer had letters from my mother written just days before she died.

My mother believed someone else was there that night. As the police search my home, my head races with a million questions. Did my mother really kill herself, or did someone get to her before she could find out the truth?

I pore over my mother’s letters late into the night until I discover a family secret that turns my blood to ice. Everything I thought I knew about the night my brother was murdered is a lie.  As I get closer to the truth, another body drops. Someone in this close-knit town will stop at nothing to keep their secrets. Can I find them before another innocent life is taken?



 

  • "Fast-paced and brimming with superb characters. I couldn't put it down for a single second. Twelve stars!"
    Lisa Jewel
  • "Twelve Secrets is a smart, satisfying, one-of-a-kind thriller that entertained me from start to finish. It examines the confluence of family loyalties and dark secrets while keeping the plot boiling."
    James Patterson
  • "Utterly absorbing."
    Shari Lapena
  • "Ominous at the beginning, breathless by the end ... this is excellent hardcore suspense."
    Lee Child
  • "A pacey thriller full of twists and turns. You won't be able to put TWELVE SECRETS down until the very end."
    Karin Slaughter
  • "I adored Twelve Secrets - It was so much twisty-turny fun and I loved the characters and how their secrets unravelled. It's a fast-paced, utterly gripping thriller - a definite twelve out of ten!"
    Vanessa Savage
  • "Absolutely addictive. An unforgettable and nuanced cast of characters, a claustrophobic setting, and a suspenseful and chilling examination of the dark and destructive power of secrets. You will sleep with your eyes open after reading this one."
    Gilly Macmillan
  • "Original, unputdownable and a really great read."
    Katie Fforde
  • "A fantastic, plot-twisting debut. Original and addictive."
    Cameron Ward
  • "A fine debut."
    The Sunday Times (Books of the Year)
  • "Twelve Secrets contains cliff-hangers and revelations galore. [It] is all plot, plot, plot - and, boy, what a lot it's got."
    The Times

On Sale
Apr 29, 2025
Page Count
384 pages
ISBN-13
9781538773482

Robert Gold

About the Author

Robert Gold is the Sunday Times bestselling author of the Ben Harper series, which includes Twelve Secrets, a Richard and Judy Book Club pick, Eleven Liars and Ten Seconds. Originally from Harrogate in North Yorkshire, Robert Gold began his career as an intern at the American broadcaster CNN, based in Washington DC. He returned to Yorkshire to work for the retailer ASDA, becoming the chain’s nationwide book buyer. He now works in sales for a UK publishing company. Robert now lives in Putney and his new hometown served as the inspiration for the fictional town of Haddley in his thrillers.

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