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Lorna Dounaeva is a politics graduate who worked for the British Home Office before turning to crime fiction. She writes dark domestic thrillers and is especially fond of female villains. She lives in the Orkney islands with her Ukrainian husband and his parents, three children, a crafty cat and a happy dog.

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	The Family Trap 4.05 avg rating — 4,129 ratings — published 2022 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wrong Twin 4.01 avg rating — 2,829 ratings — published 2021	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Perfect Family 3.88 avg rating — 2,865 ratings — published 2022 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Girl in the Woods 3.98 avg rating — 2,356 ratings — published 2020 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	FRY (McBride Vendetta, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 962 ratings — published 2013 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	May Queen Killers (May Queen Killers, #1) 3.53 avg rating — 928 ratings — published 2015 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Cold Bath Lane (McBride Vendetta, #3) 3.62 avg rating — 663 ratings — published 2019 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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message 5: by Lorna (last edited May 04, 2015 09:58AM)

May 04, 2015 09:58AM

Join me for the online launch party of my new novel, May Queen Killers. I have a cute cottage shaped tea-cosy to give away! 21:00 GMT

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message 4: by Lorna

Jan 08, 2015 11:14AM

Dillon wrote: "Lorna, thank you for accepting my friend request. I've downloaded FRY, looking forward to reading. Hope your new year has stared on a great note. Happy 2014!"

Hope you enjoy the book and happy new year to you!

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message 3: by Dean

Jan 07, 2015 01:12AM

Thank you for being my friend Lorna :)))

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Jan 09, 2014 01:48PM

Lorna, thank you for accepting my friend request. I've downloaded FRY, looking forward to reading. Hope your new year has stared on a great note. Happy 2014!

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