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C.L. Taylor

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Born

The United Kingdom

Website

http://cltaylorauthor.com

Twitter

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Genre

Suspense, Crime, Thriller

Influences

Margaret Atwood, Roald Dahl, Maggie O'Farrell ...more

Member Since

January 2014

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C.L. Taylor is an award winning Sunday Times bestselling author of twelve gripping psychological thrillers including THE GUILTY COUPLE, a Richard and Judy Book Club pick for summer 2023 and SLEEP, a Richard and Judy Book Club pick for autumn 2019. Her books are not a series and can be read in any order:

2014 - THE ACCIDENT / Before I Wake (U.S.)
2015 - THE LIE
2016 - THE MISSING
2017 - THE ESCAPE
2018 - THE FEAR
2019 - SLEEP
2020 - STRANGERS
2021 - HER LAST HOLIDAY
2022 - THE GUILTY COUPLE
2024 - EVERY MOVE YOU MAKE
2025 - IT'S ALWAYS THE HUSBAND
2027 - NOTES ON AN OBSESSION

She has also written two Young Adult thrillers, THE TREATMENT and THE ISLAND.

C.L. Taylor's books have sold in excess of two million copies, been number one on Amazon Kindle, Kobo, ...more

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Average rating: 3.8 · 144,433 ratings · 14,236 reviews · 27 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Guilty Couple 3.85 avg rating — 20,456 ratings — published 2022 — 16 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
	Sleep 3.82 avg rating — 16,754 ratings — published 2019 — 30 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 Lie 3.77 avg rating — 16,724 ratings — published 2015 — 17 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 Accident 3.79 avg rating — 15,863 ratings — published 2014 — 40 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 Missing 3.79 avg rating — 12,455 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Her Last Holiday 3.61 avg rating — 11,196 ratings — published 2021 — 2 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
	Every Move You Make 3.80 avg rating — 10,391 ratings — published 2024 — 12 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 Fear 3.99 avg rating — 9,874 ratings — published 2018 — 24 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
	Strangers 3.88 avg rating — 9,603 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	The Escape 3.83 avg rating — 7,414 ratings — published 2017 — 24 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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A surprise during my book tour, a secret and a sneaky peek at my next book…

Huge apologies to anyone subscribed to this blog who lives in Nottingham, Liverpool or Stockport but, in the madness leading up to the publication of It’s Always the Husband last week, I completely forgot to update this blog and tell you all a) that the paperback was being published and b) that I was off on tour.

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“We all have secrets. Most are guilty, a few are wretched and some are too precious to share.”
― C.L. Taylor, The Missing

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“Good. I don’t like people.”
― C.L. Taylor, Sleep

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“Hate is like a poison you make for your enemy that you end up swallowing yourself. Hating him gives him too much power, too much control over the way I live my life.”
― C.L. Taylor, The Fear

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Time to vote on the August Member's Choice selection, Ladies. Pick your favorite...

Poll will stay open until end of day July 17th

The Push

by Ashley Audrain

12 votes, 28.6%

If I Disappear

by Eliza Jane Brazier

11 votes, 26.2%

Fifty in Reverse

by Bill Flanagan

4 votes, 9.5%

God Help the Child

by Toni Morrison

4 votes, 9.5%

A Week to Remember

by Esther Campion

3 votes, 7.1%

Lie Down in Darkness

by William Styron

3 votes, 7.1%

A Few Right Thinking Men

by Sulari Gentill

2 votes, 4.8%

Sleep

by C.L. Taylor

2 votes, 4.8%

My Soul to Keep

by Tananarive Due

1 vote, 2.4%

42 total votes

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