The Nanny : A Novel
Author(s): Gilly Macmillan
“The Nanny kept me in white-knuckled suspense until the very last page. Gilly Macmillan’s breakout thriller is a dark and twisted version of Downton Abbey gone very, very wrong.” — Tess Gerritsen, New York Times bestselling author
The New York Times bestselling author of What She Knew conjures a dark and unpredictable tale of family secrets that explores the lengths people will go to hurt one another.
When her beloved nanny, Hannah, left without a trace in the summer of 1988, seven-year-old Jocelyn Holt was devastated. Haunted by the loss, Jo grew up bitter and distant, and eventually left her parents and Lake Hall, their faded aristocratic home, behind.
Thirty years later, Jo returns to the house and is forced to confront her troubled relationship with her mother. But when human remains are accidentally uncovered in a lake on the estate, Jo begins to question everything she thought she knew.
Then an unexpected visitor knocks on the door and Jo’s world is destroyed again. Desperate to piece together the gaping holes in her memory, Jo must uncover who her nanny really was, why she left, and if she can trust her own mother…
In this compulsively readable tale of secrets, lies, and deception, Gilly Macmillan explores the darkest impulses and desires of the human heart. Diabolically clever, The Nanny reminds us that sometimes the truth hurts so much you’d rather hear the lie.
Review(s):
“The Nanny kept me in white-knuckled suspense until the very last page. Gilly Macmillan’s breakout thriller is a dark and twisted version of Downton Abbey gone very, very wrong.”
“Gilly Macmillan is a master of creating tension so exquisitely unbearable I had to force myself not to skip ahead. Brilliant, gripping, and terrifying.”
“The Nanny pulses with tension until its shocking conclusion. I absolutely loved it!”
“Macmillan fills this story with unreliable characters and red herrings. There are also delicious British suspense tropes on display: rural resentment of the local rich people, closets full of skeletons, shady business dealings, false memories, fake identities. Who could ask for more?”
"Enthralling... Sophisticated plotting and believable characters elevate The Nanny as a solid family drama.... Macmillan wisely doles out clues leading to a surprising finale."
“With its buried secrets, shifting allegiances, and creeping sense of dread, The Nanny pulses with tension until its shocking conclusion. I absolutely loved it!”
"Dark, twisty and full of characters you’ll love to hate, The Nanny is the perfect read for a chilly winter’s night.”
“Exploding with secrets, The Nanny by master storyteller Gilly Macmillan has everything you dream for in a thriller...You won’t be able to rest until the final, spine-tingling conclusion.”
"The Nanny is a chilling, heartbreaking, beautifully layered suspense novel. It's sharply observed and absolutely absorbing, with jolts that knock you off your feet and characters who never fail to surprise."
"Brilliant whodunit . . . with no guarantees anyone is telling the truth."
ISBN: 9780063073661