Under the Harrow: A Novel [Paperback]

A thriller for fans ofThe Girl on the TrainandGone Girl...[with] a striking, original voice all Berry’s own.” —The New York Times Book Review

Winner of the Edgar Award for Best First Novel
Named one of the 10 Best Mystery Books and Thrillers of the Year byThe Washington Post 
Named one of the best books of the year byThe Atlantic 

The award-winning psychological thriller about a young woman who finds her sister brutally murdered, and the shocking incident in their past that may hold the key to finding the killer, from the author ofA Double Life

When Nora takes the train from London to visit her sister in the countryside, she expects to find her waiting at the station, or at home cooking dinner. But when she walks into Rachel’s familiar house, what she finds is entirely different: her sister has been the victim of a brutal murder.
 
Stunned and adrift, Nora finds she can’t return to her former life. An unsolved assault in the past has shaken her faith in the police, and she can’t trust them to find her sister’s killer. Haunted by the murder and the secrets that surround it, Nora is under the harrow: distressed and in danger. As Nora’s fear turns to obsession, she becomes as unrecognizable as the sister her investigation uncovers. 

A riveting psychological thriller and a haunting exploration of the fierce love between two sisters, the distortions of grief, and the terrifying power of the past,Under the Harrowmarks the debut of an extraordinary new writer.“A thrilling novel of psychological suspense…Under the Harrowcontains similarities [toThe Girl on the TrainandGone Girl]that will undoubtedly attract readers – but underneath its hard-driving, page-turning, compulsively readable narrative is a striking, original voice all Berry&rsl³°