Nine Lives

**When she begins to peer into the lives of her glamorous neighbors, one woman discovers a terrifying secret in this riveting psychological thriller with nine lives worth of twists, from the New York Times bestselling author of Something in the Water, a Reese’s Book Club pick.

“Catherine Steadman more than delivers on the brilliant twists and thrills I’ve come to expect from her writing.”—Lucy Foley, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Midnight Feast**

**“A sleek, unsettling puzzle of a novel—a gripping and haunting exploration of identity and the heavy cost of survival.”—Harlan Coben

“Breathtaking. Beautifully told and insanely gripping, with surprises at every turn. I devoured it.”—Clare Leslie Hall, New York Times bestselling author of Broken Country**

These are your neighbors. One is a killer.

Reeling from a very recent divorce, Frankie has moved into a glamorous London neighborhood. This is a new chapter in her life. She’s decided to put down roots with Blue, the beautiful Persian cat she left her marriage with.

But little doubts about her perfect new life start to grow, and when Blue returns one night from slipping into places he shouldn’t, Frankie’s concerns solidify. Two words are roughly scratched into his collar: help me. Unsettled and unwilling to ignore the incident, Frankie roots out an old unused “cat cam” collar. What slowly begins as a voyeuristic fascination with her neighbors and the secrets they’re hiding soon turns into a perilous quest for the truth that threatens to bring untold terrors to her doorstep.

A riveting thriller about the terrible secrets hidden behind the pastel-colored façade of one of London’s most upscale enclaves, Nine Lives is catnip for suspense readers everywhere and perfect for fans of modern classics like The Girl on the Train and The Woman in the Window.

Catherine Steadman is an actress and writer based in London. She has appeared in leading roles on British and American television but is perhaps best known for playing Mabel Lane Fox in the series Downton Abbey. As well as on screen she has also appeared on stage in the West End where she has been nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award. Catherine lives in Hackney, North London.

Steadman's first novel, Something in the Water, was a number one New York Times bestseller with rights sold in over 30 territories. Film rights were picked up Reese Witherspoon's production company, Hello Sunshine, with Something in the Water becoming a Reeses's book club pick in the US and a Richard and Judy Book club pick in the UK.

Mr Nobody, her second novel, was listed as one of Newsweek's 20 Most Anticipated Books of 2020, and her third and fourth novels, The Disappearing Act, and The Family Game both reaching number #1 on the iTunes Audiobook charts. The Family Game is out now in audiobook, hardback and paperback...

Find out more here: https://catherinesteadman.com/

Praise for THE FAMILY GAME:

"Delicious psychological thriller" The New York Times

"Addictive" Publisher's Weekly

"Sharply modern and timeless" Washington Post