Synopses & Reviews
I know her inside out. I know what shes thinking, I know what she wants. So I cant give up on her, she knows I never will.
Some friendships fizzle out. Rachel and Clara promised theirs would last forever.
They met in high school when Rachel was the shy, awkward new girl and Clara was the friend everyone wanted. Instantly, they fell under one anothers spell and nothing would be the same again. Now in their late twenties Rachel has the television career, the apartment and the boyfriend, while Claras life is spiraling further out of control. Yet despite everything, they remain inextricably bound. Then Rachels news editor assigns her to cover a police press conference, and she is shocked when she arrives to learn that the subject is Clara, reported missing. Is it abduction, suicide or something else altogether?
Imagine discovering something about your oldest friend that forces you to question everything youve shared together. The truth is always there. But only if you choose to see it.
Review
"Colette McBeth digs deep into a childhood friendship that goes dangerously awry. What happens next will chill you to the bone.
Precious Thing will make you wonder about your own friends…and whether they just might be your worst enemies."—Tess Gerritsen
"Friendship, betrayal and secrets too big to bear: a book to race through, breathless, in a sitting."—Alex Marwood
"Grips you from the very first page and keeps you flipping them at breakneck speed until you finally turn the very last. A provocative and intriguing debut that will leave you questioning how well you know your own childhood friends. Bravo!"—Jilliane Hoffman
"Draws you into the dark side of friendship with breathtaking skill— this gripping thriller had me hooked from the start."—Sarah Rayner
"Keep your eyes peeled this summer for an astonishing new talent in the form of hack-turned-novelist Colette McBeth…Gone Girl but with a Brit voice."—David Mark
"This is a page-turner and no mistake. Dark, intriguing, and full of unexpected twists."—Lynn Shepherd
"An excellent debut, well-written, gripping and tense which skillfully weaves an unfolding nightmare with a dark past. The world of news journalism is expertly handled as is the exploration of the intense female friendship at the heart of the story."—Cath Staincliffe
"The plot of Precious Thing is like a Catherine wheel, spinning faster and faster as it approaches its final twist, and there's quite a few to enjoy before you get there. It is a fine debut from Colette McBeth. Roll on her next."—Clio Gray
"'A brilliant, chilling debut. Psychopathy has never seemed so attractive."—Ali Knight
Review
"[A] haunting first novel…McBeth imbues her characters with layers upon hidden layers, keeping readers guessing until the end."—
Publishers Weekly"[A] spellbinding thriller."—Kirkus
"Colette McBeth digs deep into a childhood friendship that goes dangerously awry. What happens next will chill you to the bone. Precious Thing will make you wonder about your own friends…and whether they just might be your worst enemies."—Tess Gerritsen
“Grips you from the very first page and keeps you flipping them at breakneck speed until you finally turn the very last. A provocative and intriguing debut…Bravo!”—Jilliane Hoffman
“Draws you into the dark side of friendship with breathtaking skill—this gripping thriller had me hooked from the start.”—Sarah Rayner
"Friendship, betrayal and secrets too big to bear: a book to race through, breathless, in a sitting."—Alex Marwood, author of The Wicked Girls
"Keep your eyes peeled this summer for an astonishing new talent in the form of hack-turned-novelist Colette McBeth… Gone Girl but with a Brit voice."—David Mark, author of Dark Winter
About the Author
COLETTE MCBETH was a BBC TV Crime Reporter for ten years. She lives in West London with her husband and three young children. She attended the Faber Academy Novel Writing Course in 2011. Precious Thing is her first novel.