Magpie

*** Elizabeth Day’s new novel, One of Us , is available to pre-order now from Amazon. Out 25th September 2025. *** ‘Terrifyingly BRILLIANT’ MARIAN KEYES, AUTHOR OF GROWN UPS ‘A book that needed to exist in the world. It is the book that was missing’ LISA TADDEO, AUTHOR OF THREE WOMEN ‘Magnificent’ KATE MOSSE, AUTHOR OF THE CITY OF TEARS When Marisa meets Jake, everything falls into place. But then their new lodger Kate arrives. Something isn’t right about her. It’s the way she looks at Jake, keeps her toothbrush right next to theirs and constantly asks questions about the baby they are trying for. Or maybe it’s all in Marisa’s head. That’s what Jake thinks. And she trusts him, doesn’t she? But Marisa knows something is wrong, and she is determined to find out why, even if it costs her everything. 'A very elegant, tense, literary thriller ' Sarah Vaughan, author of Anatomy of a Scandal ‘Utterly engrossing, a thick sense of dread unfurling from every page’ Refinery29 ‘I literally couldn’t put this down ’ Sara Collins, author of The Confessions of Frannie Langton ‘A compelling, twisting read’ Matt Haig, author of The Midnight Library ‘Sharp, twisty … Impossible to put down’ Daily Mail ‘A pulse-quickening tale ’ Stylist ‘Sharp and sinister’ Mail on Sunday ‘A pacy, stylish thriller’ Observer ‘Scintillating’ The Sunday Times , Thriller of the Month ‘A compassionately crafted psychological drama’ Harper’s Bazaar ‘I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough’ Prima Magazine ‘Be prepared for a sleight-of-hand-twist that will leave you gasping ’ Red Magazine Sunday Times bestseller 06/09/2021

*** Elizabeth Day’s new novel, One of Us , is available to pre-order now from Amazon. Out 25th September 2025. *** ‘Terrifyingly BRILLIANT’ MARIAN KEYES, AUTHOR OF GROWN UPS ‘A book that needed to exist in the world. It is the book that was missing’ LISA TADDEO, AUTHOR OF THREE WOMEN ‘Magnificent’ KATE MOSSE, AUTHOR OF THE CITY OF TEARS When Marisa meets Jake, everything falls into place. But then their new lodger Kate arrives. Something isn’t right about her. It’s the way she looks at Jake, keeps her toothbrush right next to theirs and constantly asks questions about the baby they are trying for. Or maybe it’s all in Marisa’s head. That’s what Jake thinks. And she trusts him, doesn’t she? But Marisa knows something is wrong, and she is determined to find out why, even if it costs her everything. 'A very elegant, tense, literary thriller ' Sarah Vaughan, author of Anatomy of a Scandal ‘Utterly engrossing, a thick sense of dread unfurling from every page’ Refinery29 ‘I literally couldn’t put this down ’ Sara Collins, author of The Confessions of Frannie Langton ‘A compelling, twisting read’ Matt Haig, author of The Midnight Library ‘Sharp, twisty … Impossible to put down’ Daily Mail ‘A pulse-quickening tale ’ Stylist ‘Sharp and sinister’ Mail on Sunday ‘A pacy, stylish thriller’ Observer ‘Scintillating’ The Sunday Times , Thriller of the Month ‘A compassionately crafted psychological drama’ Harper’s Bazaar ‘I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough’ Prima Magazine ‘Be prepared for a sleight-of-hand-twist that will leave you gasping ’ Red Magazine Sunday Times bestseller 06/09/2021

He's my father's best friend. My protector. My forbidden obsession. For as long as I can remember, Kittredge Evers has been my anchor-the powerful CEO who never let me down, the man who called me Magpie and filled my childhood with treasures. My father's best friend. But when one drunken confession shattered our careful boundaries, I learned how dangerous it was to want him. Ten years later, I'm grown. I'm no longer the sweet kid he swore to protect-I'm a man with desires of my own. And Kit? He's still the most compelling man I've ever known. Stern, gorgeous, untouchable... and the one person I can't seem to let go. Every stolen glance and slip of the tongue drags us closer to the line we swore we'd never cross. But once we do? There's no turning back. Magpie is a scorching, age-gap, father's-best-friend MM romance filled with slow-burn tension, forbidden desire, and the kind of devotion that sets the world on fire.

He's my father's best friend. My protector. My forbidden obsession. For as long as I can remember, Kittredge Evers has been my anchor-the powerful CEO who never let me down, the man who called me Magpie and filled my childhood with treasures. My father's best friend. But when one drunken confession shattered our careful boundaries, I learned how dangerous it was to want him. Ten years later, I'm grown. I'm no longer the sweet kid he swore to protect-I'm a man with desires of my own. And Kit? He's still the most compelling man I've ever known. Stern, gorgeous, untouchable... and the one person I can't seem to let go. Every stolen glance and slip of the tongue drags us closer to the line we swore we'd never cross. But once we do? There's no turning back. Magpie is a scorching, age-gap, father's-best-friend MM romance filled with slow-burn tension, forbidden desire, and the kind of devotion that sets the world on fire.