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C.L. Taylor

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The United Kingdom

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http://cltaylorauthor.com

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Genre

Suspense, Crime, Thriller

Influences

Margaret Atwood, Roald Dahl, Maggie O'Farrell ...more

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January 2014

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C.L. Taylor is an award winning Sunday Times bestselling author of ten gripping psychological thrillers including THE GUILTY COUPLE, a Richard and Judy Book Club pick for summer 2023 and SLEEP, a Richard and Judy Book Club pick for autumn 2019. Her books are not a series and can be read in any order:

2014 - THE ACCIDENT / Before I Wake (U.S.)
2015 - THE LIE
2016 - THE MISSING
2017 - THE ESCAPE
2018 - THE FEAR
2019 - SLEEP
2020 - STRANGERS
2021 - HER LAST HOLIDAY
2022 - THE GUILTY COUPLE
2024 - EVERY MOVE YOU MAKE
2025 - IT'S ALWAYS THE HUSBAND

She has also written two Young Adult thrillers, THE TREATMENT and THE ISLAND.

C.L. Taylor's books have sold in excess of two million copies, been number one on Amazon Kindle, Kobo, iBooks and Google Play and have ...more

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Average rating: 3.81 · 115,590 ratings · 11,799 reviews · 25 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Lie 3.77 avg rating — 15,572 ratings — published 2015 — 35 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Guilty Couple 3.86 avg rating — 15,177 ratings — published 2022 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sleep 3.84 avg rating — 14,660 ratings — published 2019 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Accident 3.80 avg rating — 14,797 ratings — published 2014 — 36 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Missing 3.80 avg rating — 11,481 ratings — published 2016 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Fear really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 8,732 ratings — published 2018 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Her Last Holiday 3.63 avg rating — 9,500 ratings — published 2021 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Strangers 3.90 avg rating — 8,609 ratings — published 2020 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Escape 3.85 avg rating — 6,517 ratings — published 2017 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Island 3.58 avg rating — 4,257 ratings — published 2021 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Every Move You Make is a Richard and Judy pick!

It’s publication day for the paperback of Every Move You Make and, as well as that being exciting in its self it’s even more exciting that I can finally reveal that it’s part of the WH Smiths Richard and Judy Book Club!

It’s the third time one of my books have been chosen (the others were Sleep and The Guilty Couple) and I couldn’t be more grateful.

Copies with a special interview in back will

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C.L. Taylor has read Someone in the Attic by Andrea Mara (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
How much do I love the audio books of Andrea Mara's novels? THIS MUCH. Not only are the stories utterly compelling, the characters well rounded and relatable and the twists plentiful but Jessica Regan, the Irish actress who narrates them, has the lov ...more
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The Family Experiment by John Marrs is speculative fiction at its very best - original, dark and wickedly clever. I was utterly captivated by the way Marrs melded reality TV, AI and a terrifyingly plausible future. 11 contestants enter a reality TV s ...more
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C.L. Taylor made a comment on Cover reveal for EVERY MOVE YOU MAKE " Thank you, that means a lot. "
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C.L. Taylor has read Finding Sophie by Imran Mahmood	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Wow, what an ending! I just inhaled the last third. An intense, desperate, heartfelt and claustrophobic story about the lengths parents will go to for love. Some books have a gut punch at the end. In Finding Sophie you're emotionally winded, all the ...more
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The Wrong Sister is a triumph of masterful misdirection and intricate plotting. It keeps you guessing from the first page to the last and it's Claire Douglas's best book yet. If you love a Christie-esque mystery that keeps you guessing The Wrong Sist ...more
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“We all have secrets. Most are guilty, a few are wretched and some are too precious to share.”
― C.L. Taylor, The Missing

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“Good. I don’t like people.”
― C.L. Taylor, Sleep

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“Hate is like a poison you make for your enemy that you end up swallowing yourself. Hating him gives him too much power, too much control over the way I live my life.”
― C.L. Taylor, The Fear

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Time to vote on the August Member's Choice selection, Ladies. Pick your favorite...

Poll will stay open until end of day July 17th

The Push

by Ashley Audrain

12 votes, 28.6%

If I Disappear

by Eliza Jane Brazier

11 votes, 26.2%

Fifty in Reverse

by Bill Flanagan

4 votes, 9.5%

God Help the Child

by Toni Morrison

4 votes, 9.5%

A Week to Remember

by Esther Campion

3 votes, 7.1%

Lie Down in Darkness

by William Styron

3 votes, 7.1%

A Few Right Thinking Men

by Sulari Gentill

2 votes, 4.8%

Sleep

by C.L. Taylor

2 votes, 4.8%

My Soul to Keep

by Tananarive Due

1 vote, 2.4%

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