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The Secret Thread

Name: The Secret Thread
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9781405956185
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By Eve Chase

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Sunday Times bestseller Eve Chase is back with a new novel of sisters, secrets and obsession. Mimi Mott, celebrated designer and style icon, is auctioning off her estate, intent on telling the true story of her life in objects. Her new assistant, Jo O'Mara, is determined... Read More

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Sunday Times bestseller Eve Chase is back with a new novel of sisters, secrets and obsession.

Mimi Mott, celebrated designer and style icon, is auctioning off her estate, intent on telling the true story of her life in objects. Her new assistant, Jo O'Mara, is determined to win Mimi's trust. But Jo carries secrets of her own, and time is running out to unpick the past.

Who is Mimi, really? A woman who rose from humble beginnings—but at what cost? What happened in that Wiltshire manor house during the summer of 1969? Who died the night of the glittering summer party?

As the countdown begins, Jo is drawn into a world of obsession, sisters and secrets—and must risk everything to unravel the truth, one thread at a time.

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ISBN: 9781405956185

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 08 October 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 28.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 278g

Pages: 416

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About the Author

Eve Chase writes bestselling, page-turning mysteries. Her novels have been Sunday Times bestsellers, selected for the Richard and Judy Book Club and hit Number One in the Amazon chart. A winner of the Saint-Maur en Poche prize in Paris for Best Foreign Fiction and longlisted for the HWA Gold Crown Award, her work has been translated into twenty languages. She lives in Oxford. Instagram: @evepollychase Facebook: /EveChaseAuthor Join Eve's newsletter at evechase.substack.com

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