Day One

‘Abigail Dean bravely ventures into dark subjects but always manages to do so with such beauty, sensitivity and originality that the reader dare look at the atrocities she exposes. Intriguing and brave, a beautiful writer.’ Adele Parks

‘Harrowing, heartbreaking and utterly immersive, in detailing the aftermath of a small-town school shooting Dean eloquently explores the unreliability of memory, the long tail of trauma and the harm that ignorant outsiders can do.’

Ellery Lloyd

‘What a shining talent Abigail Dean is! DAY ONE is riveting, original and sensitively spun’

Victoria Selman

‘Gripping and beautifully written DAY ONE confronts the darkest parts of human nature with guts and grace. I loved it.’

Emilia Hart

‘A gripping examination of a community devastated … A chilling, thought-provoking read. Brilliant.’

Shari Lapena

‘Superb! DAY ONE is what brilliant thriller writing is all about: living, breathing characters, a nonstop plot … the tale will stay with you long after you read the final page.’

Jeffery Deaver

‘DAY ONE is a devastating, beautiful novel written with such skill, grace and compassion that I couldn’t stop reading through the tears … a novel you will read in one sitting but that will linger in your mind for much longer’

Jennifer Saint

‘DAY ONE is a phenomenal, stunningly intelligent thriller… It is at once empathic and uncompromising. No one writes darkness like Abigail Dean’

Clémence Michallon

‘Accomplished, heartbreaking and utterly absorbing. DAY ONE is a riveting read’

Kate Gray

‘A stunning and masterful mystery. A beautifully observed portrait of unthinkable tragedy and the remnants of love, hope and despair that remain. Abigail Dean is a rare and very special storyteller.’

Chris Whitaker

‘Heartfelt and sympathetic even where the characters are deeply flawed. A masterpiece.’

Catherine Cooper

Abigail Dean was born in Manchester, and grew up in the Peak District. She graduated from Cambridge with a Double First in English. Formerly a Waterstones bookseller, she spent five years as a lawyer in London, and took last summer off to work on her debut novel, Girl A, ahead of her thirtieth birthday. She now works as a lawyer for Google, and is currently writing her second novel.