Don't Speak

Praise for AJ Park – :Splendidly twisty, with a compelling inner momentum, it keeps its secrets until the final pages * Daily Mail *This is a real page turner. I finished it in one go! * Martina Cole *A.J. Park is a master of suspense who knows how to keep readers hovering tensely over the edges of their seats * Sophie Hannah *The First Lie has everything I want in a thriller. Riveting, fast-paced, and full of twists and unforgettable characters, and that one rare quality: I absolutely could not put it down * Chris Mooney *A great thriller that will keep you turning the pages late into the night. A story that will continuously make you question what you would do in the same position. Great read! * Luca Veste *Where nothing is as it seems, The First Lie is twisty, layered and compelling. A genuine page-turner, A.J. Park has a big future in British crime fiction * M.W. Craven *What a fantastic read it was! It’s a superbly gripping and brilliantly twisty tale * Simon Lelic *Fast-moving, gripping, the ground shifting perpetually beneath your feet as you read… I read it in one sitting * Alex Marwood *What an incredible thriller it is. So many twists and turns that I didn’t see coming, and extremely engrossing * Susan Lewis *Tightly plotted, well-drawn characters and an edge of your seat page-turner * Cathy Kelly *In this gripping debut, we see how one lie leads to another, leaving the couple to wonder who they can trust - if anyone * Woman’s Weekly *A terrific debut * Alex Gray *A gripping read * The Sun *

After studying literature, linguistics and Spanish at university, A.J. Park trained as an English teacher and actor. He has edited magazines, and taught English, Media Studies and Drama in secondary schools across England. He was also a competitive fencer for seven years. His debut novel, The First Lie, was published in 2019.