The Perfect Victim: How Far Would You Go For Friendship? (The Sophie Kent series)

Husband, friend, colleague . . . killer? Charlie and Emily Swift are the Instagram-perfect couple: gorgeous, successful and in love. But then Charlie is named as the prime suspect in a gruesome murder and Emily's world falls apart. Desperate for answers, she turns to Charlie's troubled best friend, London Herald journalist, Sophie Kent. Sophie knows police have the wrong man - she trusts Charlie with her life. Then Charlie flees. Sophie puts her reputation on the line to clear his name. But as she's drawn deeper into Charlie and Emily's unravelling marriage, she realises that there is nothing perfect about the Swifts. As she begins to question Charlie's innocence, something happens that blows the investigation - and their friendship - apart. Now Sophie isn't just fighting for justice, she's fighting for her life. For fans of Nicci French and Sophie Hannah, Corrie Jackson's explosive new novel will leave you questioning how far you would go for friendship. For fans of Nicci French and Sophie Hannah, Corrie Jackson's explosive new thriller will leave you questioning how far you would go for friendship. Charlie and Emily Swift are the Instagram-perfect couple: gorgeous, successful and in love. But then Charlie is named as the prime suspect in a gruesome murder and Emily's world falls apart. Desperate for answers, she turns to Charlie's troubled best friend, London Herald journalist, Sophie Kent. Sophie knows police have the wrong man - she trusts Charlie with her life. Then Charlie flees. Sophie puts her reputation on the line to clear his name. But as she's drawn deeper into Charlie and Emily's unravelling marriage, she realises that there is nothing perfect about the Swifts. As she begins to question Charlie's innocence, something happens that blows the investigation - and their friendship - apart. Now Sophie isn't just fighting for justice, she's fighting for her life. PRAISE FOR CORRIE JACKSON: 'Magnificent! Jackson has played a blinder. A heart-thumping, twisting rollercoaster of a read' Angela Clarke 'Will have you turning the pages far into the early hours' J S Carol 'Packs a huge emotional punch. Corrie Jackson is definitely one to watch' Susi Holliday "What if London's most wanted killer is also your friend? When a woman's mutilated body is washed up from the Thames, the evidence points to the London Herald's Charlie Swift. But Charlie is a man that journalist Sophie Kent trusts with her life. He was there for her after she nearly had a breakdown following her brother's death - she owes him. Then Charlie flees. Putting her reputation on the line, Sophie sets out to clear his name, but as she investigates she is drawn deeper into his web of deceit - his troubled marriage and his twisted past. As Sophie begins to question Charlie's innocence something happens that blows the investigation - and their friendship - to pieces. Now Sophie isn't just fighting for justice, she's fighting for her life. How far would you go for friendship?"-