Mother Dearest

By: Claire Bird

ISBN: 9781250433992

Publisher: St. Martin's Press | Minotaur Books

Publication Date: 03/09/2027

Format: Other

My Rating: TBR (ARC)

MAR 2027 MUST-READ BOOKS

A pulse-pounding, “you have to read it to believe it” domestic suspense novel featuring a young woman writing letters to her estranged mother about the man she’ll marry…except he already has a wife and family.

Imogene always wanted her freedom from her mother, and now she has it.

Mother Dearest,

I am still trying to sift through the events of last night. It all feels very surreal. When I woke up this morning, I hoped it was a dream. I’d even accept it as a nightmare. But it’s not. I’m not with you and that alone feels catastrophic. I can’t believe we had our first fight!

But the tendrils connecting a mother to her daughter will always run deep.

Freedom is a funny thing. It’s something I wanted so badly, but now I’m wondering if what I had with you was better? Is the price of all of this going to be worth it? Do you miss me yet?

What you said was hurtful, but I know I deserved it. I’m still processing my departure, it was rather sudden. I hope you know I haven’t been planning this. It just happened.

Imogene doesn't know how to handle her mother's estrangement. But then she meets the perfect man, the one even her mother would approve of. She just knows that once they get married, her mother will welcome her back with open arms. Except he has a wife and daughter.

As mother always said, a problem is only a problem until you solve it.

A claustrophobic and can’t-look-away thriller, MOTHER DEAREST will have you on the edge of your seat with this sharp story you won’t ever forget.

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Praise

"So addictive it should come with a warning." —#1 New York Times bestselling author Alice Feeney

"I devoured this deliciously dark novel in one day. So addictive it should come with a warning."

—#1 New York Times bestselling author, Alice Feeney

"Mother Dearest is a bold, chilling debut that breathes new life into the psychological thriller.”

—Bestselling author of Parents Weekend, Alex Finlay

"Unhinged! I tore through Mother Dearest, completely consumed by its unnerving voice and suffocating emotional grip."

—USA Today bestselling author, Kelsey Cox

About the Author

Born and raised in Boise, Idaho - Clare enjoys setting her novels within the Gem state. Clare received her Bachelor's Degree in Communications Studies from Utah State University, followed with a minor in Family Consumer Sciences and certificate in Women's and Gender Studies.

Clare is a mother to four young spit-fire kids who would give Mary Poppin's a serious run for her money. When she isn't hunting or gathering in the Amazon (app, not the jungle), she's nodding along to her husband's grotesque yet highly detailed stories about feet, an occupational hazard of being married to a podiatrist.

Between the chaos, Clare finds her calm (and competitive edge) on the golf course, where she's known to sink the occasional Birdie or two, and her guilty pleasure in puzzling while listening to true crime. WEBSITE