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The Imaginary Friend

A BRAND NEW chilling psychological thriller with a twist from Michelle Dunne

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Pub Date 27 Nov 2025 | Archive Date 27 Nov 2025


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A BRAND NEW grippingly creepy page-turner from bestselling author Michelle Dunne. A must-read for fans of John Marrs and Jason Rekulak's Hidden Pictures and Freida McFadden 🩸👀

Angel says that people who mean the most harm come out by day.

They’re not lurking under your bed or in your wardrobe. They just walk around like normal people. Normal people that no one would suspect…

Growing up as foster kids at Raven’s Rock wasn’t easy, but it’s all Pennie and Eve have ever known. But now that they’re alone in the house, Eve vows that things are going to be different. She will love and protect her little sister as best she possibly can.

But Pennie isn’t like other ten-year-olds, and Eve struggles to balance her own fragile self-care with caring for Pennie. Soon it becomes clear that Pennie is playing to a different set of rules – Angel’s rules – and Eve is left wondering...

...how much harm can an imaginary friend possibly do? 👀

This book will keep you up all night! Get ready to hide under the covers...😈🩸

Praise for Michelle Dunne:

'Fresh and original with an unforgettable voice and a propulsive plot' Sunday Times bestselling author Andrea Mara

'A compelling page turner... what a rollercoaster read.' Bestselling author Liz Nugent

' A chilling, twisty and engrossing page turner that lingers long after reading' Bestselling author Amy Jordan

'If you like your thrillers dark and twisted, you’ll love this! Intriguing, gritty and hard-hitting, this is a story and characters you’ll be thinking about long after you put the book down.' Bestselling author Michelle McDonagh

'Dark, creepy and shocking, The Imaginary Friend gets right under your skin with a complex web of secrets and lies that draw the characters together in twist after original and unexpected twist' International Bestselling author Sam Blake

Wow. From the first page to the last. Wow.' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review

‘This fast-paced, emotional novel had me in its grips from the beginning. I couldn't put it down!' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review

Wowza! This book was like driving a race car you were careening along super fast and banking corners going way too fast. I loved every second of it.’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review

‘I could not put this book down! I was hooked after the first paragraph… It is suspenseful and tragic. My heart broke multiple times for so many reasons.’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review

‘Wow I don't even know where to begin with this book! It was gripping and I couldn't put it down. The twists were crazy, I wasn't expecting the ending. This book had me feeling all sorts of emotions being a mother myself.’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review

A BRAND NEW grippingly creepy page-turner from bestselling author Michelle Dunne. A must-read for fans of John Marrs and Jason Rekulak's Hidden Pictures and Freida McFadden 🩸👀

Angel says that people...


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ISBN 9781806007264
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PAGES 344

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