“The Perfect Father is the perfect read. Such a clever book. Surprising and original”

“I love Charlotte’s dark, messy takes on modern relationships, and this is no exception”

“I sped through The Perfect Father in a couple of days. Masterful handling of timelines and a great twist. Brilliant”

“Unpredictable, tense and engrossing, The Perfect Father will challenge your perceptions of parenthood and keep you hooked from the first page to the last”

“Doctor Foster meets Gone Girl. Tense, twisty and deeply unsettling”

“Suspenseful”

“An intriguing slow burner that reveals the dark side of social media, and shows how nothing is ever as it seems”

“Duckworth’s second novel turns an acerbic eye on the world of the “influencer” with a twisty tale that asks what’s really happening behind those perfectly curated images?”

“A perceptive domestic thriller... Readers will look forward to Duckworth’s next”

“In our social media obsessed world, this feels like such a relevant and realistic novel. It helps that it’s a real page-turner too”

“Sinister”

“A timely, page-turner of a novel, that asks the reader to think about all the ways we judge women, both personally and professionally”

“Gripping, scarily realistic and unpredictable. Brilliant!”

“A taut, chilling read with a killer twist at the end”

“A highly professional piece of psychological suspense... cogent points are made about workplace demands on high-flying women”

“A clever psychological tale with some brilliant, yet believable twists”