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The Good Mother

Rae Cairns

She's protected them from the truth. Can she save them from her past?

Australian soccer mum Sarah Calhoun keeps the terrifying secrets of her time as an overseas aid worker from everyone she loves. Until two men from Northern Ireland hunt her down - one an obsessive policeman with demons of his own, the other a brutal IRA executioner, too closely connected to her past.

She is forced to return to Belfast to testify at a murder trial. But she faces an impossible choice - lie on the stand and allow a vindictive killer to run free, or tell the truth and place her children in the line of fire.

With the lives of her family and thousands of innocent people at risk, Sarah must battle her fears, overcome betrayal, and find the courage to fight for the truth.

But righting the wrongs of the past just might cost her everything.

If you enjoy fast-paced thrillers with tight, twisty plots - think TAKEN meets THE BOURNE SUPREMACY, with a mother as the hero - then grab your copy of THE GOOD MOTHER today!


Praise for THE GOOD MOTHER

"Action, danger, love and sacrifice ... it's all there!

The Good Mother is a thrilling read that will have you burning the midnight oil. A compelling and first-hand insight into Northern Ireland through the eyes of the strongest of people - a mother who will do anything to protect her children." - Melissa Doyle AM, journalist, television presenter, radio presenter and author.

"The story is brilliant - one of the most original, compelling and thrilling tales I have read in years." - Mark Lamprell, author of The Lover's Guide To Rome, screenwriter of Goddess and director of Never Too Late.



Book Details

  • Publisher: Bandrui Publishing
  • Publish Date: Dec 2nd, 2020
  • Pages: 370
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 9.00in - 6.00in - 0.82in - 1.19lb
  • EAN: 9780648999508
  • Categories: Thrillers - TerrorismThrillers - PsychologicalThrillers - Suspense

About the Author

Cairns, Rae: - Rae Cairns writes crime with heart; thriller and suspense novels featuring everyday people facing extraordinary circumstances. The Good Mother draws on her background as a youth worker mentoring disadvantaged youth, many of them children of the paramilitaries, in Northern Ireland during the final years of 'The Troubles'. Rae has also co-managed a crisis refuge for street children in Sydney's inner west, worked as Program Director for the Sydney Olympic Youth Camp, holds a degree in Performing Arts and has done stints as an actor, dancer and singer in her travels around the globe.

Praise for this book

"Action, danger, love and sacrifice ... it's all there!

The Good Mother is a thrilling read that will have you burning the midnight oil. A compelling and first-hand insight into Northern Ireland through the eyes of the strongest of people - a mother who will do anything to protect her children." - Melissa Doyle AM, journalist, television presenter, radio presenter and author.


"The story is brilliant - one of the most original, compelling and thrilling tales I have read in years." - Mark Lamprell, author of The Lover's Guide To Rome, screenwriter of Goddess and director of Never Too Late.


"A fast-paced thriller with a tight, twisty plot - think TAKEN meets THE BOURNE SUPREMACY, with a mother as the hero!" - Haylee Nash, literary agent and publisher.