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But when her latest case looking into an upmarket escort agency takes a dark turn, she needs information only accessible to those in power . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDETECTIVE SERGEANT MADELEINE FARROW\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA high-flying operative at a government agency, it's the day of her fiftieth birthday when Madeleine finds out that she has been given the lead on an investigation into corruption on a global scale. 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When she returns to her young family after a seven-month stint in Moscow, something doesn’t seem right. Isobel is a journalist on the local paper in Camden. After witnessing a violent attack, she starts to investigate. But someone saw her watching, and is making themselves known in increasingly frightening ways. As Gabriela’s life begins to unravel, Isobel gets closer to the truth, and the two women’s lives converge in this deeply chilling examination of deceit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReader reviews for A Double Life\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A sensational story packed full of twists. What an unbelievable book, I'm absolutely flabbergasted by the ending… it's a cliffhanger, so I hope Philby is already working on a sequel because I NEED to know what happens next’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A riveting and tense thriller exploring the actions of two women whose lives are about to collide’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Can’t wait for book 3!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Great read’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Amazingly brilliant’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Loved loved LOVED! I was hooked after the very first chapter. Engrossed in the story all the way through. The end hit me like a tonne of bricks!!! CANNOT WAIT for the 3rd book!!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Complex, chilling, fascinating. 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