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NEED TO KNOW is the most relentless thriller you will read all year - hard hitting with an emotional depth that surprises and a plot that will keep you guessing until the very last word - this takes domestic suspense in an exhilarating new direction

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PERFECT HUSBAND. PERFECT FATHER. PERFECT LIAR?

´You´ll devour this terrific debut like the rest of us, skipping lunch, losing sleep, turning pages until the end.´ JOHN GRISHAM

´Hold on tight! What a story, brilliantly told. A gripping espionage thriller with real psychological depth. More modern than tomorrow.´ TERRY HAYES

Vivian Miller is a CIA analyst assigned to uncover Russian sleeper cells in the USA. After accessing the computer of a potential Russian spy, she stumbles on a secret dossier of deep-cover agents living in her own country. Five seemingly normal people living in plain sight.

A few clicks later, everything that matters to Vivian is threatened - her job, her husband, even her four children . . .

Vivian has vowed to defend her country against all enemies, foreign and domestic. But now she´s facing impossible choices. Torn between loyalty and betrayal, allegiance and treason, love and suspicion, who can she trust?

Will her next move be the right one?

´Prediction: if you read chapter one, you´ll read chapter two. If you read chapter two, you´ll miss dinner, stay up far too late, and feel tired at work tomorrow. This is that kind of book. Superb.´ LEE CHILD

´Karen Cleveland is the real deal - an exciting new voice in thrillers.´ PATRICIA CORNWELL

´I raced through this gripping tale of domesticity and deceit. Cleveland deliciously ratchets up the tension at every turn . . . you won´t be able to put it down until the final, stunning page!´ SHARI LAPENA

´Heart-poundingly suspenseful and heart-wrenchingly insightful, Need to Know hums with authentic detail, crisp storytelling, and characters that will long stay in your thoughts.´ J. P. DELANEY

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"I raced through this gripping tale of domesticity and deceit. Cleveland deliciously ratchets up the tension at every turn . . . you won´t be able to put it down until the final, stunning page!" SHARI LAPENA, author of THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR 20170601

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Karen Cleveland spent eight years as a CIA analyst, focusing on counterterrorism and working briefly on rotation to the FBI. She has master´s degrees from Trinity College Dublin and Harvard University. She lives in northern Virginia with her husband and two young sons.

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