B.A. Paris is the New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author of seven novels including the word-of-mouth hit, Behind Closed Doors.Over 7 million editions of her work have been sold worldwide and her books have been translated into 41 languages. Three of her novels have been optioned for major screen adaptations.Before becoming an author, B.A. Paris, who spent most of her adult life living in France, worked in finance as a trader before retraining as an English teacher. She and her husband then ran a language school together whilst bringing up their five daughters. Today, she writes from her cottage in Hampshire, England. She has a newsletter and is on social media @baparisauthor.

Praise for The Therapist: ‘Alice’s smart new home in The Circle comes with a nightmarish secret in B A Paris’s tense and compulsive new thriller – I gobbled it up in two sittings’ Louise Candlish‘Suspicion, betrayal and dark secrets abound in this tense story – all hidden just beneath the surface of a seemingly perfect suburban life’ T. M. Logan‘A delicious web of lies. Be prepared for your head to spin and your fingers to fly!’ Jane Corry‘B A Paris is the queen of psychological thrillers and her latest does not disappoint’ My Weekly‘This spooky thriller with excellent twists and a really fast-paced shock finale’ Heat‘Totally hooked. Completely gripping’ Mel McGrath‘The Therapist is a propulsive and deliciously dark page-turner. Perfectly paced and tightly plotted, B A Paris remains at the top of her game’ Lucy Clarke‘A dark family drama’ The Sun‘A truly emotive read’ PA Media‘The Therapist is domestic suspense at its very best. An aspirational setting, an unsolved crime, a plethora of suspects and twisted allegiances at every turn … I loved it’ Caz Frear‘Tense and suspenseful, The Therapist is a delicious slice of suburban noir shot through with secrets, lies, paranoia and the unsettling claustrophobia of a staunchly closed community’ Kia Abdullah‘A switchback ride of plot, character and revelation’ Felicity Everett‘I absolutely devoured this twisty web of secrets and lies in a sinister gated community’ Roz Watkins