The Birdcage: The spellbinding new mystery from the author of Sunday Times bestseller and Richard and Judy pick The Glass House

Name: The Birdcage: The spellbinding new mystery from the author of Sunday Times bestseller and Richard and Judy pick The Glass House
Rating: 4.263157844543457 (19 reviews)

Eve Chase

Apr 2022 · Penguin UK

19 reviews

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Three sisters. A twenty year old secret. One chance to set it free . . . THE SPELLBINDING NOVEL FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF RICHARD & JUDY PICK THE GLASS HOUSE

**The Secret Thread, the new novel by Eve Chase, is available for pre-order now!**

'Beautifully written. I loved every word' LISA JEWELL
'Gorgeously written, atmospheric and twisty . . . I devoured it!' CLAIRE DOUGLAS
'Daphne du Maurier for the modern day' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
'Immersive, tense and ultimately redemptive' SARAH VAUGHAN
'Engrossing, gripping and layered' GILLIAN MCALLISTER
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When half-sisters Lauren, Flora, and Kat are unexpectedly summoned to the Cornish house where they spent their childhood summers, it's the first time they've dared return.

Because the wild cliffs and windswept beaches hide a twenty-year-old secret.

The truth about what they did.

Someone who remembers them lurks in the shadows, watching their every move.

And there are other secrets, even darker than their own, waiting to be unearthed . . .
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Praise for The Birdcage:

'Atmospheric' Jane Fallon
'Utterly intoxicating' Veronica Henry
'Evocative' Karen Swan
'Page-turning' Katie Fforde
'Kept me absolutely gripped' Rosie Walsh
'Stunning' Catherine Cooper
'Eve Chase's best novel yet' Gill Paul
'Haunting' Tracy Rees
'Spellbinding' Katy Regan
'Skillfully plotted' Lindsay Cameron
'I loved it' Tammy Cohen
'Intriguing' Janet Skeslien Charles

Three sisters. A twenty year old secret. One chance to set it free . . . THE SPELLBINDING NOVEL FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF RICHARD & JUDY PICK THE GLASS HOUSE **The Secret Thread, the new novel by Eve Chase, is available for pre-order now!** 'Beautifully written. I loved every ...

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19 reviews

Scilla Ashdown

January 14, 2023

I did not want to put this book down. characters are intriguing all woven together by tenuous threads which unwind then ........ Read it to find out !

Lavinia McGillycuddy

December 1, 2025

Difficult to read, too much back and forth that felt inconsistent and frustrating.

Mirela Chelaru

February 17, 2023

Mystery story, hard to put down.

About the author

Eve Chase writes rich, page-turning mysteries set in beautiful places, thick with secrets. The Glass House was a Sunday Times bestseller, Richard and Judy Book Club pick and word-of-mouth lockdown hit. Longlisted for the HWA Gold Crown award 2018, The Vanishing of Audrey Wilde went on to become a number 2 Amazon bestseller. In 2019, Black Rabbit Hall won the Saint-Maur en Poche prize in Paris for Best Foreign Fiction and also went on to be an Amazon bestseller. Before writing novels, Eve worked as a journalist in magazines and newspapers. Married with three children, she lives in Oxford, alongside a very hairy golden retriever called Harry.

Say hello on Instagram and Twitter @EvePollyChase and facebook.com/EveChaseAuthor. For press reviews and more detail about her books visit evechase.com

Eve Chase writes rich, page-turning mysteries set in beautiful places, thick with secrets. The Glass House was a Sunday Times bestseller, Richard and Judy Book Club pick and word-of-mouth lockdown hit. Longlisted for the HWA Gold Crown award 2018, The Vanishing of Audrey Wilde went on to become a...

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