Paperback pick: Apple Tree Yard

Stacey Bartlett takes a look at the new psychological thriller from Louise Doughty

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Paperback pick: Apple Tree Yard

Apple Tree Yard

by Louise Doughty (Faber & Faber, £7.99)

Yvonne Carmichael is a happily married scientist who, after giving evidence at the House of Commons, finds herself caught up in a passionate encounter with a stranger.

But that spontaneous decision ends in tragedy.

A gripping, intelligent thriller.