The Secret Thread
May 2026 · Random House
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About this ebook
Available to pre-order now - the page-turning and spellbinding new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Midnight Hour . . .
Even the darkest secrets unravel in time . . .
Mimi Caswell, style icon and interiors queen, is famously private, her life shrouded in mystery – until she sensationally announces she's quitting Manhattan for London, selling off her legendary estate, and staging a confessional my-life-in-objects auction.
Her new assistant, Jo, carries a secret of her own. As she unpicks Mimi’s glamorous life – and the stories behind each beautiful possession – she begins to expose what Mimi kept hidden: humble beginnings, an estranged sister, a shattering death at a country house party long ago. And a secret thread woven through it all – a far darker version of events that could upend everything.
Will Jo reveal the truth, before the auctioneer’s hammer falls?
Praise for The Midnight Hour:
'A clever mystery that kept me gripped. I loved every word' Claire Douglas
'Passionately emotional, dreamily written and dripping with boho glamour' Daily Mail
'A book you want to race back to' Lisa Jewell
'A wonderful twisty novel of family and secrets' Kate Morton
'Moody, evocative, with a dream-like quality no other author can master' Gillian McAllister
'Lush, evocative, nostalgic; gripping. A true treat of a book' Sarah Vaughan
'Impossible to forget' Publishers Weekly, starred review
Even the darkest secrets unravel in time . . .
Mimi Caswell, style icon and interiors queen, is famously private, her life shrouded in mystery – until she sensationally announces she's quitting Manhattan for London, selling off her legendary estate, and staging a confessional my-life-in-objects auction.
Her new assistant, Jo, carries a secret of her own. As she unpicks Mimi’s glamorous life – and the stories behind each beautiful possession – she begins to expose what Mimi kept hidden: humble beginnings, an estranged sister, a shattering death at a country house party long ago. And a secret thread woven through it all – a far darker version of events that could upend everything.
Will Jo reveal the truth, before the auctioneer’s hammer falls?
Praise for The Midnight Hour:
'A clever mystery that kept me gripped. I loved every word' Claire Douglas
'Passionately emotional, dreamily written and dripping with boho glamour' Daily Mail
'A book you want to race back to' Lisa Jewell
'A wonderful twisty novel of family and secrets' Kate Morton
'Moody, evocative, with a dream-like quality no other author can master' Gillian McAllister
'Lush, evocative, nostalgic; gripping. A true treat of a book' Sarah Vaughan
'Impossible to forget' Publishers Weekly, starred review
About the author
Eve Chase writes page-turning mysteries set in beautiful places, thick with secrets. Her novels include The Birdcage, The Glass House. The Vanishing of Audrey Wilde, Black Rabbit Hall and The Midnight Hour. The Glass House was a Sunday Times bestseller and Richard and Judy Bookclub pick, and she has previously won the Saint-Maur en Poche prize in Paris for Best Foreign Fiction and been longlisted for the HWA Gold Crown Award. Her work has been translated into twenty languages. The Secret Thread is her sixth novel. Married with three children, she lives in Oxford.
Say hello on Instagram and Twitter @EvePollyChase and facebook.com/EveChaseAuthor. For press reviews and more detail about her books visit evechase.com
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