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Strangers on a Bridge: A gripping debut psychological thriller!
Louise Mangos
She should never have saved him. When Alice Reed goes on her regular morning jog in the peaceful Swiss Alps, she doesn’t expect to save a man from suicide. But she does. And it is her first mistake.Adamant they have an instant connection, Manfred’s charming exterior grows darker and his obsession with Alice grows stronger.In a country far from home, where the police don’t believe her, the locals don’t trust her and even her husband questions the truth about Manfred, Alice has nowhere to turn.To what lengths will Alice go to protect herself and her family?Perfect for fans of I See You, Friend Request and Apple Tree Yard. Praise for Strangers on a Bridge‘As well-plotted and high-anxiety-inducing as any Hitchcock flick. 5 stars.’‘GREAT read, fast, with a number of twists and turns that you don't see coming!’ Janice Lombardo‘a really enjoyable read’‘outstanding’‘a truly impressive, accomplished debut novel’‘a brilliant thriller’‘Obsession, suspense and twists… what more do you need? Fantastic debut .’
Strangers on a Bridge
LOUISE MANGOS
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First published in Great Britain by HQ in 2018
Copyright © Louise Mangos 2018
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E-book Edition © August 2018 ISBN: 9780008287948
Version: 2018-05-23
For Chris, for always believing in me
Table of Contents
Cover (#u1ddac396-c16b-56a4-806f-4a144991c34e)
Title Page (#u9fea0d7a-f24f-5549-962b-cc8699e6bb9d)
Copyright (#u6e9fd9d9-0217-5982-8095-92883b2eb0eb)
Dedication (#u0467ca49-a641-55d0-92b8-e52e0f1cf5c0)
Chapter One (#u08354106-3312-5591-9d28-a7ffa2a7daf9)
Chapter Two (#ub6004b81-ba58-5ba6-b0a5-2a2ecd908c42)
Chapter Three (#u71774db4-3387-55a2-a51c-36d9a00b9413)
Chapter Four (#u5684f41f-6610-55d1-ab00-e0ebd8a24a6c)
Chapter Five (#uf2e67073-3275-534c-8906-2a60bad6a3ac)
Chapter Six (#u29f68ab6-ec7e-5947-bf17-df272d1c12f8)
Chapter Seven (#uab1d99d1-7c72-5eeb-8454-eb9a7432b346)
Chapter Eight (#ue8c377fb-e188-552c-9782-b464781304a3)
Chapter Nine (#uee13d5d8-4fb3-5bcc-b1a3-683324550370)
Chapter Ten (#u741b893c-1efc-5eda-9262-162633b46eb8)
Chapter Eleven (#u349f755c-973b-5e22-915b-b9c5292c0a98)
Chapter Twelve (#u00a2652b-5bb1-54b7-8628-748fba371365)
Chapter Thirteen (#u190bfd98-07bb-520c-b863-d22294fe6d18)
Chapter Fourteen (#u37fc9ce1-ecfa-52fb-a6d8-9f235781997d)
Chapter Fifteen (#u843aa356-4e78-5508-b71a-7eaf13f448b5)
Chapter Sixteen (#u6cf98f70-dbd2-5ac9-95b9-98013de4f616)
Chapter Seventeen (#u53cbe210-eeed-5f20-ac81-99002b82fbec)
Chapter Eighteen (#u938aeedf-a5cb-51a3-8374-40f4c86d40a8)
Chapter Nineteen (#ua83ff71a-1de3-57c2-81b3-41c0d0bc175b)
Chapter Twenty (#ub7189386-400c-51dc-b0e8-8e7c0cd5da69)
Chapter Twenty-One (#u86e42866-1d02-5f7b-8b33-dd1f1cda03e0)
Chapter Twenty-Two (#ub3454bf0-edf7-5c02-a4f3-b6b150b505d0)
Chapter Twenty-Three (#ubfb99fe7-ba5f-570c-9251-7cd56a441358)
Chapter Twenty-Four (#ua07713df-c094-5f06-b3b5-782e9a28dcdd)
Chapter Twenty-Five (#u6f0ede81-13a1-5efd-a362-1863f59f41cb)
Chapter Twenty-Six (#u319b3147-4579-5e51-a61d-9d54cedf72d1)
Chapter Twenty-Seven (#uda2b5fdb-e0bf-5c73-8f8a-14259cf2d4c3)
Chapter Twenty-Eight (#udb575060-7c40-586c-be24-0810c45e80b1)
Chapter Twenty-Nine (#u1521dbbc-bdf9-563d-b319-5ddece1e8f80)
Chapter Thirty (#u4fdb557e-5120-594a-aeb1-4ad503bad97b)
Chapter Thirty-One (#uf00a5277-6e7b-5da1-ad7e-83311840ca76)
Chapter Thirty-Two (#u9f2f034c-136c-5e30-80ff-a279e872bc66)
Chapter Thirty-Three (#ue6809f53-2e63-575a-8408-b5afb67e1356)
Chapter Thirty-Four (#u3a09f9c6-d4c4-5d3d-87db-9515f611e281)
Chapter Thirty-Five (#u08126417-953f-57e0-bf6c-eb3cd04c8575)
Chapter Thirty-Six (#u3f6216ed-c770-5da3-833b-49fe30577896)
Chapter Thirty-Seven (#u4dfe79a0-e0c2-5f43-90b3-288996621cc6)
Chapter Thirty-Eight (#u1fa47325-4d0c-5cc4-92f2-b5ccb1cd21f8)
Chapter Thirty-Nine (#u6afd9b3c-6b27-5766-9f4b-f3e1b94cd260)
Chapter Forty (#u8e083c9a-20b3-58e8-827b-e0f43d085715)
Chapter Forty-One (#ue44ef3fc-7dd1-5590-a5b1-4e98f828434c)
Chapter Forty-Two (#u57884dcd-67aa-5b10-a677-6ac454bcfd1d)
Chapter Forty-Three (#u21c87fa9-0eed-5d50-a50c-71dc7d00b169)
Chapter Forty-Four (#uc02eb09c-05c4-552c-891f-1ae9db1b6b09)
Chapter Forty-Five (#ubd03e327-6238-5465-8fa5-38a56fedbc69)
Chapter Forty-Six (#uec2c0cea-77b1-5896-bd78-fdfd8ae01a36)
Chapter Forty-Seven (#ud2959e43-c5c3-514d-bfa7-8287ae8556d8)
Chapter Forty-Eight (#udd4b26b0-6ddb-5e72-b77c-d7d316f709dd)
Chapter Forty-Nine (#u5b1fcd80-d0d3-5aa9-adb5-7691d2d3fbe7)
Chapter Fifty (#ub05c13c8-5e56-56e1-8094-139ceaf59b11)
Chapter Fifty-One (#uab478a96-5fbe-504b-a18b-f0a97c5d1e9f)
Chapter Fifty-Two (#uba984f04-fe64-5059-bb39-212e3513a637)
Chapter Fifty-Three (#u5f4cd295-35fb-57f1-89c2-ae5092a44ea1)
Chapter Fifty-Four (#u2b6fde72-3c6b-5682-9248-2ae65a075c47)
Chapter Fifty-Five (#u54e402ed-2a4f-52c1-a425-5a90a3d664d0)
Chapter Fifty-Six (#u529d1f3a-9736-57c6-baeb-c54b8f18ed74)
Chapter Fifty-Seven (#u9b2ec18a-baf9-5358-bff7-1dae732a0c70)
Chapter Fifty-Eight (#ub366ae0e-9c0a-5961-b77a-c116d4b654a0)
Chapter Fifty-Nine (#u5a83f897-a28e-5ae6-9841-ba2ddc1ada03)
Chapter Sixty (#u26ea7720-b523-5afa-9fbf-15ba90b798c3)
Chapter Sixty-One (#u5377c16b-3d80-5e4a-aada-1f37f1878d74)
Chapter Sixty-Two (#u3fdeb878-c608-5ed7-a6a1-b7fec8f47cbb)
Chapter Sixty-Three (#u4f045ef3-9c66-51e9-8bb4-3b48e7a2621f)
Chapter Sixty-Four (#ude425ae7-7489-544d-8c2f-cd1369404818)
Chapter Sixty-Five (#u5f4f18d6-f000-51fb-8580-cd1f48ecd8b2)
Chapter Sixty-Six (#u65d41540-17b3-5084-89ad-b2fdf5d027ba)
Chapter Sixty-Seven (#u98a4552b-f2c4-5660-9d15-5c6f033c4385)
Chapter Sixty-Eight (#u23aeaaaf-77a1-5d68-988e-922fa2175568)
Chapter Sixty-Nine (#uc8ef884a-26e7-544f-a8bb-53a70a596aa1)
Chapter Seventy (#u996df417-093c-5b41-b24c-e1f55935790a)
A Letter From The Author (#uaf5c7458-40f1-5e69-be65-322555900a49)
Acknowledgements (#u45cc9756-0bac-5dae-9f7c-b02fd67f0152)
Keep Reading … (#udb0cde5c-bcb9-55e7-8109-0d5a4764e4e0)
About the Author (#u7b9c5ac0-ba7b-568a-9120-9534a11ef4c1)
About the Publisher (#u3acafe82-923e-5343-81b6-af931a54e2bb)
Chapter One (#u5de377ad-5b0e-55a8-9ca7-822d3683bbba)
APRIL
I wouldn’t normally exercise on the weekend, but several days of continuous spring rain had hampered my attempts to run by the Aegerisee near our home during the week. The lake had brimmed over onto my regular running paths, turbid waters frothy with alpine meltwater. The sun came out that morning, accompanied by a cloudless blue sky I wanted to dive into. Simon knew I was chomping at the bit. He let me go, encouraging me to run for everyone’s peace of mind. He would go cycling later with a group of friends when I returned home for domestic duties.
