Synopsis
A TIMES THRILLER OF THE YEAR 2025
'A twist you'll never guess' ALEX MICHAELIDES
'Thrilling, thought-provoking, suspenseful' S.A. COSBY
THE WORLD KNOWS HER AS THE GIRL IN CELL A.
Convicted of murder at seventeen, infamous killer and true crime celebrity Orianna Negi has always maintained her innocence.
BUT IF SHE DIDN'T KILL GIDEON WYCLERC...
Orianna has a blind spot over that fateful day: she can't remember what happened. Forensic psychologist Annie Ledet is tasked with unlocking the truth.
....THEN WHO DID?
Orianna grew up in Eden Falls, ruled by the insular Wyclerc dynasty and its ruthless patriarch , Amos. As their sessions progress, Annie reaches into Orianna's past to a shattering realisation....
Scandal. Sex. Power. Race. And murder. Between guilt and innocence lies a fallen Eden.
'Masterful. A beautifully written, twisting psychological thriller' CHRIS WHITAKER
'Both epic family tale and riveting psychological thriller, The Girl in Cell A is an utterly absorbing story with an ending that will leave you reeling' SHARI LAPENA
'A fabulous thriller where small-town America and the sins of its inhabitants make for a wonderful page-turner' STEVE CAVANAGH
'Full of unexpected, mind-bending twists, The Girl in Cell A explores memory, truth, and lies in a small American mining town .. tense and surprising' NITA PROSE
'A compelling, pacy, multi-layered mystery that shows us the most dangerous secrets are the ones we keep from ourselves' ERIN KELLY
'Vaseem Khan's first thriller is a teasing, testing exercise in unreliable narration' SUNDAY TIMES
'An intoxicating tale of sex, power and corruption, we ate this up' CRIME MONTHLY
'The twist will floor you' i PAPER
Publisher information
- Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
- ISBN: 9781399707749
- Number of pages: 592
- Dimensions: 196 x 128 x 42 mm
- Weight: 409g
- Languages: English
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Brilliant psychological thriller
I love Vaseem Khan's Malabar House series set in India. The Girl in Cell A is a new departure for the author so I wasn't sure what to expect. The book surp... READ MORE
Great read
I honestly hadn't heard of this author before, but I liked the sound of this one and it definitely wasn't a mistake choosing it.A well told thriller packed... READ MORE
Mindblowing!
Orianna has spent years behind bars for the murder of Gideon but she has always maintained that she can't remember what happened and that she didn't do it!... READ MORE
Outstanding
With many thanks to Netgalley for this free arc and I am leaving this unbiased review voluntarily.
WOW! That was some read! This is an outstanding piece... READ MORE
Great read
A fabulous return to form for Khan. This book is full of surprises and is in a contemporary setting compared to his other historical novels. The book is a ... READ MORE
A thoroughly gripping read
I absolutely devoured this book. It was original,intriguing and gripping throughout. The twists and turns in the evidence kept you guessing as to who was t... READ MORE
Dark and mysterious
Orianna has always said that she didn't murder her father. She has no recollection of his murder. She has been in prison for 18 years and forensic psycho... READ MORE
A compelling psychological thriller set in the American south
Khan’s first book set outside India is a real step change and will appeal to all lovers of psychological thrillers.
To me, a Brit with no first-hand kno... READ MORE
A fascinating read
This was my first book by Vaseem Khan and I went in not knowing what to expect. The storytelling was so authentically small town America, that if I hadn’t ... READ MORE
A total departure for Vaseem Khan
The Girl in Cell A by Vaseem Khan
UK publication 1st May
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This book is a massive departure for Vaseem Khan. His first novel set outside India... READ MORE
Absorbing, gripping and intense
Orianna was convicted of murder when she was a teenager, but cannot remember what happened and does not believe that she is guilty. When forensic psycholog... READ MORE
A dramatic and engaging story with an unlikely heroine
A murder mystery with a unlikely amateur detective - the woman who was sentenced as a 17-year-old for the murder of her father. Her half-sister Grace disap... READ MORE
Dark, twisty and surprising.
Orianna is now known as ‘The Girl in Cell A’, before that she was the house keeper’s daughter in Eden Falls, a town ruled by the powerful dynastic Wyclercs... READ MORE
The Girl in Cell A
Well I would not like to live in Eden Falls. The Wyclerc family “own” the town and have done for many years past and seem to be able to do what they like ... READ MORE
The Girl in cell A by Vaseem Khan
The Girl in Cell A by Vaseem Khan is a psychological thriller set in small town America and is also written in the first person narrative. As I was startin... READ MORE
Well thought out plot
The Girl In Cell A by Vaseem Khan is an excellent story!
The main character Orianna, is locked up for the murder of her biological father, after findin... READ MORE
Psychological thriller that grips you from page one, full of twists and turns and surprises
The Girl in Cell A is a brilliantly constructed psychological thriller that grips from the very first page and never lets go. Vaseem Khan has crafted a dua... READ MORE
Utterly devoured it in one day. Couldn't put it down.
I devoured 'The Girl In Cell A'. Utterly devoured it in one day. Couldn't put it down.
I'm a huge fan of Vaseem Khan's historical crime fiction series, se... READ MORE
Small Town American Murder - Is the conviction safe?
Toxic patriarchal, redneck, small town America was not quite my expectation after reading Khan's other books, but I could park that one! Eden Falls has sen... READ MORE
One of the most outstanding books not just this year, but off all novels I have read.
Orianna Negi, found guilty of murdering Gideon Wyclerc when just seventeen. She has no memories of the day. While in prison, Annie Ledet tries to help her ... READ MORE
Tortuous psychological thriller
Can the mind really delete a traumatic event? Prisoners who deny their guilt can’t be paroled, even if they don’t remember the crime. Is that Fair? Pris... READ MORE
Small town America
I’m a big fan of Vaseem Khan’s Malabar House series, which are historical mysteries set in India, so I was intrigued to try The Girl in Cell A which is a c... READ MORE
Clever, well written psychological thriller.
The eponymous ‘Girl in Cell A’, otherwise known as Orianna Negi, was convicted of the murder of Gideon Wyclerc at the age of just 17. Gideon’s daughter Gra... READ MORE
Dripping with tension
Orianna Negi is The Girl in Cell A. A true crime celebrity, who has no memory of the event that she was convicted of. She has reached the point of her sent... READ MORE
Impossible to put down
When an author as established as Vaseem Khan decides to pivot genres—from evocative historical crime fiction set in colonial India to a taut, psychological... READ MORE
Original and gripping
A truly original psychological thriller that has the reader guessing throughout. Orianna is a convicted murderer, killing both her natural father and his d... READ MORE
Keeps you reading and on the edge of your seat
I would like to thank Hodder & Stoughton for providing me with an arc of Vaseem Khan’s new novel: The Girl In Cell A.
The Girl In Cell A is a champion ... READ MORE
Absolutely compelling, don't miss this one!
It's going to be difficult giving this lengthy novel five stars because it really demands more. It was just compelling reading from the first page, never d... READ MORE
Brilliant
Wow, this book is full of great characters, some nice and some definitely not but either way the story has the feel of a great epic with changes of timelin... READ MORE
Will they run her out of town before she discovers the truth?
Certain crimes attract notoriety and the girl in cell A is infamous.
Convicted of murdering two family members but orianna has always protested her innoc... READ MORE
Compelling and complex
This author is new to me and I gather this is a standalone tale. It’s a masterpiece. Part psychological thriller, part present day drama, it’s superbly wr... READ MORE
Superbly written
There's only one word to describe this book and that is 'superb'. It's a twisty psychological thriller and a real page turner. I couldn't put it down as I ... READ MORE
American Gothic meets psychological thriller
Eighteen years ago Orianna was convicted of shooting dead her father, scion of a wealthy family who run the town she lived in. Orianna was illegitimate an... READ MORE
Convicted of Murder aged 17?
I loved this book. It is unusual in the way it was written. Orianna was convicted of murder at the age of seventeen. She has always denied the murder but a... READ MORE
Engrossing!
I was sent a copy of The Girl in Cell A by Vaseem Khan to read and review by NetGalley. What a treat this novel was! Well written and easy to read, with... READ MORE
A complex and disturbing small town America family drama
This is very different to all the other books I’ve read by this author, not that that’s a bad thing. Orianna Negi was imprisoned at the age of 17 convicte... READ MORE
A compelling and poignant psychological suspense.
Orianna, convicted of murder, has consistently professed her innocence, but she cannot remember what happened in the moments that obliterated her freedom. ... READ MORE
The Girl in Cell A
4.5 stars
Confession first... I have never read this author before this book. Although, after finishing it, I now have his series books, firmly in my sigh... READ MORE
Thriller
Thank you NetGalley and Hodder & Stoughton for this eCopy to review
When I started reading The Girl In Cell A, I was immediately drawn into the world of... READ MORE
Clever
Eighteen years ago Orianna Negi was convicted of the murder of Gideon Wyclerc, She's always denied the charge
Her psychologist Annie, has to write a repo... READ MORE
Slight Disappointment
I had high hopes for The Girl in Cell A having enjoyed all of Vaseem Khan’s previous books, however, I struggled to get into this one as it felt too long w... READ MORE
Riveting read
I have heard good things about Vaseem Khan’s previous novels set in India. So, I was curious to see how his first physiological thriller pans out and I was... READ MORE
Complex and fascinating
A complex and fascinating novel set in small town America. Orianna is imprisoned for murder she was accused of at the tender age of 17. Now in her mid 30’s... READ MORE
complex plot
I have very mixed feelings about this book, I enjoyed that it was well written with good characters, a complex plot and twists galore. I also didn't like ... READ MORE
Challenging and Entertaining
The author, Vaseem Khan has written an incredibly creative and innovative book. I was totally blown away by the depth achieved.
I found it hard to cope ... READ MORE
Great
I absolutely loved this book . The writing was extremely good and the story unravels slowly , enough to keep you guessing . I certainly didn’t expect that ... READ MORE
Superb thriller - intricate plot and fast-flowing read
Superb psychological thriller that'll keep you guessing - and you really won't guess correctly, lol! Orianna, a young girl of 17 known as 'The Girl in Cell... READ MORE
3.5 ⭐️
The Girl in Cell A immediately pulled me into the compelling story of Orianna Negi, a teenager convicted of murder at just seventeen. Now a prison inmate a... READ MORE
Lots of twists and turns!
Convicted of the murder of Gideon Wyclerc, Orianna has served 18 years in prison, but cannot actually remember killing him.
To be considered for parole, p... READ MORE
Did She do it?
Orianna is the girl in Cell A, convicted of killing her father when she was a teenager. she has always protested her innocence but has no memory of the da... READ MORE
Incredible slow burn page turner
5* The Girl In Cell A by Vaseem Khan. One word - bravo. This is psychological fiction and/or crime literature at its finest. What a book!
Orianna was lo... READ MORE
Five stars!
The Girl In Cell A by Vaseem Khan is a gripping and intricately layered psychological thriller that delves into the complexities of guilt, memory, and just... READ MORE
Was Orianna Negi Correctly Convicted Of Murder?
Convicted of a murder at seventeen, infamous killer and true crime celebrity Orianna Negi has always maintained her innocence.... But if she didn't kill Gi... READ MORE
You'll need stamina to read this, but it's worth it
At nearly 600 pages long you’ll need stamina to read this book, but it’s worth it because there’s a really killer twist at the end. The author, Vaseem Khan... READ MORE