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Trust No One in this Family!
Mark Edwards has created a family drama like no other and a character driven masterpiece, which will have you guessing to the very end!
One Of The Family ... READ MORE
A “race to the finish line” thriller
Another excellent thriller from Mark Edwards that keeps you on your toes throughout and will have you frantically turning the pages as you speed towards th... READ MORE
Synopsis
One of the family is dead.
One of the family is missing.
And one of the family might just be the killer...
The outstanding new psychological thriller from the 5 million copy-bestselling author of Here to Stay and The Magpies
*****
Patrick couldn’t believe his luck when Holly fell for him. She’s wickedly funny, beautiful – albeit with an intimidatingly successful father, Charles.
So when she invites him to Charles’ mansion for a New Year’s break in Scotland, all he’s hoping is that they’ll accept him as one of the family.
But from the start nothing feels right. Whispers in hallways. Reports of a body that was found nearby the previous year. And something very strange about Charles’ new girlfriend.
Patrick tells himself that every family has its secrets, and all he needs to do is make it through the holiday.
But then one of the family is killed. One of the family goes missing. And Patrick realises that one of the family might just be a killer…
*****
'Ingenious and chilling in equal measure' M.J. ARLIDGE
'Succession meets The Traitors in this spine-tingling thriller about a deliciously dysfunctional family' ERIN KELLY
'Backstabbingly brilliant with twist after twist. A family reunion like no other' JOHN MARRS
SEE WHAT READERS ARE ALREADY SAYING ABOUT ONE OF THE FAMILY...
'I ripped through it and read it in one sitting, staying up until 3am to finish it!!'
'Another fantastic, gripping Mark Edwards read... I absolutely devoured it'
'Honestly one of my top 5 books this year, the twists had my head spinning'
‘Wow!!!! A crazy ride I didn’t want to get off’
Praise for Mark Edwards
'The plot swerves in an entirely unpredictable direction , providing an intriguing mystery that turns on their mentor's work on the behaviour of psychopaths' Sunday Times
‘I loved this... So clever and fresh with a wild and incredibly satisfying twist’ Lisa Jewell
'I devoured it in two compulsive sittings. 'Gripped' doesn't even come close!!' Marian Keyes
'A fast-paced thriller, full of twists upon twists. Hugely enjoyable' Alex Michaelides
'Twisty, clever, often funny, always inventive' Elly Griffiths
Publisher information
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
- ISBN: 9781405971461
- Number of pages: 400
- Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 25 mm
- Weight: 281g
- Languages: English
Customer Reviews
View allA Great Thriller
One of the Family is a gripping psychological thriller, fast paced ,set in Scotland around Hogmanay .Holly takes her new boyfriend Patrick to meet her mill... READ MORE
Another Winner
What I love about Mark Edwards’ writing is that you know something is going to happen—you just never quite know when. The tension slowly builds and builds,... READ MORE
Twists and Turns
A clever story, that is dark and gripping with a build up of tension and enough twists that it is impossible to guess which way it is going. I found it a b... READ MORE
Twisty plot and suspects galore
Patrick is apprehensive about meeting his girlfriend Holly’s family for the first time; her wealthy father owns a big tech company. Soon after their arriva... READ MORE
Everyone has secrets
Thanks to Mark and NetGalley for allowing me to read One of the Family before publication date.
This is an intriguing yarn about the Grant family.
Char... READ MORE
Excellent!
Review of ‘One of the Family’ by Mark Edwards, due to be published on 18 June 2026 by Michael Joseph, Penguin Random House.
Patrick is apprehensive on h... READ MORE
Maybe a family to avoid
Fans of Mark Edwards will love this tale of secrets, lies, and a web of corruption. It opens with a couple, Patrick and his girlfriend, traveling to Scotla... READ MORE
I would not want to be one of this family!
One of The FamilyMark Edwards
5 stars
I would not like to be one of this family!
I had previously read The Wasp Trap by Mark Edwards and really... READ MORE
Fast paced, dark and compelling!
Another page turning thriller by this excellent author.
Patrick is excited to meet his new, beautiful, girlfriend's family for Hogmanay in her rich, succe... READ MORE
A tense and compelling thriller
What a tense and atmospheric novel. The main protagonist is Patrick, in his early 30’s, lives in Brighton, a delivery driver and aspiring film documentary ... READ MORE
One of the Family
I've been with this author for absolutely ages - since the days he collaborated with Louise Voss in the very early days of kindle... And, up until the last... READ MORE
Now This is What I Call a Dysfunctional Family!
Patrick couldn't believe his luck when Holly fell for him. She's wickedly funny, beautiful, and with an intimidatingly successful father, Charles. So when ... READ MORE
A Tangled Web of Secrets and Lies
A tense, claustrophobic gathering in the Scottish Highlands turns into a deadly game where everyone has something to hide.
When Patrick joins his girlfri... READ MORE
A family full of suspects
Patrick thinks he’s struck gold when he matches with Holly on a dating app — she’s glamorous, funny, and comes from a world of wealth that couldn’t be furt... READ MORE
A scary family drama
Set in a Scottish castle, Patrick is invited to spend New Year with his girlfriend Holly's family. The family are not your run-of-the mill family as Charle... READ MORE
Spectacular!!
One Of The Family by Mark Edwards will grab you and keep you there till it decides you can leave!!
I really loved this story, it’s Mark Edwards at his b... READ MORE
His best one yet!
What a fun twisty ride! I love a thriller involving a crazy rich family so this was a big tick from the outset. I gobbled this up in a couple of sittings a... READ MORE
Full of Twists and Turns!
Patrick has been invited to spend New Year’s Eve (Hogmanay) at his girlfriend Holly’s holiday mansion, in the Scottish Highlands, in the middle of nowhere.... READ MORE
Spectacular!!
One Of The Family by Mark Edwards will grab you and keep you there till it decides you can leave!!
I really loved this story, it’s Mark Edwards at his b... READ MORE
Always safe with Mark Edwards
There's no risk when grabbing a @MarkEdwards book. You have 100% guaranteed good thriller.
This book is no exception, the unusual locations the do I / do... READ MORE
Great read.
Fast paced and well written with twists that keep you guessing and enthralled from start to finish. I liked the evocative setting and the cast of interesti... READ MORE
thriller
One of the Family is a wonderfully tense, atmospheric thriller that takes the classic “meet the parents” setup and twists it into something far darker and ... READ MORE
Propulsive thriller
Aspiring film maker Patrick knows that his girlfriend Holly is from a rich family but when he is invited to spend Hogmanay at the family home in Scotland h... READ MORE
Family thriller
Patrick is nervous about meeting his girlfriend Holly's family for the first time. His fears deepen when he meets her siblings. They all seem to have secre... READ MORE
Dead bodies galore
Dead bodies galore. Chilling, mind blowing devious rich entitled people, who would do anything for power.
Full of twists!
A book full of twists and turns!
The characters are far from likeable except for Patrick .
Patrick is meeting his girlfriend’s family for the first time... READ MORE
Not for me, sorry
I enjoyed the first part of this book but lost interest in the second half. The plot became much too implausible and complicated for me. Thanks to NetGal... READ MORE
A compelling atmospheric thriller
One of the Family by Mark Edwards is a gripping psychological thriller that quickly pulled me into its web of secrets and suspense.
From the moment I star... READ MORE
Great thriller!
When Patrick is invited by his girlfriend to join her and her family on a luxury holiday in a remote and beautiful part of Scotland, he has no idea that he... READ MORE
Fast paced
I was really excited to read this having devoured this authors previous books, it didn’t disappoint.
Patrick who is a documentary maker is spending New... READ MORE
Twisty drama!
Patrick’s girlfriend Holly has invited him to spend Hogmanay with her family at their mansion in Scotland. On arrival something feels unusual, there’s ten... READ MORE
fast-paced psychological thriller
One of the Family by Mark Edwards is a fast-paced psychological thriller set against the eerie backdrop of the Scottish Highlands, where secrets, suspicion... READ MORE
Fast paced and addictive
I count MARK EDWARDS among my favourite authors and ONE OF THE FAMILY is a clever, well - conceived mystery that kept me turning the pages.When our main p... READ MORE
Great read
One of the family is the latest novel by Mark Edwards
Patrick has been invited by his girlfriend Holly to spend Hogmanay up in Scotland in the family’s ma... READ MORE
This will keep you up all night.....
Another page turning thriller by this excellent author.
Patrick is excited to meet his new, beautiful, girlfriend's family for Hogmanay in her rich, succe... READ MORE
Enjoyable read
I have read a lot of Mark Edward’s’ books and always enjoyed them. This one was no exception. It wasn’t quite the story I was expecting but it was very enj... READ MORE
Welcome to the family!
Well that was exciting! The location was first class. The main character Patrick was admirable. He certainly had no clue about his prospective family and n... READ MORE
Easy to read
Patrick and his (rich) girlfriend travel to a remote part of Scotland to celebrate Hogmanay with her family. It turns out to be the holiday from hell for m... READ MORE
Compulsive reading
If It’s stressful to meet a partner’s family for the first time this story elevates that stress to the stratosphere. Who is lying and who isn’t, is your p... READ MORE
twisty thriller
A fast paced and twisty thriller, pushing the multimillionaire Grant family to the edge of family loyalty and making them the objects of hatred to the loca... READ MORE
Another Edwards classic
As a long-time fan of Mark Edwards, I was thrilled to have the chance to read One of the Family ahead of its publication. Having read all of his previous b... READ MORE
Chilly
A high octane thriller set in the chilly backdrop of the Scottish highlands at Hogmanay. A venture to meet your girlfriends family that turns out to be any... READ MORE
Absolutely brilliant!
Another brilliant psychological cannot put down thriller from Mark Edwards. As usual I was gripped from start to finish on this fabulous rollercoaster ride... READ MORE
Love Mark Edwards's books
A brilliantly tense thriller. Patrick thinks he’s joining his girlfriend’s family for a luxury New Year break in the Scottish Highlands — but instead walks... READ MORE
Great holiday read
A fast-paced fun read. I rattled through this and found it very entertaining. The characters are lively and well-drawn and the plot carries you along effor... READ MORE
An immersive twisting story
Really good story set in Scotland with descriptions so vivid you can really immerse yourself in the story as it unfolds. The book tells the story of a fami... READ MORE
Extreme and dangerous family issues
Families. They fight, they love, they laugh, they hate. They have secrets and lies but the Grants, well they are on a whole new level. Holly Grant and boyf... READ MORE
one of the family….
I have enjoyed previous books by this author, but unfortunately this one didn’t grip me. A good location and plot, but I found it got a little crazy in the... READ MORE
Highland family drama
The wealthy Grant family have a castle size holiday home in the Highlands where they gather for a fortnight in the summer and a week for Hogmanay. Youngest... READ MORE
One of the Family.
Patrick is looking forward to spending Hogmanay with her girlfriend’s family in the Scottish Highlands
He has never met her father, brother or sister and... READ MORE
Twisty
This was another epic mystery, thriller from Mark Edwards. Brilliantly twisty and thrilling. Highly recommended. #OneoftheFamily #NetGalley
An addictive psychological thriller
I absolutely loved One of the Family by Mark Edwards. It grabbed me from the very first chapter and didn’t let up. The setup is brilliant, Patrick heading ... READ MORE
Remote rugged location, snow keeping police at bay and a family hiding a lot - great plot!
Mark Edwards never fails to write a well paced gripping psychological thriller and I thoroughly enjoyed this one. I read it over a busy weekend and found m... READ MORE
A good book
A very enjoyable book. Patrick goes with his girlfriend, Holly to meet her family at their holiday retreat for Hogmanay. He finds himself with a family fr... READ MORE
Fast paced thriller
This story set in the lovely Highlands of Scotland was a fast paced and intriguing thriller. Not knowing whose loyalty lay with who in this rich, dysfuncti... READ MORE
Fast paced and cunning.
Hogmanay in Scotland is on the cards for Patrick and Holly. A couple for just nine months, they are very much in love. Now is the time for Patrick to mee... READ MORE
Twisty psychological thriller
Another good psychological thriller from Mark Edward’s, well written as is expected and such a good plot. Patrick has been invited to join his girlfriend H... READ MORE
Gripping
A fabulous read, which kept me gripped from start to finish. What great twists. Totally unexpected. So well written. I would certainly read other books... READ MORE
Complex and gripping
Mark Edwards knows how to write a gripping novel. Patrick and Holly are very much in love, but he is apprehensive about meeting Holly’s family. It seems th... READ MORE
Family Dramas
3.5 stars.
Patrick has been invited to his girlfriend's family home in Scotland. But there is tension from the start as they all await Charles' arrival ... READ MORE
Great thriller
From the moment Patrick arrives at the Scottish mansion, he feels the tension as they wait for Holly’s father to arrive there is strange behaviour, whisper... READ MORE
Thrilling, atmospheric thriller.
Patrick meets his girlfriend’s family for the first time and his world changes in this super fast paced , read in one gulp thriller!
Twists and turns must... READ MORE
Not bad, but not as good as ‘The Wasp Trap’
I really enjoyed Mark Edwards’ previous book ‘The Wasp Trap’ and was hoping for something similar with this new one. For the most part it delivers on pace ... READ MORE
Five stars!
One of the Family by Mark Edwards follows Patrick as a luxury holiday in rural Scotland spirals into paranoia, manipulation and danger after he becomes ent... READ MORE
Tense engaging read
Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC of One of the Family.
This starts with a familiar setup—meeting your partner’s family but quickly turns into somethin... READ MORE
Well written
The third Mark Edwards book I have read in the last twelve months and enjoyed. Well written with twists and turns to keep the reader guessing. Thanks to th... READ MORE
A slow start that builds up in tension
Once again, Mark Edwards, portrays so many unlikeable characters - opinionated, entitled, self-serving. Even the more likeable members of the Grant family ... READ MORE
Mark Edwards does it again!
I loved the uneasy atmosphere, the complicated family dynamics, and the fact that I never quite knew who to trust. Just when I thought I had things figured... READ MORE
dark addictive thriller … a must read
I found One of the Family to be another seriously gripping read from an author who I always come back to and once again didn’t disappoint. I went in expect... READ MORE
Lots of twists and turns
A book from Mark Edwards is always a treat He knows how to spin a story with lots of twists and turns This was no exception. Set in a remote Highland villa... READ MORE
A decent thriller
Meeting your partner"s family for the first time could hardly be more high pressure than when Patrick meets the infamous Grant family at their Highlands ho... READ MORE
a solid twisty thriller
Many thanks to NetGalley for an ARC in return for an honest review.This is the first Mark Edwards book I’ve read and I’ll be reading The Wasp Trap for sure... READ MORE
Dark and Twisty
Patrick is invited by his girlfriend to spend Hogmany with her family, her very rich and succesful family. He meets her brother and sister then her dad arr... READ MORE
Tense and twisty!
'One of the Family' follows Patrick as he travels to a remote house in the Scottish Highlands to spend Hogmanay with his girlfriend Holly's family. Meeting... READ MORE
Tense filled
Another engaging tensed filled read from one of my favourite authors. Full of lies and twists and good characters this book kept me engaged from start to f... READ MORE
An implausible plot
When Patrick visits the remote Highlands of Scotland to meet his girlfriend Holly's family, he's a bit nervous. It turns out he should be, because he's soo... READ MORE
Great read
Twists and turns and kept me on my toes until the last pages! Really enjoyed this read and theme with rich family with secrets and lies - who is the baddie... READ MORE
Whoa
I really enjoyed this book! However, I never want to date and meet someone's family for the first time after reading this!! Patrick is going with Holly to ... READ MORE
A very enjoyable read!
A very enjoyable read. I have never read one of this authors books that I haven't enjoyed. This is dark and twisty and has an interesting set of characters... READ MORE
Edge of seat thriller
WOW One of the Family an amazing psychological thriller by Mark Edwards kept me on the edge of my seat.
Unbeknown to Patrick, a food delivery driver who... READ MORE
A claustrophobic and twisty trip to the Scottish Highlands
Having only read one of Mark Edwards' books before, I was really looking forward to seeing what his latest thriller would be like. His writing style hooked... READ MORE
Tense and gripping thriller
This is a very addictive story about a wealthy family who come together for New Year's, set in Scotland, so maybe I should have said Hogmanay, a wealthy fa... READ MORE
Another good read from this author
Interesting storyline with well drawn characters and a few twists and turns. I enjoyed this book as I have other books by this author.
Thanks to Netgall... READ MORE
An enjoyable read
Patrick is looking forward to spending Hogmany with his girlfriend's family in Scotland. He knows that she comes from a wealthy family but he is unprepared... READ MORE
pacy read
I really wanted to love One of the Family by Mark Edwards, but it ended up being more predictable than persuasive for me.The premise is immediately grippin... READ MORE
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