His & Hers

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From the New York Times bestselling author of Sometimes I Lie, Beautiful Ugly, Rock Paper Scissors, and My Husband's Wife

“One of my favorite thriller writers.” ―Harlan Coben
"A phenomenal storyteller.” ―Clare Leslie Hall
"One of the best psychological thriller writers.” ―The Sun

There are two sides to every story: yours and mine, ours and theirs, His & Hers. Which means someone is always lying.

When a woman is murdered in Blackdown, a quintessential small town, reporter Anna Andrews is reluctant to cover the case. Detective Jack Harper is suspicious of her involvement, until he becomes a suspect in his own murder investigation.

Someone isn’t telling the truth, and some secrets are worth killing to keep.

His & Hers is a twisty, smart, psychological thriller and a gripping tale of suspense, told by expertly-drawn narrators that will keep readers guessing until the very end.

“For the ultimate rollercoaster reading experience this year, look no further than His & Hers by Alice Feeney.” ―Woman & Home
“Absurdly absorbing psychological suspense with a wicked sting at its tail.” ―Seattle Times
“Stunning. Addictive. This book should not be missed!” ―Samantha Downing
“Deliciously dark. . . will have readers tearing through the pages.” ―Mary Kubica
“Gives Gone Girl a run for its money. . . I couldn’t stop reading.” ―Christina Dalcher

Alice Feeney is the New York Times bestselling author of My Husband's Wife, Beautiful Ugly, Good Bad Girl, Daisy Darker, Rock Paper Scissors, His & Hers, I Know Who You Are, and Sometimes I Lie. Her novels have been translated into over thirty languages, and have been optioned for major screen adaptations. Alice was a BBC journalist for fifteen years, and now lives in the Devon countryside with her family.

“Absurdly absorbing psychological suspense with a wicked sting at its tail."
―Seattle Times

“[Feeney’s] dazzling ability to twist and twist again is fun to read.”
―The Minneapolis Star Tribune

“[A] fast-moving thriller…The story propels toward a climax that reveals not just the killer but the reliability, or otherwise, of the narrators...in a twisty tale.”
―New York Times Book Review

“[A] cunningly constructed psychological thriller...Feeney does a masterly job of folding in layers of several characters’ troubled shared pasts and explosive secrets. The breathtaking finale is sure to blindside readers. This is a masterpiece of misdirection.”
―Publishers Weekly, starred review

“A brilliant cat and-mouse game... [a] volatile, tension- and thought-provoking mix.”
―Booklist

“A taut suspense plot, many gleeful twists and turns, and suspects galore.”
―Kirkus

“No one can plot – or write – a story like Alice Feeney. His & Hers is a stunning, addictive novel that makes you wonder who you can trust – if anyone. Captivating from beginning to end, this book should not be missed!” ―Samantha Downing, bestselling author of My Lovely Wife

“In His & Hers, Alice Feeney expertly weaves a deliciously dark, unsettling tale that will have readers tearing through the pages with haste, trying and failing to guess the true culprit in this spine-chilling murder mystery. A creepy thrill ride that Feeney fans will adore.” ―Mary Kubica, New York Times bestselling author of The Other Mrs.

“Feeney does it again! His & Hers is a twisty dual-narrative that gives Gone Girl a run for its money and leaves you wondering if you can trust anyone. I couldn’t stop reading.” ―Christina Dalcher, bestselling author of Vox

“Devoured His & Hers. Filmic and gripping with expertly-drawn narrators and a quintessentially English village where dark secrets are dragged into the light. His & Hers is a great read.” ―Helen Monks Takhar, author of Precious You

“This is great. Keeps you guessing all the way through.” ―Jane Fallon, author of Faking Friends

Select Praise for New York Times Bestselling Author Alice Feeney's Previous Novels

“If you’re looking for a Gone Girl–esque fix, then this is the book for you.” ―Cosmopolitan

“A spine-tingling psychological thriller…the joy (and the stress) of this thriller is separating fact from fiction. The creepy feeling at the back of your neck is 100 percent real.” ―People

“[An] insanely twisty thriller.” ―Entertainment Weekly

“The twists pile up…visceral and haunting.” ―Oprah.com

“This brilliant psychological thriller kept me guessing until the very last page.” ―Jessica Knoll, New York Times bestselling author of Luckiest Girl Alive and The Favorite Sister

“A gripping debut with a brilliant twist, I LOVED it!” ―BA Paris, New York Times bestselling author of Behind Closed Doors

“Faster and more twisted than a roller coaster with an ending that’ll make your stomach drop, Alice Feeney’s Sometimes I Lie is not to be missed. I loved it!” ―Mary Kubic

His & Hers by Alice Feeney is a tense, twisty psychological thriller that plays with perception, memory, and the idea that there are always at least two sides to every story. The novel centers on Anna Andrews, a news presenter, and Jack Harper, a detective, whose lives collide around a murder in the quiet village where they both grew up. On the surface, it is a classic crime story: a woman is found dead in the woods, and the police must find out who killed her. But very quickly it becomes clear that this murder is deeply personal, tangled in past relationships, secrets, and old wounds. Both Anna and Jack know the victim, both have reasons to hide what they know, and both may be more involved than they would ever admit.

Anna Andrews is trying to keep her professional life from falling apart. She worked hard to become a BBC lunchtime news presenter, but her position is shaky, and younger, hungrier colleagues hover in the background. She drinks too much, carries heavy emotional baggage, and is barely holding herself together. Her personal life is no better. She is separated from her ex-husband Jack, and she is still raw from a tragedy that tore apart their marriage. When the murder is reported in the village of Blackdown, Anna is sent there to cover the story. She does not want to go back; Blackdown is full of memories—of her school days, of friendships gone wrong, and of the life she once imagined for herself. But she has no choice if she wants to keep her job. Returning forces her to confront a past she has tried to avoid, including people she hurt and people who hurt her.

Jack Harper, her ex-husband, is the detective assigned to the case. He is not thrilled to be investigating a murder in the village where he grew up either. Jack is more controlled and reserved than Anna, but he has his own secrets and regrets. When he arrives at the crime scene and sees the body, he instantly recognizes the victim. She is someone from his past, someone he knows intimately, and her murder shakes him more than he can show. Jack is haunted by the fear that his own actions might be connected to what happened. As he starts the investigation, he must pretend to be objective, while inside he is overwhelmed by guilt, suspicion, and unease.

The structure of the novel is built around alternating perspectives: chapters from "His" point of view (Jack) and "Hers" (Anna). Sometimes, there is also a chilling voice that seems to belong to the killer. This shifting narrative allows the reader to see how differently each character experiences and remembers events. Anna tells her story in a raw, sometimes bitter tone, revealing how she felt as a teenager, who she befriended, and what she did to survive socially and emotionally. Jack’s chapters are more controlled but equally revealing, exposing how he judged those same events and the choices he made. The book slowly peels back layers of their shared history, showing that what one person considers a small betrayal can be life-changing for another, and that both Anna and Jack have been unreliable narrators of their own lives.

The victim, a woman named Rachel, is connected to Anna and Jack through their school days. As the investigation unfolds, it becomes clear that Rachel is just the beginning. More deaths occur, and the pattern suggests that someone is targeting people linked to that old social circle from Blackdown. The past, especially their teenage years, becomes a crucial map to the present violence. Anna remembers friendships with girls like Rachel, Charlotte, and others, along with tensions, bullying, jealousy, and a cruel incident involving a sleepover and a cat that left emotional scars. Jack remembers those same people but from a slightly different angle, including his crushes, mistakes, and moments of cowardice. The question is not only who the killer is, but what old wrong is being avenged.

As the bodies pile up, suspicion moves constantly between Anna and Jack. Anna’s behavior is erratic; she drinks, she forgets, she lies to protect herself, and she hides her connection to the victims from her colleagues. Jack hides evidence of his own involvement with Rachel and others, and he makes decisions that could easily be seen as obstruction. They both have gaps in their memory and moments when they are not entirely sure of their own innocence. This uncertainty is one of the key engines of the story. The reader is invited to suspect each narrator, to question whether the “his” version or the “hers” version is closer to the truth, and to consider the possibility that both are lying—perhaps even to themselves.

The village of Blackdown adds an important layer to the atmosphere. It looks quiet and picturesque on the outside, the kind of place people think of as safe, with familiar faces and old families. But underneath, there is resentment, gossip, and long-held grudges. Neighbors know just enough about each other to be dangerous. Everyone seems to have something they would rather forget: affairs, betrayals, unspoken rivalries. The murder investigation exposes how fragile that sense of safety is and how easily small-town intimacy can become claustrophobic. As Jack and his colleagues try to solve the case, they must work through lies told out of fear, loyalty, or desperation.

Anna’s emotional journey is central. She is not an easy character to love—she can be angry, selfish, and reckless—but Feeney shows the pain behind those behaviors. Anna has experienced loss and guilt, particularly connected to her failed marriage and the child she desperately wanted. Her return to Blackdown forces her to confront how her younger self treated others, the things she did or ignored to fit in, and the damage those choices caused. At the same time, she begins to see how easily a person can become the “villain” in someone else’s story simply by acting out of fear or survival. Jack’s journey is quieter but equally important. He has built his identity on being the responsible one, the detective, the man who does the right thing. Yet the case forces him to face moments in his past when he did not act bravely or morally, and to question whether he is truly as good as he has always believed.

The killer’s perspective, when it appears, adds a chilling thread. The voice is cold and controlled, focused on justice as they see it. The killer frames their actions as payback for wrongs that were minimized or denied, wrongs rooted in teenage cruelty and the power imbalance between popular kids and outsiders. This voice forces the reader to consider how violence in the present can be driven by trauma in the past, and how a single act of humiliation or betrayal can grow in someone’s mind into something poisonous and deadly.

As the novel moves toward its climax, twists come quickly. Secrets about Anna’s school days, Jack’s relationships, and the victims’ shared history are revealed. People who seemed innocent are shown to have hidden motives or past actions they deeply regret. The tension between Anna and Jack reaches a breaking point as evidence seems to point, at different times, toward each of them. In classic Alice Feeney style, the solution is not simple, and the final revelations force the reader to rethink much of what they thought they understood about “his” story and “hers.” The ending exposes how far someone will go when they feel wronged and how deeply buried memories can still control lives decades later.

In the end, His & Hers is not just a whodunnit, but a story about perspective and the stories we tell ourselves to live with what we’ve done. It shows how truth can be slippery, how memory can be selective, and how the same event can look entirely different depending on who is speaking. Anna and Jack are flawed, human, and haunted, and the novel asks whether knowing all the facts truly brings comfort—or just exposes how messy and painful the truth can be.