The Toxic Friend: Totally Gripping and Addictive Psychological Fiction

Best friends are supposed to trust each other. But what if the only reason you’ve stayed friends all these years… is to watch each other closely? And what if your toxic friend is about to destroy your life?

I watch Victoria and Reese leaving their favourite coffee shop arm-in-arm. They like to go there to catch up, brag about their perfect husbands and their perfect children.

But I know the truth. Behind those big smiles, Reese and Victoria have kept each other close so they can watch each other. Their friendship is toxic. And their lives are built on one big lie.

I carefully snap another photograph to add to my collection. Neither of them knows I see everything they do. They’ll find out soon enough, when I bring their lies out into the open. Then it will be just the three of us, together again after all these years.

Because the past is coming back to bite these two women…

It’s me. I’m the past. Here I come.

A totally addictive psychological thriller by million-copy bestseller Nicole Trope that will have you racing through the pages late into the night! Fans of Andrea Mara, Shari Lapena and Freida McFadden won’t be able to put this down.

Nicole Trope writes psychological thrillers about families in crisis and the secrets we keep from ourselves and others. She has always been fascinated by the stories behind the headlines and published her first novel in 2012. In 2026 she will publish her 20th novel with Bookouture. She is a USA Today and Amazon bestseller in the USA, UK, AUS, Canada and Germany. Her books have been translated into German, Italian, Polish, Hungarian and French and Japanese.

She lives in Sydney with her husband and three children

Current Publication: The Therapist-July 31st 2025

Next Publication: What Have You Done?-October 17th 2025

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‘Leaves you wishing it was just starting rather than finishing!… I was kept on the edge of my seat throughout!!… I am left wanting to read another! Excellent!!’ NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars