Dangerous to Know

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Natalie King is back: back from a stay on the psych ward. Her reluctance to live a quiet life has contributed to a severe depressive episode, and now it’s time for a retreat to the country. A borrowed house on the Great Ocean Road; a low-key research job at a provincial university nearby.

But Natalie and trouble have a strange mutual fascination. Her charismatic new boss Frank is friendly, even attractive. But it turns out his pregnant wife is an old enemy of Natalie’s. And when Frank’s tragic personal history is revealed—then reprised in the most shocking way—Natalie finds herself drawn deep into a mystery. And even deeper into danger.

Anne Buist is the Chair of Women’s Mental Health at the University of Melbourne. She has over twenty-five years’ clinical and research experience in perinatal psychiatry, and works with protective services and the legal system in cases of abuse, kidnapping, infanticide and murder. Professor Buist is married to novelist Graeme Simsion and has two children. Her novels featuring forensic psychiatrist Natalie King are Medea’s Curse, Dangerous to Know and This I Would Kill For.

‘[Dangerous to Know is] satisfying and twisty.’ PS News

‘Full of authenticity and gravitas.’ Daily Telegraph

‘An excellent thriller writer who delivers great psychological insights.’ Mark Roberts

‘Keeps the reader guessing to the very last page.’ Lisa Hall

‘A plot-twisting page-turner…I was completely gripped.’ Emma Healey

‘An intelligent, well-paced thriller.’ Adrian McKinty