Novels
A snapshot of completed novels by Deb Nicholls
No spoilers!
The Two Mothers of Dexter Daniels
Taken into care at the age of four and subsequently adopted, Dexter vows to never forget he is Dexter Daniels. When his birth mother Madison tracks him down, Dexter faces new challenges, is his reluctant adoptive mother Heather up to the job and is she able to make everything right for her son?
Dead Right
Did Jason Porter murder his mother? The police and his eldest sister think so. It falls to psychologist Miranda to help the jury convict a murderer or save an innocent man.
The Fantastical Memory of Isabella Hughes
Aunty Issy's memory is incredible even stretching back before she was born. But her storytelling hides a heart-breaking secret and it is up to her latter day relative and namesake Bella to help her confront her past and put right her present.
Iris
Rosie Leone returns to Camden after her relationship breaks down where she secretly hopes to hook up with her old flame Mike only to discover life without her has moved on. Thrown together during the lockdown in unlikely and unsettling circumstances, Rosie and Mike set about solving a possible murder which leads them to question whether they are each other's soulmate.
The Way Back
Forced to take early retirement, Tiffany's dementia triggers hallucinations and a mystical white husky appears unlocking buried memories of her teenage abuse, just as her detective daughter Rosalind unknowingly launches an investigation into the same perpetrator in the here and now.
Named after the angel in the 1946 film It’s a Wonderful Life, Clarence acts as a guide to Tiffany's past. When Rosalind's historic sex abuse case collides with her mother’s own trauma, the personal connection threatens the investigation.
The Joggers of Juniper
Three women are estranged from their children for different reasons and none of them are entirely innocent. When they each descend on the local park to clear their heads with early morning walks and fresh air, they begin jogging together and solitude turns to solidarity. As they provide an emotional prop to each other, can they face their individual demons and reunite with their children? An uplifting, life affirming novel of the power of female friendship and the strength of togetherness.
Girls like Zana
A decade after Mia failed to save her schoolfriend Suzannah - Zana - from the clutches of her older ‘boyfriend’, the pair are reunited on a quest to bring the perpetrators to justice.
Mia, in foster care with her aunt and Zana, the troubled girl from the children’s home, are paired for a history project exploring significant female figures of the past. Zana lands upon the notorious Moll Cutpurse, a seventeenth century cross-dressing, pipe-smoking pickpocket and pimp for ladies seeking a lover. As Zana reenacts the adventures of Moll, it becomes apparent her own life is spiralling out of control.
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