Give Me Your Hand

‘Beautifully written and unbearably tense, this is a standout study of ambition, rivalry and fear.’ - Guardian

Step into the high-stakes arena of scientific research, where the road to professional peaks is paved with ambition and a shared past that threatens to undo everything, from the acclaimed author Megan Abbot.

Kit has risen to the top of her profession. She''s on the brink of achieving everything she wanted, but someone is standing in her way - Diane. Diane made Kit who she is today, lit the ambition that''s driven her – and now she is a potential destroyer of her meticulously built world.

As dark revelations unfurl and ambitions clash, their once firm friendship shatters. Diane sees a chilling mirror in Kit, while Kit is haunted by a grave secret from their past. The resulting maelstrom of manipulation and deception escalates their rivalry into a dance of unravelling sanity and hidden truths.

Give Me Your Hand traverses the thorns of female friendship, professional rivalry, and the chilling repercussions of guarded secrets.

''Megan Abbott at her very best. Cool, crisp, chilling.'' – Paula Hawkins, author of The Girl on the Train