Gilly Macmillan's latest novel is a surreal, multi-layered thriller, interlacing dark secrets, missing children and guarded neighbours . . . Macmillan is a master at winding up the tension with a series of chilling revelations.

A surreal, multi-layered thriller.

With its buried secrets, shifting allegiances, and creeping sense of dread, The Nanny pulses with tension until its shocking conclusion. I absolutely loved it!

The plot sucked me in and the insidious build had me turning the pages rapidly

I was blown away by The Nanny. Original, twisty, unpredictable and taut with its buried secrets, the old creepy house and complex relationships. I never knew who to trust and the ending shocked me. This deserves to be huge!

From the first page I wanted to know all the dark secrets this family were hiding. It’s a seriously addictive read and I never knew who to trust

THE NANNY kept me in white-knuckled suspense until the very last page. Gilly Macmillan’s breakout thriller is a dark and twisted version of Downton Abbey gone very, very wrong.

Gilly Macmillan is a master of creating tension so exquisitely unbearable I had to force myself not to skip ahead. Brilliant, gripping, and terrifying.

Exploding with secrets, The Nanny by master storyteller Gilly Macmillan has everything you dream for in a thriller: expertly drawn and complex characters, a terrifying premise and the best villain I’ve encountered on the page in a long time. Told through multiple perspectives, Macmillan skillfully reveals long dormant family secrets in this atmospheric stunner. Be sure to catch up on your sleep before picking up The Nanny, you won’t be able to rest until the final, spine-tingling conclusion.

A brilliant blend of missing person drama with some seriously spooky Gothic overtones.

The Nanny will make you doubt everyone – including yourself. Some families are built on a bedrock of lies. This one is no exception. Clever and deliciously addictive.

A tense, assured and atmospheric thriller which will keep you guessing from page one right through to the shocking denouement. Brilliantly absorbing.

Had me turning the pages into the small hours

Expect dark themes and plot twists a plenty

Dramatic, mysterious and compelling

Kept me guessing to the end

With secrets and intrigue, this is a compulsive read

Moriarty rocks the drama genre

Nicola Moriarty belongs to a family tree laded with writers. She more than holds her own

Nicola's got great pace and snappy dialogue, and I especially like her male characters

Brilliant! Could not put it down. It's utterly gripping and beautifully written.

Smart and compassionate, full of poetry and rage and shy hopes and shredded dreams and missing girls and family secrets.

This is a striking first novel, a chilling insight into an oppressive world, where bad thoughts and bad deeds ripple just below the surface, out of sight.

Chilling and compulsive... a dazzling debut.

Simmering resentments and long-held prejudices boil over in this beautifully realised evocation of small-town America. I I loved it.

An elegant, mesmerizing debut-Anna Bailey explores festering secrets with a with a sharp, yet tender gaze. This book reads like a whisper in the dark.

Cleverly written , Anna Bailey's debut shines a light on the darker and more oppressive side of small-town society.