THE GIRL BEYOND THE GATE

One child. Two women fighting to protect her. Sometimes being right can be deadly.

Arriving at her new home in the exclusive gated community of Kensington Grove, journalist Jodie Evelyn instantly feels on edge. Though it’s beautiful, something about the community, built around a converted psychiatric hospital, unnerves her – as does her new neighbour Norah Williams and her terminally-ill teenage daughter, Lacey.

When a death rocks the community, she suspects Norah may have been involved and sets out to save Lacey from her mother. But as Jodie delves deeper into Norah’s shadowy past, she is forced to come face to face with her own, with devastating consequences.

COMING MARCH 2022

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AUTHOR

Becca Day

Becca Day lives in the middle of the woods in Surrey with her husband, daughter and cocker spaniel. She studied acting at Guildford College and went on to start her own Murder Mystery theatre troup. It was this move that inspired her love of crime fiction, and when she sold the company she threw herself head first into crime writing. Her short fiction has won several prizes and she is now working on her first full-length novel. Aside from writing, she is also an avid reader and runs Reading Parties with fellow author William Shaw.

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Well, this has been the hardest secret I've ever had to keep 🙈 I'm still in disbelief that this is actually happening, but The Girl Beyond The Gate is going to be PUBLISHED in March! I'm so grateful to my wonderful agent @emily_glenister and my amazing editor @HannahKateSmith 💕 https://t.co/6Nia1NOWDg
— Becca Day (@AuthorBeccaDay) September 21, 2021

“The moment The Girl Beyond the Gate landed in my inbox, I knew I had something special on my hands... This is going to be a terrific debut for early 2022.”@emblabooks to publish two thrillers from debut author @AuthorBeccaDay:https://t.co/1KiB5910hO
— Bonnier Books UK (@bonnierbooks_uk) September 23, 2021

The Q&A with my literary agent @emily_glenister from @DHHlitagency is now live! I hope this helps anyone out there who is #amquerying. And thank you for 200 subscribers! https://t.co/vbeVxrlx26
— Becca Day (@AuthorBeccaDay) September 17, 2021

REVIEWS

THE GIRL BEYOND THE GATE

“Taut and compelling – The Girl Beyond The Gate is an extremely impressive debut”

– William Shaw, author of The Trawlerman

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Latest News

24th September, 2021

EMBLA BOOKS BAGS TWO CHILLING THRILLERS FROM DEBUT AUTHOR BECCA DAY

10th August, 2021

MOTHERHOOD IN PSYCHOLOGICAL SUSPENSE

10th May, 2021

HOW I TRACK AGENT QUERIES

9th February, 2021

DEALING WITH WRITER’S BURNOUT

2nd November, 2020

MY SHORT STORY ‘IN TIME’ CAME RUNNER UP!

EVENTS

16th September 2021 | In Suspense Podcast

– Talking Mentorships with Lauren North and Lesley Kara | MORE INFO

1st October 2021 | Live Goal Planning Workshop

– with Alli Earnest | MORE INFO

PRESS CONTACT & EVENTS

Keep in touch by using the contact form below or join Becca at one of her up coming events. If you’d like to get in touch with her Publicity Manager, please use the details below.

PUBLICITY

Jennifer Porter

Marketing Head, Embla, Bonnier Books UK

jennifer.porter@bonnierbooks.co.uk

RIGHTS

If you have a query regarding film, TV or translation rights please contact Becca’s agent:

Emily Glenister

Assosiate Agent, DHH Literary Agency

enquiries@dhhliteraryagency.com

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BECCA

Hi, I’m Becca, an author and graphic designer living in the middle of the woods in Surrey. I also run Reading Parties with fellow author William Shaw. My debut novel THE GIRL BEYOND THE GATE is being published in March 2022 by Embla Books, with a second novel to come in Autumn 2022. I'll be sharing all of my news here about my books.

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