The Break-In

After killing an intruder in self-defense, a wealthy London mother must unravel a terrifying mystery filled with twists and turns, from the author of the "deliciously twisted thriller" (People) The Other Mothers.

Alice, a professional mother of one, is hosting a playdate with friends at her upscale London home when a disturbed man breaks in. With her child in the next room, Alice panics and kills him--an act later ruled to have been in self-defense.

Everyone tries to encourage Alice to move on with her life--but with strange comments appearing online, a mysterious phone call telling her all is not as it seems, and her husband, nanny, and friends behaving strangely, Alice finds herself drawn to the mystery of who her intruder really was. As she digs deeper, she discovers a trail of dark secrets that spiral closer to home than she ever could have imagined.

Author: Katherine Faulkner
Publisher: Gallery/Scout Press
Published: 08/26/2025
Pages: 400
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.30w x 1.60d
ISBN: 9781668024812


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 07/01/2025 pg. 5
Publishers Weekly 06/23/2025
Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2025
Booklist 08/01/2025

About the Author
Katherine Faulkner, an award-winning journalist, studied history at Cambridge. She has worked as an investigative reporter and an editor and was formerly the joint Head of News at The Times (London). She lives in London, where she grew up, with her husband and two daughters. She is the author of The Break-In, The Other Mothers, Greenwich Park.