Harmless Women, Rebecca Sharpe
Harmless Women, Rebecca Sharpe
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Harmless Women
A Novel

Author: Rebecca Sharpe

Narrator: Harrie Dobby

Unabridged: 11 hr 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/07/2026

Synopsis

In this pacy thriller, a female con artist chooses the wrong woman as her target, and both women end up on the run for their lives.

Avalon Dale is a masterful grifter. She researches her victims thoroughly, kidnaps and sedates them, cleans out their bank accounts, and uses injections and hair clippers to change their appearance so that when they wake up, they can't easily prove who they are. For her last great score, Avalon's targeted Primrose Meath, and then she'll fade away to a life of ease and luxury—something she's dreamed of since a very tough childhood.

On paper, Prim is the perfect target: wealthy, workaholic, and distracted by her cheating husband. But when Avalon finds Prim's husband dead, she can't escape so easily—not when she's been mistaken for Prim who's now wanted for murder. The two women—opposites, enemies—are suddenly on the run together, and must learn to get along, to depend on each other to get away. And then, what starts as a cat-and-mouse run to the coast of England becomes a fight for their survival.

A Macmillan Audio production from Minotaur Books

About Rebecca Sharpe

REBECCA SHARPE wanted to write novels from the moment she read her first Stephen King book, aged eight, and soon graduated onto the works of Susan Hill, Shirley Jackson and Wilkie Collins, with a healthy sprinkling of The Babysitters’ Club along the way. After reading her way through the entire classics section of the school library, she went on to study English Literature at university, which cemented her ambition to become an author. When not reading or writing, she can be found mentoring new writers through the Faber Academy or walking her dog, Archie, through the Mendip Hills.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Stacy40pages on November 12, 2025

Harmless Women by Rebecca Sharpe. Thanks to @minotaurbooks for the gifted Arc ⭐️⭐️⭐️ A con woman has found the perfect target, until the target is involved in a murder and they both are on the run. If you can suspend belief with your thrillers, give this a try. For me, I was blown away by the plot of......more

Goodreads review by Madeline on November 18, 2025

3.5 stars! Harmless Women was incredibly fast-paced. There was not a moment when nothing was happening. Rebecca Sharpe did a great job of being able to keep the reader's attention evenly throughout the whole story. The premise of this thriller is amazing! Before even starting to read, I knew it was g......more

Goodreads review by Courtney (why did I request all these!?) on January 03, 2026

Thank you to St. Martin's Press and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest review! 3.75 stars rounded up I chose this book because the cover and the synopsis just screamed Cowboy Bebop's Faye Valentine to me. After finishing, I still think so, however, this book was so close to being good a......more

Goodreads review by Addison on November 15, 2025

I won this in a Goodreads giveaway and am so glad I did!......more

Goodreads review by Jaime Reynolds on November 18, 2025

This story intrigued me from the start and I couldn’t wait to dive in. Let me say, it did not disappoint. It was paced well and kept me on my toes and really paying attention to what was going on. This author took thriller to another level. Would recommend to others who love this type of read.......more

Quotes

“It’s a treat to find such an absorbing thriller starring two women; adding to it is the feeling of ambiguousness as Sharpe’s cutting illustrations of each protagonist’s mental struggle—and that of a third woman lurking in the book’s background—leave the reader wondering who the victim is here, if anyone.”—firstCLUE

“Fans of thrillers by Lucy Foley will enjoy this intriguing novel that explores the damage so-called 'harmless women' can inflict on themselves and others.”—Library Journal

"A powerful, propulsive and twisting thrill-ride. Harmless Women is a cat and mouse story of loyalty, rage, and ultimately, survival."--Chris Whitaker

"An intense, unsettling, and powerful tale of survival, Harmless Women will leave you breathless. Rebecca Sharpe's exquisitely drawn characters leap off the page and her sharp, atmospheric writing shows a gifted storyteller truly at the top of her game. Don't miss it."--Sarah Pinborough

"Harmless Women is a gripping, brilliant Thelma and Louise for our times. Dark, clever, enraging and moving, I raced through it – and I thought about Avalon and Prim long after I turned the last page."--Nicci Cloke

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