The Girl In Cell A, Vaseem Khan
The Girl In Cell A, Vaseem Khan
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The Girl In Cell A
A tense and gripping suspense novel guaranteed to surprise and thrill - 'the twist will floor you' says i newspaper

Author: Vaseem Khan

Narrator: Dev Joshi, John Chancer, Stephanie Cannon

Unabridged: 12 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/01/2025

Synopsis

'Complex, completely convincing characters and twist you'll never guess' ALEX MICHAELIDES
'Beautifully structured and peopled with unforgettable characters this is story-telling of the highest order: do not miss it' DAILY MAIL

THE WORLD KNOWS HER AS THE GIRL IN CELL A.

Convicted of murder at seventeen, infamous killer and true crime celebrity Orianna Negi has always maintained her innocence.

BUT IF SHE DIDN'T KILL GIDEON WYCLERC...

Orianna has a blind spot over that fateful day: she can't remember what happened. Forensic psychologist Annie Ledet is tasked with unlocking the truth.

....THEN WHO DID?

Orianna grew up in Eden Falls, ruled by the insular Wyclerc dynasty and its ruthless patriarch , Amos. As their sessions progress, Annie reaches into Orianna's past to a shattering realisation.... Scandal. Sex. Power. Race. And murder. Between guilt and innocence lies a fallen Eden.

'A fabulous thriller where small-town America and the sins of its inhabitants make for a wonderful page-turner' STEVE CAVANAGH

About Vaseem Khan

Vaseem Khan is the author of several award-winning crime series including the Baby Ganesh Agency adventures, set in modern Mumbai, and the Malabar House historical crime novels, set in 1950s Bombay.His first book, The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra, was selected by the Sunday Times as one of the 40 best crime novels published in 2015-2020, and has been translated into 17 languages. Midnight at Malabar House, the first in the Malabar House series, won the Crime Writers' Association Historical Dagger.Vaseem has won numerous awards for his work, including, most recently, the Fingerprint Award for Historical Crime Novel of the Year for City of Destruction, the fifth in the Malabar House series. Vaseem is also the author of The Girl in Cell A, a psychological thriller set in small town America, and Quantum of Menace, the first in a series featuring Q from the world of James Bond.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Zoe on May 01, 2025

Annie is a forensic psychotherapist tasked with making the decision to release convicted murderer Orianna. Told on then and now timelines we have “‘then” from Annie’s side and “now” from Oriannas. Orianna was accused of the murder of Gideon Wyclerc, on the day of the murder his 17 year old daughter......more

Goodreads review by Gee on February 06, 2025

thank you to Hodder and Netgalley for my ARC copy of this in exchange for a review! i enjoyed this thriller and it’s quite different to other thrillers that i’ve read. i was so confused at the ending and it still had me questioning what happened. i reckon the book could have been about 150 pages less......more

Goodreads review by Kelly.M on April 19, 2025

This book really wasn't for me. I just couldn't connect with the story or the main character. This led to me not wanting to puck it up and keep reading. It took me almost 2 weeks to finish this one. I don't think it needed to be so long. I was just underwhelmed by the ending. I almost dnf'd it. I th......more

Goodreads review by Payal on March 23, 2025

This was a riveting psychological thriller, if a tad long and repetitive in parts. Told from the perspective of two women, one the eponymous “girl in cell A”, the other the psychologist tasked with figuring out if she’s fit for parole, the book is essentially a murder mystery. Did Oriana really shoo......more

Goodreads review by Kate on May 14, 2025

This book is a massive departure for Vaseem Khan. His first novel set outside India and his first psychological thriller. He's done a fine job. Hoping we see more of this side of his storytelling talent in the future. The Girl in Cell A is Orianna, a young woman being assessed for probation by psycho......more

Quotes

This is a sprawling, gothic tale of a family driven by lies and incestuous longings, sporting some spectacular final twists Mail on Sunday

Vaseem Khan's first thriller is a teasing, testing exercise in unreliable narration Sunday Times

THE GIRL IN CELL A weaves gracefully between past and present to provide an insight into American small town life which is both epic and razor-sharp. Khan's Eden Falls is so claustrophobic, so vivid, you'll never forget your time in this town

A fabulous thriller where small-town America and the sins of its inhabitants make for a wonderful page-turner

Masterful. A beautifully written, twisting psychological thriller

An utterly captivating, multi-faceted psychological thriller that keeps you turning the pages. A real triumph!

A superb psychological thriller. What a mammoth task Vaseem has taken on and the fact that he pulls it off is astonishing. A terrific reading experience with a total shocker of an ending

A triumphantly mind-bending puzzlebox of a book that will have you questioning everything

Masterful. So clever I think it melted my brain. This clever, intense, beautifully written mystery about family, loyalty and lies had me frantically turning the pages and suspecting everyone. Impossible to put down

A compelling, pacy, multi-layered mystery that shows us the most dangerous secrets are the ones we keep from ourselves

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