Lizzy Barber is the Richard & Judy bestselling author of psychological suspense. Her novels are female-driven, and rich in atmosphere and character.
Her debut novel, MY NAME IS ANNA was the winner of the Daily Mail/Random House First Novel Prize, whilst her follow up, OUT OF HER DEPTH was a Richard & Judy Book Club pick.
Her modern gothic thriller, NANNY WANTED (Pan/Pan Macmillan UK) was published in 2023.
Her latest novel, BE MINE, was an Amazon bestseller and winner of the Novel Tours Bookstagram Book of the Year 2025. You can buy it HERE
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Amazon best-seller and Novel Tour’s Bookstagram Book of the Year 2025
From the Richard & Judy best-selling author of Out of Her Depth comes a thrilling ride about identity, manipulation, and our desperate desire to belong.
You can run, but the past is never far behind…
Once, Beth was a different person, convinced she was living her dream life with the enigmatic wellness group, Elixir. But when that dream became a nightmare, she had no choice but to run, no matter what – or who – stood in her way.
Ten years later, exhausted and struggling with the pressures of motherhood, she receives a mysterious letter bearing only the infinity symbol, and knows immediately it is from them.
The past she’d run from has finally caught up with her, and the secrets she’s tried so hard to hide will soon be uncovered. Can she finally escape them for good, or will her freedom pay the ultimate price?
If wellness is the new religion, what happens when it’s taken too far?
‘Full of atmosphere and suspense - and with secrets spilling out of every page - this smart psychological thriller is a breath of fresh air’ - HEAT magazine
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Nanny Wanted is a gripping thriller, as one woman faces ghosts from the past - and a deadly threat to her future. From the bestselling author of Out of Her Depth.
'Nanny Wanted is the perfect gothic suspense novel, with complex characters and a creeping sense of dread that will have you turning the pages long after you need to sleep.' - Clare Mackintosh, author of The Last Party
A remote Cornish mansion. The perfect couple. And the deadly secrets that bind them.
When Lily finally leaves her toxic relationship, a job as a nanny at Kewney Manor seems like the perfect solution. There, she can cut herself off from her old life, and never have to see him again.
The Rowes seem like a model family, and Lily falls instantly in love with her new home. But she can’t help feeling that something isn’t quite right. Why will nobody tell her about the nanny who came before her? Where does Laurie go at night? And what does Charles really want?
As Lily becomes increasingly entangled in the Rowes’s lives, she realizes that the perfect family may not be all that they seem. And as much as she fears the past she is running from, perhaps the present is where the real danger lies . . .
'A masterful read-in-one-sitting thriller' - B P Walter, author of The Dinner Guest
‘Creepily atmospheric’ - Crime Monthly
‘A hair raising read’ - Woman’s Own
'Reminiscent of a modern Daphne du Maurier novel . . . an unsettling and gripping read.' - The People's Friend Magazine
OUT OF HER DEPTH
There are summers that will change your life.
There are summers that may end it.
In the lush green hills beyond Florence sits the Villa Medici—a graceful pensione surrounded by manicured gardens. Rachel can’t believe her luck in landing a summer job here. Especially when she’s drawn into a circle of privileged young sophisticates, including her glamorous co-worker Diana, who promises to help Rachel win the affections of handsome, confident Sebastian.
But as champagne flows and rivalries fester in the Tuscan countryside, Rachel realizes that Diana has motivations of her own. Adrift in a world of backstabbing and bedhopping, lavish parties and easy betrayal, Rachel feels the stakes rising along with the temperatures until, one night, something snaps. Someone dies. And nothing will ever be the same…
In this atmospheric thriller set in sun-drenched Tuscany, Lizzy Barber weaves a deadly web of manipulation and desire that will keep readers enthralled until the breathtaking last page.
MY NAME IS ANNA
What if your whole life was a lie?
“Provides a clever, unexpected solution, by way of some fine writing”
“A compelling read that’s itching to be made into a TV two-parter”
“One of those thrillers in which it is almost impossible not to flick ahead”