This powerful, provocative, intoxicating rush of a read hit me head on and ploughed through my thoughts. Mother, former teacher and now MP Emma Webster is used to the press and public judging her, when a man is found dead in her home it opens the floodgates. Trolling, bullying, the difficulties of being a woman and a powerful one at that, are examined while encased in a plot that accelerates into a thrilling story. Newspaper reports and social media comments lie in wait. The focus on different characters and their points of view ensures each nuanced layer splices to the next. Only Emma is written in the first person, I felt her emotional reaction and found myself positively aching for her. The characters are beautifully flawed, each giving you access yet creating a space to explore their personality and choices made. Sarah Vaughan allows you to see what’s coming, the what but not the how, letting you in while creating tension with the slicing edge of the story. Thoroughly provoking thoughts while being highly entertaining, Reputation is timely, convincing, and exhilarating read.
From the bestselling author of Anatomy of a Scandal, now a major Netflix series… Reputation: it takes a lifetime to build and just one moment to destroy. 'Sarah Vaughan has done it again. Superb' Shari Lapena
Emma Webster is a respectable MP.
Emma Webster is a devoted mother.
Emma Webster is innocent of the murder of a tabloid journalist.
Emma Webster is a liar.
#Reputation: The story you tell about yourself. And the lies others choose to believe…
'Uncannily timely… As dark and gripping as you'd expect from the author of Anatomy of a Scandal' Observer
Your favourite authors love Reputation:
'A terrifically entertaining legal drama and an unsettling cautionary tale for any woman considering entering politics' Louise Candlish
'Perceptive, elegant, thrilling and addictive' Chris Whitaker
'Tense. Gripping. And bang up to date. This is a rollercoaster of a book' Imran Mahmood
'Wonderfully written, tense, taut and timely. I loved it!' Claire Douglas
'A stylish, challenging thriller. Do yourself a favour and read this book' Fiona Cummins
'Sarah Vaughan has distilled the zeitgeist into a pulse-racing thriller. Gripping all the way' Erin Kelly
'I read Reputation in one sitting, which is my highest possible praise' Bella Mackie
'Sarah Vaughan has another smash hit on her hands. Reputation is nuanced, complex, and thought-provoking, while still being a gripping, fast-paced read' Louise O'Neill
'Sarah Vaughan does it again. Another taut, gripping thriller that also shines a light on some of the most important issues of the day' Bryony Gordon
