Katherine Faulkner's The Break-In turns a London self-defence case into domestic suspense

Katherine Faulkner's The Break-In arrives in paperback August 4 with a London playdate, an intruder, and a story that will not stay private.

Katherine Faulkner's The Break-In reaches paperback shelves August 4 with a domestic-suspense setup that turns an ordinary London playdate into a public mystery. Alice kills an intruder in what looks like self-defence, but the clean explanation starts to fray once the story leaves the house. A case that refuses to stay

closed The police ruling is only the first version of what happened. Online comments, a phone call, and questions from Alice's husband, nanny, and friends keep reopening the break-in from different angles. The tension comes from the gap between a defensible act and the private details that other people think they are

entitled to know. The paperback keeps the thriller close Simon & Schuster lists the new edition at 400 pages from Gallery and Scout Press. The paperback format makes the book an easy August carry, but the premise remains tightly contained: one family, one intruder, and a version of the truth that keeps changing as more

people speak. The publisher's listing is the best place to confirm the August 4 edition and ISBN 9781668024829.

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