A standalone psychological thriller
The River Remembers
Anonymous notes and fragments of memory make Abby question her husband’s version of the past.
Discover The River RemembersNorth Wales · Psychological thrillers
When familiar places stop feeling safe
Psychological thrillers by North Wales author Gillian Newens, where buried secrets put ordinary lives under threat.
Featured book · The Scare TrailA birthday trip to Blackwood Halloween Trail turns frightening when one of the group disappears.
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The Scare Trail
The Scare Trail
Rachel nearly cancels a birthday night out at Blackwood Halloween Trail. The masks, screams and strangers waiting in the dark are supposed to be part of the entertainment, until one of her group disappears.
The Scare Trail is a chilling Halloween thriller about a night that becomes far more frightening than anyone expected.
The question at the heart of the story
What happens when the fear becomes real?
A birthday night out. A woodland trail. One person missing.
The masks and screams were supposed to be part of the entertainment.
What you will find in my psychological thrillers
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Places you can picture
The Forty-Five Minute series takes you through familiar North Wales settings, from Llandudno Pier to the woods and river paths around Betws-y-Coed.
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Secrets beneath ordinary lives
Memories that do not fit and people with something to hide can make an ordinary situation feel very different. My stories follow the people who begin asking questions.
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A mystery to follow
Stay with a connected story across the five books of the Forty-Five Minute series. Begin on Llandudno Pier and continue with the characters as the mystery develops.
The Forty-Five Minute series · Book One
Start the Forty-Five Minute series
New to my books? Begin with Forty-Five Minutes on Llandudno Pier, the first book in the Forty-Five Minute series.
Twenty years after she was found beside the Conwy estuary with no memory of what happened, Kate returns to the pier. Her name is carved into a bench, and the past has more questions waiting for her.
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Book Two · Forty-Five Minute series
Forty-Five Minutes on a Snowdonia Train
The mystery moves from the North Wales coast into the mountains, where Liv must decide who she can trust.
Discover book 2Ready to choose your next thriller?
Join Rachel at Blackwood Halloween Trail, or begin the continuing mystery on Llandudno Pier. Choose the story that draws you in.