Don’t Lie Back

Don't Lie Back by Kadie Vellis, book cover

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Don’t Lie Back

You can always trust your therapist. Can’t you?

Nicole can tell within minutes whether a woman is really ready to leave. She’s built a whole career helping women walk away from men who control them, and she’s got the perfect husband to prove she knows what a good one looks like. Then a new client starts describing her partner. The way he talks. The things he does. And he sounds an awful lot like Luke.

Inside the story

You can always trust your therapist. Can’t you?

Nicole is a therapist who helps women leave the men who control them. She can tell within minutes whether a woman is serious about leaving. She has a gorgeous husband, a beautiful practice and a green velvet chaise where her clients lie back and tell her everything.

Then a new client starts describing her partner, and the details sound far too familiar.

Every session pulls another secret into the room, and somewhere in all of it, someone is keeping a diary.

Funny, threatening and impossible to put down, with an ending that will make you gasp.

What readers are saying

What an ending

“If you love a thriller you will LOVE this book. I cannot recommend enough”

Hollie Camp · 27 Oct 2026

“Wow!! What an ending!!!”

tracie camp · 27 Oct 2026

Real reader reviews from Amazon UK, shortened.

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The therapy room

The green velvet chaise

Every client who comes to Nicole lies back on the same green velvet chaise, with its matching footstool and a grey throw over the end. Some use the footstool. Some don’t. Nicole notices everything.

Questions

Don’t Lie Back questions answered

What is Don’t Lie Back about?

A therapist who specialises in coercive control, a new client whose story hits far too close to home, and a marriage that looks perfect.

Does it deal with coercive control?

Yes. It’s at the heart of the book, explored through Nicole’s clients and their stories.

Is there a twist?

Yes, and readers say the ending left them speechless.

Is it a standalone?

Yes.

Who will enjoy it?

Fans of Freida McFadden and Lisa Jewell, and anyone who has ever wondered what their therapist really thinks.

How long is Don’t Lie Back?

321 pages.

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