Felixstowe's best-selling psych thriller novelist Iain Maitland has a new book, The New Son, out on Amazon on 24 March, with pre-orders from 15 March.

Nina always wanted a child of her own. Now she has one.

Nina feels trapped. Her partner Gary is controlling, his daughter hates her, and she's recently suffered a miscarriage. Just as her life seems hopeless, Alex, the son she gave up for adoption nearly 20 years ago, shows up at her door. Somehow, he has tracked her down.

Their reunion is everything Nina has hoped for. Now she has a child of her own, someone in the family who really cares about her.

But honeymoons are brief and this one is no exception.

Far from welcoming him, Gary is hostile to Alex and as their arguments become increasingly vicious, it soon becomes clear that Nina must choose between them.

But how will the abusive Gary react if she rejects him? And can she trust Alex? Is he really the loving son he seems to be – or does he have a sinister agenda of his own?



Iain is delighted with how his progress as a novelist is going and said: "I've been writing one or two novels a year since 2016 but am on something of a roll right now.

"The New Son will be followed by What Lies Inside in May and You're All Mine in July and The Real Father in November; all with Inkubator Books.

"Next year looks ever busier, with three more psychs for Inkubator Books - all being well.

"I'm also getting the rights back to two previous novels, Sweet William and The Scribbler and am talking to publishers now to see who will re-publish them in 2025."