Three women. One accident. Who's to blame?

The lonely doctor

Imogen has always wanted to be a doctor, but the pressure of her job is slowly cracking her fragile mental state, and her infatuation with an old flame is twisting into something darker.

The kind teacher

Zoe's job is going well and she is blissfully in love with her new boyfriend - but his old friend, Imogen, still seems to be obsessed with him . . .

The single mum

Grace has her hands full as a vet and a harried mother to a recovering anorexic teenager. And when circumstances force her daughter to change school, Grace's long-hidden secrets are threatened with exposure.

All it takes is one fateful accident to change all their lives forever.


'Katie's done it again: an escalating sense of foreboding that drew me in from page one and never let me go' FIONA McINTOSH

Praise for Katie McMahon's critically acclaimed debut novel, The Mistake:

'Fresh, funny and heartfelt . . . I didn't want it to end' LIANE MORIARTY

'Brilliantly drawn characters, witty asides . . . McMahon writes like a dream' ASIA MACKAY

'A firecracker of a book, rich in humour, warmth and insight' JACLYN MORIARTY

Three women. One accident. Who's to blame?

About the Author

Katie McMahon wrote The Mistake while attending a masterclass run by the internationally bestselling author Fiona McIntosh. Previous writers discovered at the masterclasses include Tania Blanchard, author of the runaway bestseller The Girl from Munich (50k+ copies sold in ANZ).


Katie lives with her family in Hobart, Tasmania, where she works as a GP and teaches communication skills to medical students. She is a lapsed Masters of Creative Writing student, and her hobbies include reading and drinking tea. Katie has previously published articles in The Age and The Quarry. The Mistake is her first novel.

Book Information
ISBN 9781804180501
Author Katie McMahon
Format Paperback
Page Count 368
Imprint Zaffre
Publisher Bonnier Books Ltd
Weight(grams) 269g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 21mm