We can’t wait to chat with Kate about her gripping new summer thriller, where family drama and dark secrets collide in a sun-drenched Italian villa to set in motion a mystery which kept us guessing right up to the end!

C.M. Ewan recommends Welcome to the Family as “the perfect destination thriller” which combines “a messed up family with devastating secrets and a twisting murder mystery” to create “a stunning summer page-turner”.

In this character driven crime novel, an alternating viewpoint casts doubt on the motivations of others to weave complicated family loyalties, lies and betrayal into a quickly developing mystery where we could never be sure who to trust. That’s all we’ll say for now, so that you can find out for yourself spoiler free!

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About the Book

Simmering tension turns deadly in this twisty and addictive summer mystery – a cracking family thriller — T.M. Logan

Holiday with your in-laws can be murder . . .

Rosie Riley is nervously excited about meeting the Fraser family. She’s head-over-heels for her boyfriend Theo and she hopes that spending a fortnight with the Frasers at their luxury Tuscan villa is a good sign of where their relationship is headed.

Fenna Fraser has been part of the family for years. She’s always enjoyed the glam annual holiday, but this year she’s especially tired with a new baby in tow and she fears her mother-in-law will be more critical than ever. No one is good enough for her sons.

It starts as the perfect family holiday.
It ends with one of these women arrested for murder.
Who is guilty? Who is the victim? And did they deserve it?

A red hot thriller which simply demands to be read by a pool… I didn’t know who to believe; lies, betrayal and buried secrets ensured I read Welcome to the Family in one weekend — Jo Murray

About the Author

Kate Gray is the author of page-turning summer thrillers. She loves writing about terrifying situations that anyone could find themselves in. If these happen to take place in exotic locations then that’s even better!

As well as her twisty, suspense thrillers, she also writes feel-good uplifting fiction as Katy Colins.

Kate lives in North Yorkshire with her husband, two young children and two rescue cats. She also runs creative writing workshops and mentors aspiring authors.

Before becoming a full-time author, Kate worked in public relations and was a freelance journalist. Her work has been featured in Stylist, Marie Claire, and national newspapers. Her debut psychological thriller The Honeymoon published to critical acclaim in 2023 and was followed by The Summer Party in 2024. Welcome to the Family is Kate’s third book in this genre, and will be published by Headline in April 2026.