They would rather die than become mothers. A serial killer is on the loose in Tel Aviv. Each victim is found tied to a chair with a baby doll glued to their hands, the word 'mother' carved into their forehead like a mark of Cain. Stowed away between the wax figurines of the Bible museum where she works, Sheila Heller suspects that she alone knows the connection between the victims. The killings seem to be linked by a pact their group all made at university - to never have children. What Sheila doesn't know is who is committing these gruesome acts of ritualistic violence, and whether she herself might be the next target.

"Twisted, dark and fizzing with fury, it's a lot of fun" - Observer, Thrillers of the Month

"The narrative twists with ironic relish" - Sunday Times Crime Club

"The mystery is absorbing, but so is the passionate debate over how the world views women who decide not to have children - and how they view themselves" - New York Times

"One of the last taboos... a page-turning thriller" - BBC World Service

"Brashly original... The twisty, often sardonic narrative shifts neatly between the ongoing investigation and secrets of the women's emotionally fraught past" - Publishers Weekly

"Looking for a dark, sardonic thriller? Set in Tel-Aviv, women who once joined a group who swore to have a childfree lifestyle are turning up dead" - Bookriot

"The Others has the makings of a hit... It's both fun and intelligent, with neither coming at the expense of the other." - The Morning Show, Tel Aviv Radio

"So witty, eloquent and riveting you want to lock your door while reading it." - Haaretz

"Blau does not write delicately, but rather blows up the place with thunder and fireworks." - Hagar Yanai, Galei Tzahal radio