FOUR WOMEN. ONE FATAL PROMISE. Dina, Ronit, Naama and Sheila: the Others. As students, they chose to be different - bound by a pact never to have children. Even as their friendship fell apart, Sheila kept her promise. Now, years later, a serial killer is on the loose in Tel Aviv. Each victim is found with a baby doll glued to their hands and 'mother' carved into their forehead. Sheila suspects that she alone knows the killer's motive. The vow the Others made lands her at the heart of the murder investigation - but is she the next victim, or the primary suspect?

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

"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

"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, woman who once joined a group who swore to have a childfree lifestyle are turning up dead" - Bookriot

"A compelling and often disturbing narrative... The Others will keep readers guessing" - BookPage

"A thriller, yes, but also a story of the violent pressures of motherhood and Jewishness. Deeply compelling" - Alma

"The story is deeply rooted in, and frequently references, childless Biblical women like Lilith or Miriam the prophetess. And Blau's depictions of the envy that festers between the friends are darkly engaging" - Kirkus Reviews