Lesley Pearse 6 Books Set Till We Meet Again, A Lesser Evil, Father Unknown & MORE

This six-book set brings together a selection of novels by Lesley Pearse, spanning stories of hidden pasts, fractured families and lives reshaped by sudden violence. Across different decades and settings, the collection follows women facing difficult choices, long-buried secrets and the consequences of events that refuse to stay in the past.

From a courtroom defence complicated by a childhood connection, to an adopted daughter searching for the truth after a bereavement, each title centres on personal history and the pressures it creates. The set also includes narratives set in London and the New Forest, where disappearances, rumours and suspicion drive characters to take risks in pursuit of answers.

Included titles

• Till We Meet Again
• Father Unknown
• A Lesser Evil
• The Woman in the Wood
• The House Across the Street
• You'll Never See Me Again

Key details

• Six-book collection
• Author: Lesley Pearse
• Includes the six titles listed above

Synopses

Till We Meet Again

Susan walks into a doctor’s surgery and kills two people. Beth, the lawyer appointed to defend her, struggles with an uncooperative client until they discover they were childhood friends twenty-nine years earlier. As the case builds and their bond returns, the past shapes what comes next.

Father Unknown

After her adopted mother dies, Daisy’s life is unsettled by a scrapbook containing information about her birth mother. She sets out to trace her roots and uncovers a story of greed, misery and corruption, while fearing the impact on the father she loves. The search forces her to question what she can live with, and who she really is.

A Lesser Evil

Fifi defies her parents to marry Dan and moves to London, renting a seedy flat in Dale Street, Kennington. Drawn into the lives behind neighbouring doors, she becomes aware of the Muckles at number 11 and the rumours surrounding them. When she helps their youngest child, she risks the family’s anger and the safety of those around her.

The Woman in the Wood

London, 1960: teenage twins Maisy and Duncan are sent to the New Forest to live with their grandmother, Mrs Mitcham, after their mother is taken away. When Duncan disappears in the woods, Maisy refuses to give up, even as others seem indifferent and the police offer little hope. She considers turning to a strange old woman who lives deep in the forest.

The House Across the Street

In 1964, twenty-three-year-old Katy Speed watches glamorous Gloria and the visitors to the house opposite, including women arriving in a black car. After the house burns down and bodies are found, Katy’s father is arrested and charged with murder. Determined to prove his innocence, she investigates the truth behind the house and the killer, despite the danger to herself.

You'll Never See Me Again

When her husband returns from the war broken and haunted, Betty believes their marriage cannot last and she runs away. With a new identity, she finds herself alone and penniless, discovering how hard it is to begin again. Her escape takes a darker turn, and she realises survival may mean never stopping.