Mummy's Boy Sequel in Progress

30 June 2026
#MummysBoy #MummysSecret

After running away from home at seventeen, Andrew Mullner disappears and reinvents himself as Darren James, building a fragile new life on a Yorkshire holiday park with his partner Emma and their baby son. For years, he has managed to keep his real identity buried, along with the truth about the abusive mother he escaped. But when Andrew’s estranged father, Thomas, tracks him down, the past crashes back into the present. Forced to confess his real name and history to Emma, Andrew sees the life he has built begin to fracture just as a darker threat closes in.

That threat is Melanie Draper, a dying, deeply damaged woman with a violent obsession rooted in Andrew’s family. Melanie has spent years watching, waiting, and plotting revenge. As old lies unravel about motherhood, manipulation, addiction and betrayal - Andrew finds himself caught between the family he escaped and the family he is now desperate to protect. When Melanie sets her sights on Andrew’s son, the novel escalates into a tense psychological showdown in which buried secrets become weapons, trust collapses, and every character is forced to confront the damage that Patricia left behind.

Mummy’s Secret is a dark, emotionally charged psychological thriller about inherited trauma, stolen identity, revenge, and the terrifying cost of trying to outrun the past. 

So who is J A Andrews, and what does he do?

J A Andrews is from Plymouth, Devon in the UK. He is the author of gripping twisty psychological thrillers where his characters are hiding many secrets, or exhibit shocking behaviours based on how their background has been shaped by others. Most novels are written in the first-person perspective to get a sense of the characters thoughts, actions, feelings, and most of all - their sinister intentions...

As well as writing thriller fiction, he enjoys reading a mix of genres, watching reality TV, planning as many trips as possible to Lanzarote, and spending valuable time with friends and family... and finally, has launched a cleaning tips TikTok channel @HowCleaner based on his past experiences of working on the Channel4 show 'How Clean is Your House?'...