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'Utterly brilliant . . . plotting as twisted as any crime reader would desire!' ALEX GRAY'Fans of Lucy Foley's twisty and suspenseful novels will devour this heart-racing tale by Liza North' WOMAN'S WORLD'An unputdownable, edge-of-your-seat thriller' LISA BALLANTYNEFIVE OLD FRIENDS.A REUNION TO DIE FOR . . .A weekend on the wild, beautiful Dorset coast. Seven adults, six kids. A childminder, the ultimate special treat.It should be perfect: old friends, a stunning house, champagne and wind-strung beaches. But it isn't. Relationships won't stay still. Memories won't stay put. Then the parents take a night out, and come back to catastrophe.Fourteen years earlier, five students in Edinburgh made an irrevocable mistake.One they thought no-one else knew about. Until now.Perfect for fans of THE HUNTING PARTY by Lucy Foley and ONE OF THE GIRLS by Lucy Clarke, this is a gripping locked-room thriller brimming with secrets and lies.'Wow, what a great book! ... twists I didn't see coming' Reader Review'Oh what a ride! Nerve-wracking, deliciously dark and I loved it!' Reader review'A dark, twisty, nail-biting thriller that keeps readers guessing' Fresh Fiction.com'A fantastic read I couldn't put it down. I flew through it' Reader Review'Highly recommended for fans of Lucy Foley and Ruth Ware' Reader Review'Great thriller!' Reader Review'Compelling, immersive and pacy' Reader Review

Liza North is a writer, academic and former journalist. Her first Scottish-based psychological thriller, Obsessed, was published in 2023. Educated at Oxford University and University College London, she has written for the Financial Times and the Guardian, and spoken at literary and crime writing festivals including Bloody Scotland. A reluctant runner, insatiable reader and lover of fancy gin, she lives in Edinburgh with her husband and two daughters.Find her on Facebook, X or Instagram as @lizanorthwriter.