Abigail is a proud member of the New America Baptist Church. Living miles away from the nearest town in South Carolina, she is safe from the depraved modern world.

She is a good daughter. A valued member of the community.

So when she is the sole survivor of a fire that burns her family's home to the ground, it seems like a tragic accident.

Until a surprising discovery is made: before the fire, Abigail let a stranger in.

Who was the stranger? What started the fire? And was the outside world always the threat - or did danger lurk within the community's walls?

'READS LIKE A GLOSSY 90s THRILLER. OBSESSED' Juno Dawson 'IT GRIPS LIKE A VICE' Will Dean 'BRUTAL, TENSE, UTTERLY COMPELLING' Louise O'Neill 'BEING TOUTED AS A MUST READ OF 2022. I CAN COMPLETELY SEE WHY' 5* Reader Review MEET 2022'S MOST DANGEROUS COUPLE . . . ________ Steven Harding is a handsome, well-respected professor. Ellie Masterson is a wide-eyed young college student. Together, they are driving south from New York, for their first holiday: three days in an isolated cabin, far from the city. Ahead of them, the promise of long, dark nights - and the chance to explore one another's bodies, away from disapproving eyes. It should be a perfect, romantic trip for two. EXCEPT THAT HE'S NOT WHO HE SAYS HE IS. BUT THEN AGAIN, NEITHER IS SHE . . . ________ READERS ARE GRIPPED BY NOBODY BUT US 'Wow. Just wow. Gripping, intense, thought provoking, addictive . . . I read the whole book in one sitting. Definitely going to be one of my favourite reads of this year' 5* READER REVIEW 'Characters, dialogues, plot, narration and execution of the story is brilliant. What are you waiting for? Read this book' 5* READER REVIEW 'Sharp, smart, powerful. I was hooked' 5* READER REVIEW 'Intense, twisted, claustrophobic . . deliciously dark and oh so satisfying' 5* READER REVIEW 'This is definitely one f**ked up couple . . . Filled with moments that will make your heart pound' 5* READER REVIEW 'I literally could not put this book down' 5* READER REVIEW

Steven Harding is a handsome, well-respected professor. Ellie Masterson is a wide-eyed young college student. Together, they are driving south from New York, for their first holiday together: three days in an isolated cabin, far from the city. Ahead of them, the promise of long, dark nights - and the chance to explore one another's bodies properly, away from disapproving eyes. It should be a perfect, romantic trip for two. Except that he's not who he says he is. But then again, neither is she...

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'READS LIKE A GLOSSY 90s THRILLER. OBSESSED' JUNO DAWSON 'IT GRIPS LIKE A VICE' WILL DEAN 'A MUST READ FOR 2022' 5* READER REVIEW 'ADDICTIVE AND INTOXICATING' 5* READER REVIEW 'NOT ONE TO BE MISSED' EVENING STANDARD ________ He's a well-respected college professor. She's a young and eager-to-please student. He knows she would do anything for him. She knows his certainty is his weakness He thinks he'll get what he wants. She thinks he'll get exactly what he needs. Two liars. One twisted path. A game of cat and mouse. BUT WHO IS THE HUNTER? AND WHO IS THE PREY? ________ 'SAVAGELY GRIPPING' CHRIS WHITAKER 'COMPELLING AND PERFECTLY PLOTTED' CATHERINE COOPER 'UTTERLY COMPELLING' LOUISE O'NEILL READERS ARE GRIPPED BY NOBODY BUT US 'Wow. Just wow. Gripping, intense, thought provoking, addictive . . . I read the whole book in one sitting. Definitely going to be one of my favourite reads of this year' 5* READER REVIEW 'Characters, dialogues, plot, narration and execution of the story is brilliant. What are you waiting for? Read this book' 5* READER REVIEW 'Sharp, smart, powerful. I was hooked' 5* READER REVIEW 'Intense, twisted, claustrophobic . . deliciously dark and oh so satisfying' 5* READER REVIEW 'This is definitely one f**ked up couple . . . Filled with moments that will make your heart pound' 5* READER REVIEW 'I literally could not put this book down' 5* READER REVIEW