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.

A stunning debut psychological thriller about desire, jealously and the far-reaching consequences of betrayal.

Laura has a husband, children, a home in a city she loves. She thinks she can be happy, despite her past. Until someone walks back into her life who she knows will shatter everything.

Alexis was her first love. A love so exhilarating, it is impossible to resist.

Then Alexis is found dead, and the police are knocking at Laura's door. They're asking her questions and she's telling them lies.

Someone wants Laura to pay for what she's been running from. Someone with an obsession that they can't let go.

FIVE OLD FRIENDS.
A REUNION TO DIE FOR . . .

A weekend on the wild, beautiful Dorset coast. Seven adults, six kids. A nanny: the ultimate special treat.

It should be perfect: old friends, a stunning house, champagne and windswept beaches. But it isn't.

Past grudges won't rest. Secrets won't stay put.

And by the end of the weekend, at least one of them will be dead.

Perfect for fans of Lucy Foley and Lucy Clarke, this is a gripping locked-room thriller brimming with secrets and lies.

'COMPELLING AND COMPULSIVE' Victoria Selman 'GRIPPING' Claire McGowan 'EXHILARATING AND DARKLY THRILLING' J A Corrigan 'KEPT ME GLUED TO THE PAGES' Zoe Lea ________ Laura has a husband, children, a home in a city she loves. She thinks she can be happy, despite her past. If they only knew my secret. Until someone walks back into her life who she knows will shatter everything. Alexis was her first love. A love so exhilarating, it is impossible to resist. I know I should end it. But I can't. Then Alexis is found dead, and the police are knocking at Laura's door. They're asking her questions and she's telling them lies. I didn't kill him. I promise. Someone wants Laura to pay for what she's been running from. Someone with an obsession that they can't let go.

Laura has a husband, children, a home in a city she loves. She thinks she can be happy, despite her past. If they only knew my secret. Until someone walks back into her life who she knows will shatter everything. Alexis was her first love. A love so exhilarating, it is impossible to resist. I know I should end it. But I can't. Then Alexis is found dead, and the police are knocking at Laura's door. They're asking her questions and she's telling them lies. I didn't kill him. I promise. Someone wants Laura to pay for what she's been running from. Someone with an obsession that they can't let go.

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 at the University of Edinburgh made an irrevocable mistake. One they thought no-one else knew about. Until now.