Lucy Foley'Elegant, absorbing, full of Hitchcockian menaceâ
Lisa JewellâI was mesmerizedâ
Liz Nugent'Brilliantly plotted'
Shari LapenaâFans of detective fiction will be thrilled!â
"Iâll be dead in three months. Come tell my story."
This is the chilling invitation from Sebastian Trapp, renowned mystery novelist, to his long-time correspondent Nicky Hunter, an expert in detective fiction. Welcomed into his lavish San Francisco mansion, Nicky begins to unravel Trappâs life story under the watchful eyes of his enigmatic wife and plainspoken daughter.
But Sebastian Trapp is a mystery himself. And maybe â probably â a murderer.
Two decades ago, his first wife and son vanished, the case never solved. Is the master of mystery playing a deadly game? If so, who will be the loser?
And when a body surfaces in the family's garden, they all realize the past isn't buried â it's waiting.
'Had me gripped all the way through to the jaw dropping finale!â âââââ
âLots of plot twists to keep you on the edge of your seatâ âââââ
âA great rollercoaster ride of a bookâ âââââ
âI changed my mind about the way I thought the plot would progress so many times, and was still surprised!â âââââ
âThis is a writer who loves words, loves mysteries, and loves weaving the two togetherâ âââââ
âOne of those books that once finished I want to read from start to finish all over againâ âââââ
âThe whole novel is packed full of atmosphereâ âââââ
âAn extremely twisted murder mysteryâ âââââ
The brand new edge-of-your-seat thriller from the author of the smash hit bestseller .The Woman in the Window What readers are saying aboutEnd of Story