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One of the family is dead.
One of the family is missing.
And one of the family might just be the killer...

The outstanding new psychological thriller from the 5 million copy-bestselling author of Here to Stay and The Magpies

Patrick couldn’t believe his luck when Holly fell for him. She’s wickedly funny, beautiful, and with an intimidatingly successful father, Charles.

So when she invites him to Charles’ mansion for a New Year’s break in Scotland, all he’s hoping is that they’ll accept him as one of the family.

But everything feels a little off. Whispers in hallways. Rumours of a body that got found nearby the previous year. And something very strange about Charles’ new girlfriend.

Every family has secrets, and Patrick tells himself all he needs to do is survive the next few days.

But then the first body is found, and Patrick realises that all he needs to do is survive the next few days…

*****

Praise for Mark Edwards

'The plot swerves in an entirely unpredictable direction , providing an intriguing mystery that turns on their mentor's work on the behaviour of psychopaths' Sunday Times
‘I loved this... So clever and fresh with a wild and incredibly satisfying twist’ Lisa Jewell
'I devoured it in two compulsive sittings. 'Gripped' doesn't even come close!!' Marian Keyes
'A fast-paced thriller, full of twists upon twists. Hugely enjoyable' Alex Michaelides
'Twisty, clever, often funny, always inventive' Elly Griffiths

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