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Don’t miss the new, totally addictive psychological thriller from Sarah Goodwin, with bombshell twists that will leave you stunned. Fans of The Sanatorium, The Paris Apartment and One of the Girls will be hooked from the very first page.

You can't outrun the past…

Summer, 2022. When Meg and Cat are forced to take a dangerous shortcut home one night, they notice two men silently following them. Suddenly running for their lives, they scramble into an abandoned building to hide and wait for help.

…for what’s done in the dark will come to light…

One year later. Attempting to escape the horrors of that fateful night, Meg barricades herself into a safehouse at the edge of a crumbling sea cliff. As a storm rages outside, a blackout plunges the house into darkness. But Meg’s not alone.

…and someone wants revenge.

This is a twisty locked-room thriller for fans of Sarah Pearse, Lucy Foley and Jane Harper that will leave you breathless.

©2023 Sarah Goodwin (P)2023 HarperCollins Publishers Limited Crime Thrillers Domestic Thrillers Genre Fiction Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense Thriller Exciting
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Enjoyable as background noise when you’re cleaning or going for a walk/drive.

The narrator is fantastic as always! And really made the book a lot better than it is.

The writing is okay, good at times which makes it so sad when the author becomes lazy. And by that I mean, writing the characters to make idiotic decisions just to push the storyline along. It becomes very tedious and eye rolling.

It’s okay…

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I'll start with the obvious: Goodwin is a super talented author. This story was atmospheric and intense. If you're looking for a book you can devour in a day, this is your next read. A skillfully crafted, explosive thriller.

Creepy, dark and addictive

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Really really enjoyed this! I was hooked to it, desperately wanting to keep looking for jobs to do so i could keep listening😊 It has a really great story line, unusual and the description of the scenes had me imagining exactly what every room and outside scene was like. I LOVE when the author and narrator can do that. Katy was as usual OUTSTANDING 💯👏🏽 She is one of my favourite narrator’s 😊 She reads so well and does lots of different characters so easily! I HIGHLY recommend this book💯💯💯 I will look for more from this author for sure! Thank you Sarah Goodwin for an AMAZING story 💯💯👏🏽👏🏽❤️ Thank you Katy Sobey for yet again your OUTSTANDING narration💯💯👏🏽👏🏽❤️ Thank you audible for another WONDERFUL book!💯💯💯👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽❤️❤️❤️xxxx

Absolutely LOVED this🤗💯 Katy OUTSTANDING 👏🏽

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A tense and gripping tale, filled with twists and turns. I prefer Sarah’s remote location books personally, but still a great read.

A great book.

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I’ve really enjoyed a couple of books by this author but this one just didn’t work for me. I didn’t really like any of the characters so wasn’t invested in what happened to them. I found the descriptions of violence against women hard to listen to at times. The ending I found confusing and was left wondering what had happened.

Not for me

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