The Last Time I Saw Her Alive

PRE-ORDER NOW! THE ATMOSPHERIC, SUSPENSEFUL NEW MYSTERY FROM KATE RIORDAN, BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF RICHARD &amp; JUDY PICK THE HEATWAVE 
 
'One of my favourite suspense writers' Anna Bailey 
'Had me absolutely gripped' Louise Candlish 
'Intimate, intense and utterly addictive' Emma Stonex 
 
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It’s been years since Rain went home. 
To many, growing up on the Tanglewood estate, nestled in a beautiful corner of the Cotswolds countryside, seemed like a dream. 
But for Rain, memories of her childhood there are forever tainted by what happened that summer. The wild party. The body… 
Now estranged from her mother, and all ties to Tanglewood, Rain thought she’d moved on. 
Yet when another dead body is found at Tanglewood, she knows she must face her past. 
Rain has long held suspicions that what happened that summer wasn’t an accident. It was murder. 
And now's her chance to prove it. 
 
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Why readers and reviewers LOVE Kate Riordan 
'The best book I have read this year. Atmospheric, thrilling and completely unputdownable' 5***** Reader Review 
'Immersive' HARRIET TYCE 
'A compelling and unsettling read with summer written all over it' WOMAN &amp; HOME 
'The only book you need this summer. Gripping, well-paced and full of thrills' 5***** Reader Review 
'Tense and atmospheric. A dark, sultry, summer read' JANE FALLON

A gorgeously written and hugely atmospheric thriller with a dark, compelling mystery at its heart

One of my favourite suspense writers

I devoured it. Beautiful writing and characterisation and a gripping plot. Such an atmospheric read

Superb storytelling. The ideal read for a holiday!

Completely addictive and wonderfully compelling. A sun-dappled summer escape with a jagged dark heart. You won't be able to put it down

Sultry, atmospheric and unsettling

Kate Riordan is a writer and author coach for The Novelry. Kate is the bestselling author of seven novels, including The Heatwave, a Richard and Judy Book Club pick, and Sunday Times bestseller The Girl in the Photograph. She has also written Summer Fever, The Shadow Hour, The Red Letter, The Stranger, and most recently The Liars under the pseudonym Katherine Fleet. As a journalist, she wrote for the Guardian, The Sunday Times, Red, Stella and Grazia. 
 
Kate lives in a very old cottage in a Cotswolds valley where she writes her novels between waiting on two rescue dogs.

It’s been years since Rain went home. 
To many, growing up on the Tanglewood estate, nestled in a beautiful corner of the Cotswolds countryside, seemed like a dream. 
But for Rain, memories of her childhood there are forever tainted by what happened that summer. The wild party. The body… 
Now estranged from her mother, and all ties to Tanglewood, Rain thought she’d moved on. 
Yet when another dead body is found at Tanglewood, she knows she must face her past. 
Rain has long held suspicions that what happened that summer wasn’t an accident. It was murder. 
And now's her chance to prove it.

Kate Riordan

Compelling and utterly transportive – The Liars is a scorching summer read. Katherine Fleet’s gorgeous line by line writing and masterful build of suspense held me rapt on heat-drenched Greek island shores. I absolutely loved it

I devoured it. Beautiful writing and characterisation and a gripping plot. Such an atmospheric read - I loved every sun soaked page

Secrets and lies cross the two timelines of this novel, which is both a coming-of-age tale and a gripping mystery. And with darkness and intrigue lurking in an idyllic Greek setting, this has got to be the perfect summer thriller

This addictive thriller about the friendship and rivalry between three teenage girls on a sun-soaked Greek island one summer is everything you could want from a beach read

Taut, tense, stylish and incredibly atmospheric, with a thrilling twist. So propulsive, it grabbed me and didn't let go. The perfect book for summer!

A propulsive thriller...the sultry, sun-soaked setting of Eos in the Greek Cyclades really adds to the atmosphere

Sinister and sun-soaked, and razor-sharp on teenage girl friendships and insecurities. This is a perfectly crafted mystery that I flew through in days

A fantastic read. Combines elegance, atmosphere and emotional suspense with a twisting, sinister, irresistibly pacy plot that puts The Liars right up there with the best crime thrillers of the moment. I was swept away to Greece and completely immersed in the lives of the three girls, desperate to unravel the secrets of the past. This is heady, seductive, riveting fiction and I enjoyed every page

The Liars is an outstanding read. Beautifully written and masterfully plotted &ndash; I simply could not put it down

A scorcher of a summer read from a brilliant author

The Liars transported me to the heat of a Greek summer, then and now, but more than that it took me back to the peculiarity of being a fifteen year old girl, on the cusp of adulthood, and the potency and fear of that time. The writing is sublime, the story evocative and compelling. I loved every page!

Beautifully written and captures the dark shifting moods of adolescence

The Liars has all the slow burning unease, brilliant characterisation and page turning compulsiveness a reader could hope for - the kind of simmering tension and dark undercurrents that makes it impossible to put down. It's the perfect escapist summer read

An evocative, twisting, sun-soaked thriller, The Liars explores the tensions and rivalries between step-sisters and reveals how secrets from the past can ripple through the present until dark truths are revealed. Katherine Fleet's novel should be in every beach bag this summer.

The Liars will seduce you with its sun-drenched Greek island setting while simultaneously pulling you deep into its murky depths. Evocative prose and complex characterisation put this sensual and gripping thriller in a class of its own. I couldn't put it down

The Liars is intoxicatingly good. Stylish, intelligent and suspenseful, this novel simmers with slow burn tension and complex emotions, while the beautifully rendered Greek island backdrop offers delicious escapism. You'll want it in your beach bag this summer

A powerfully charged tale, pivoting on the savage and tender relationship between girls on their journey into adulthood. The genius of Katherine Fleet is to couple innocence with danger at every turn, creating a truly breathtaking read: sultry, vivid, brimming with tension - and an ending you won’t see coming. I loved it.

I haven’t been back to Eos since I first met my step-sister, Lex. 
It’s been twenty-five years since that summer. 
Since we went from strangers to sisters. 
Since Abigail went missing. 
Since we told the first lie. 
 
Now we’re back together on the island. 
So much has changed since we were teenagers. 
We’ve both tried to move on from the past – from each other. 
But the island won’t let us escape our secrets. 
 
Only me and Lex know the truth about Abigail. 
We’ve been living a lie for so long. 
And if the truth comes out – neither of us will survive it…

Kate Riordan

Praise for The Liars

Compelling and utterly transportive – The Liars is a scorching summer read. Katherine Fleet’s gorgeous line by line writing and masterful build of suspense held me rapt on heat-drenched Greek island shores ...

I devoured it. Beautiful writing and characterisation and a gripping plot. Such an atmospheric read - I loved every sun soaked page

Secrets and lies cross the two timelines of this novel, which is both a coming-of-age tale and a gripping mystery. And with darkness and intrigue lurking in an idyllic Greek setting, this has got to be the ...

Compelling and utterly transportive – The Liars is a scorching summer read. Katherine Fleet’s gorgeous line by line writing and masterful build of suspense held me rapt on heat-drenched Greek island shores ...

I devoured it. Beautiful writing and characterisation and a gripping plot. Such an atmospheric read - I loved every sun soaked page

Secrets and lies cross the two timelines of this novel, which is both a coming-of-age tale and a gripping mystery. And with darkness and intrigue lurking in an idyllic Greek setting, this has got to be the ...

Compelling and utterly transportive – The Liars is a scorching summer read. Katherine Fleet’s gorgeous line by line writing and masterful build of suspense held me rapt on heat-drenched Greek island shores ...

I devoured it. Beautiful writing and characterisation and a gripping plot. Such an atmospheric read - I loved every sun soaked page

Secrets and lies cross the two timelines of this novel, which is both a coming-of-age tale and a gripping mystery. And with darkness and intrigue lurking in an idyllic Greek setting, this has got to be the ...

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