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Imprint: Penguin
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Published: 03/09/2020
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ISBN: 9781405922623
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Length: 400 Pages
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Dimensions: 198mm x 23mm x 129mm
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Weight: 266g
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RRP: £7.99
The Heatwave
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The bestselling Richard & Judy 2020 Book Club psychological suspense
THE MUST READ RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB THRILLER PICK
'Sultry, atmospheric and unsettling - a book to lose yourself in' ERIN KELLY, bestselling author of He Said She Said
'The best book I have read this year. Atmospheric, thrilling and completely unputdownable' 5***** Reader Review
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Elodie was beautiful. Elodie was smart. Elodie was troubled. Elodie is dead.
In Provence, under a sweltering sun, Sylvie returns to the crumbling family home of La Reverie with her youngest daughter Emma.
Yet every corner of the house is haunted by the memories of Elodie, her first child - memories she has tried to forget, but whose long-ago death the villagers certainly haven't.
As temperatures rise, and forest fires rage through the French countryside, memories of Elodie spread further through Sylvie's mind . . .
Because there's something Sylvie's been hiding about what happened to Elodie all those summers ago.
And it could change everything.
'Exquisite writing and a compelling story that will keep you up late into the night' KATIE FFORDE, bestselling author of A Rose Petal Summer
'The only book you need this summer. Gripping, well-paced and full of thrills' 5***** Reader Review
'Pages humming with heat, secrets and suspense. I loved it' DINAH JEFFRIES, bestselling author of The Tea Planters Wife
'Welcome to Provence for a holiday stay you will not forget in a hurry!' 5***** Reader Review
'Takes you to Provence with a chilling twist' 5***** Reader Review
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Praise for Kate Riordan
'Rich and atmospheric' RACHEL HORE
'The perfect summer read' RACHEL RHYS
'Had me absolutely gripped' LOUISE CANDLISH
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Imprint: Penguin
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Published: 03/09/2020
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ISBN: 9781405922623
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Length: 400 Pages
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Dimensions: 198mm x 23mm x 129mm
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Weight: 266g
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RRP: £7.99
Reviews
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A tense psychological drama that brilliantly evokes its South of France setting. Terrific summer escapism
Daily Mail
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Sultry, atmospheric and unsettling - a book to lose yourself in this summer
Erin Kelly
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Summer might be over, but this red-hot book will have you gripped!
Sun
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I cannot stop thinking about The Heatwave. The writing and the atmosphere, the darkness, the beautiful French setting, the characters...Outstanding. An absolute page-turner
Rosie Walsh
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A sultry, gorgeously written and hugely atmospheric thriller with a dark, compelling mystery at its heart
Lucy Foley, bestselling author of The Hunting Party
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I like a book that surprises me, and what I loved about this one is that I had no idea where it was headed. There is uneasiness filtering throughout, like a gentle flicker of heat set to turn into a full-blown fire
Nina Pottell, Prima
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Tense and deliciously atmospheric, it unravels a mother-daughter relationship with a growing sense of menace.
Emma Rous
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Vivid descriptions of the French setting and a gloriously unsettling feeling that keeps on intensifying.
Emily Koch
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Evocative, compelling, intoxicating and - despite the scorching Provencal sun - utterly chilling. I loved it
Tammy Cohen
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A fiercely compelling, gorgeously atmospheric story of fierce, impossible love. It gets you into its grip and will not let go. The beautiful writing and rich understanding of a mother's scarred relationship with a long lost child add a unique power to the tense mystery. Haunting
Gytha Lodge
