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Prepare to be utterly seduced by this gloriously immersive summer read. Secrets, revelations and twists aplenty!

It's only 5th January and I'm pretty sure I've just finished one of the best thrillers I'll read this year

Emma Curtis, author of One Little Mistake

With a to-die-for setting and elegant prose, this scorcher is a must-have holiday read

Propulsive read which delivers a real punch. Coercive friendships in '89 and now are dissected with skill by Nikki Smith in this cautionary tale. I could not look away!

A truly gripping tale packed with sun, secrets, toxic allegiances and shocking revelations, this novel is sure to grace many a sunlounger this summer

1989: The tunes are loud and the clothes are louder when a group of friends arrives in Mallorca for a post-graduation holiday of decadence and debauchery at a luxury villa. 
 
A beach party marks the pinnacle of their fun, until it isn't fun any longer. Because amidst the wild partying, sand flying from dancing feet and revellers leaping from yachts, an accident happens. Suddenly, the night of a lifetime becomes a living nightmare. 
 
Now: The truth about that summer has been collectively buried. But someone knows what happened that night. 
 
And they want the friends to pay for what they did.

'Bound to be the hit thriller of the summer!' T. M. Logan, The Holiday 
 
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Six friends. 
The holiday of their dreams. 
One night that changed it all . . . 
 
1989: The tunes are loud and the clothes are louder when a group of friends arrives in Mallorca for a post-graduation holiday of decadence and debauchery at a luxury villa. 
 
A beach party marks the pinnacle of their fun, until it isn't fun any longer. Because amidst the wild partying - sand flying from dancing feet and revellers leaping from yachts - an accident happens. Suddenly, the night of a lifetime becomes a living nightmare. 
 
Now: The truth about that summer has been collectively buried. But someone knows what happened that night. 
 
And they want the friends to pay for what they did. 
 
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'Thrilling, twisting and gloriously '80s' Chris Whitaker, We Begin at the End 
 
'Sun-soaked and fast-paced, the perfect holiday page turner' Ellery Lloyd, The Club 
 
'Deliciously gripping and twisty' Shalini Boland, The Secret Mother 
 
'Sizzling with suspense, the perfect summer read' B. A. Paris, Behind Closed Doors

Nikki Smith worked in finance until 2017, when a 'now or never' moment prompted her to apply for the Curtis Brown Creative writing course. She is the author of five novels and co-host of the podcast In Suspense. She lives in Guildford with her family and loves to travel, ideally somewhere hot and sunny.

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