Author(s): J.P. Pomare

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Ever have the feeling you're being watched? A smart, unsettling, unputdownable literary thriller from the award-winning, critically acclaimed writer Lina and Cain are doing their best to stay afloat. Money has been tight since Cain returned from active duty, and starting a family is proving harder than they thought. Putting Lina's inherited lake house up for rent at weekends seems like the solution to at least one of their problems. The secluded house is more of a burden than a retreat, anyway, and fixing up the old place makes Cain feel useful for once. But letting strangers stay in their house might not be the best idea. Someone is watching - their most mundane tasks, their most intimate moments - and all the things Lina and Cain want to keep hidden will be exposed. A darkly riveting psychological thriller from the bestselling author of Call Me Evie, In the Clearing and Tell Me Lies. 'A twisty thriller ... Possibly not one to read in your rented holiday cottage. I'll certainly be checking the light fittings at my next beach holiday rental' The Age 'Chilling . . . Should keep readers up at night. Pomare knows how to keep the pages turning' Publishers Weekly 'An emerging master of the taut and fast-flowing psychological thriller' ArtsHub 'a plot that will drag breathless readers to the finish line' Herald Sun 'This is a rip-snorting read that burbles along on fine prose, from a novelist who while still early in his career has already stamped his mark as a masterful storyteller. An excellent read from a must-read author' Good Reading 'Tense and dark and twisty - don't look away' Michael Robotham, author of When You Are Mine'J.P. Pomare's first two books rocked my world - this one manages to exceed them. The Last Guests is a cunning, complex, contemporary thrill-ride.' Christian White, author of The Nowhere Child 'The Last Guests is a twisty thriller with an ending I didn't see coming. A cautionary tale for our times.' Megan Goldin, author of The Night Swim 'Pomare's latest creation will keep you guessing right up to the last page.' Rose Carlyle, author of The Girl in the Mirror 'Couldn't put it down, can't stop thinking about it. Bump it to the top of your must-read list immediately.' Anna Downes, author of The Safe Place

What a fabulous setting Josh has chosen for this very believable premise for a story (unfortunately that makes it even scarier)!  The very landscape at Tarawera, although beautiful, I have always found quite intimidating – a brooding mountain looking down over a large body of water.  I don’t think I will ever be able to visit this area again without thinking about this story and at the same time swearing to never book a B&B again! Thrillers are not my usual genre, but I may have been converted – I couldn’t put this book down! Prue