Author(s): Clare Mackintosh

Crime Fiction

THE THRILLING NEW MYSTERY FROM THE #1 BESTSELLER

IN A VILLAGE WITH THIS MANY SECRETS, A MURDER IS JUST THE BEGINNING . . .

On New Year's Eve, Rhys Lloyd has a house full of guests.

He's celebrating the success of his lakeside holiday homes, and has generously invited the village to drink champagne with their wealthy new neighbours.

By midnight, Rhys will be floating dead in the freezing waters of the lake.

On New Year's Day, DC Ffion Morgan has a village full of suspects.

She grew up in the tiny community, so the murder suspects are her neighbours, friends and family - and Ffion has her own secrets to protect.

With a lie uncovered at every turn, soon the question isn't who wanted Rhys dead . . . but who finally killed him.

'Superb, devilishly clever, with echoes of Agatha Christie' PATRICIA CORNWELL

'Wickedly enjoyable' THE TIMES

'Mackintosh is just getting better and better with every book' PETER JAMES

'Leo and Ffion make a storming debut in this twisty tale' BELINDA BAUER

'A dark delight of a murder mystery!' JANICE HALLETT

'Warm, atmospheric, ingenious - this is the new crime series you need in your life' WILL DEAN

'Insanely gripping' ERIN KELLY

'Mackintosh is a genius' FIONA CUMMINS

'An absolute triumph' CLAIRE DOUGLAS

'Brilliant, so atmospheric' RUTH WARE

'Whipsmart' LINWOOD BARCLAY

'DC Ffion Morgan is complicated, funny and very sweary' LOUISE CANDLISH

'Twists that blindside you all the way' MARI HANNAH

'Every chapter ends on a cliff hanger' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING