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The Cliffhanger: The searing new destination thriller with a cat-and-mouse twist
Emily Freud
Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Crime & mystery, Thriller / suspense
The searing new destination thriller with a cat-and-mouse twist. Perfect for fans of Andrea Bartz and Lucy Clarke.
You think you know how this ends. Think again.
'Irresistible' Abigail Dean
'Mind blowing' Nikki Smith
STRAY TOO CLOSE TO THE EDGE . . .
New York-based writers Felix and Emma have it all. As the husband and wife team behind the bestselling Morgan Savage thrillers, their meteoric rise to global literary fame seemed unstoppable.
Until Felix messed up.
AND SOMEONE'S GOING TO GET HURT.
Now, the couple has been exiled to the south of France. Their sentence: a long, hot summer to cure their writers' block - and save their marriage.
But as tensions rise beneath the sweltering sun, Felix and Emma become trapped in a deathly plot of their own making . . .
SEE WHAT EVERYONE'S SAYING ABOUT EMILY FREUD'S THRILLERS
'Completely addictive' B P WALTER
' I couldn't put it down' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ READER REVIEW
'Atmospheric, propulsive' L V MATTHEWS
'Unputdownable!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ READER REVIEW
'Twisty and compulsive, with a killer twist' CHARLOTTE PHILBY
'A completely addictive page-turner that left me reeling!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ READER REVIEW
'Outstanding, immersive, rich and vivid' LIZZY BARBER
'The PERFECT summer thriller!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ READER REVIEW
'A breathless thriller with a high stakes plot' LUCY CLARKE
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Praise for The Cliffhanger: The searing new destination thriller with a cat-and-mouse twist
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PRAISE FOR EMILY FREUD: 'Her Last Summer is a breathless thriller with a high stakes plot. The tension just keeps on ratcheting' - Lucy Clarke on HER LAST SUMMER
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Atmospheric, propulsive, and laced with a tension that I've come to expect from Emily Freud's writing. A perfect escape novel. I flew through it - L V Matthews on HER LAST SUMMER
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This outstanding destination thriller cements Emily Freud as the queen of psychological suspense. A fully immersive read - Lizzy Barber on HER LAST SUMMER
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Completely addictive. A superb thriller, masterfully plotted, with real gasp-out-loud surprises - B. P. Walter on HER LAST SUMMER
Emily Freud
Emily Freud is the author of My Best Friend's Secret, What She Left Behind and Her Last Summer. She has worked on Emmy and BAFTA award winning television series including Educating Yorkshire and First Dates. Emily lives in North London, with her husband and two children. Her latest novel, The Cliffhanger, publishes in 2025.
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