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The second psychological thriller from No.1 bestselling author Jo Spain. Perfect for fans of Liane Moriarty and Lucy Foley.
FROM THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE CONFESSION
Six neighbours, six secrets, six reasons to want Olive Collins dead.
In the exclusive gated community of Withered Vale, people's lives appear as perfect as their beautifully manicured lawns. Money, success, privilege - the residents have it all. Life is good.
There's just one problem.
Olive Collins' dead body has been rotting inside number four for the last three months. Her neighbours say they're shocked at the discovery but nobody thought to check on her when she vanished from sight.
The police start to ask questions and the seemingly flawless facade begins to crack. Because, when it comes to Olive's neighbours, it seems each of them has something to hide, something to lose and everything to gain from her death.
The new psychological thriller from the bestselling author of THE CONFESSION, perfect for fans of Liane Moriarty.
See what everyone is saying about Jo Spain, the hottest new name in psychological thrillers:
'Enthralling'
JP Delaney
'Chilling'
Sunday Times
'Arresting'
Sunday Express
'Brilliant'
BA Paris
'Gripping'
Best
'Compulsive'
Sunday Mirror
'Addictive'
Michelle Frances
'Refreshing'
Express
Wonderfully drawn characters and more secrets and motives than you can shake a stick at. Loved, loved, loved - Caz Frear, author of Sweet Little Lies
Enthralling - Spain dissects her characters' secrets with razor-sharp precision - JP Delaney, author of The Girl Before
Dark, funny, well-plotted, sinister. Superb
- Will Dean, author of Dark Pines
Has you addicted from the very first page. I found it impossible to put down - Michelle Frances, author of The Girlfriend
An intriguing Rubik's Cube of a book that kept me turning the pages to get to the truth. So well plotted and beautifully written. I absolutely loved it - Liz Nugent, author of Unravelling Oliver
A book to sink into with a cast of characters you'll genuinely care about... completely memorable... a gorgeous read - Dervla McTiernan
It's a winning combination of locked room (or in this case locked estate) mystery and incisive social commentary - Sinead Crowley, author of One Bad Turn
Spain conjures up a brilliant setting for this murder mystery, with a fantastically imagined cast of characters - Emily Koch, author of If I Die Before I Wake
Jo Spain is a full-time writer and screenwriter. Her first novel, With Our Blessing, was one of seven books shortlisted in the Richard and Judy Search for a Bestseller competition and her first psychological thriller, The Confession, was a number one bestseller in Ireland. Jo co-wrote the ground-breaking television series Taken Down, which first broadcast in Ireland in 2018. She's now working on multiple European television projects. Jo lives in Dublin with her husband and their four young children.