THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER. The new pulse-pounding and unputdownable thriller from the author of the number one bestseller THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR, and A STRANGER IN THE HOUSE. 'Tense. Unpredictable. Unputdownable. Shari Lapena's novels are domestic noir at its finest' Simon Kernick____________________We can’t choose the strangers we meet.As the guests arrive at beautiful, remote Mitchell’s Inn, they’re all looking forward to a relaxing weekend deep in the forest, miles from anywhere. They watch their fellow guests with interest, from a polite distance. Usually we can avoid the people who make us nervous, make us afraid.With a violent storm raging, the group finds itself completely cut off from the outside world. Nobody can get in – or out. And then the first body is found . . . and the horrifying truth comes to light. There’s a killer among them – and nowhere to run. Until we find ourselves in a situation we can’t escape. Trapped.____________________PRAISE FOR SHARI LAPENA:‘Crafted like a vintage Christie and just as tense, this will be a smash hit’ Heat'Smart characterisation combined with a subtle appreciation for the darkness of the human heart . . . A perfectly choreographed danse macabre' Mail on Sunday‘Shari Lapena . . . is rapidly becoming a go-to author for anyone seeking a light but lip-smacking mystery’ Sunday Express‘The psychological thrillers of Lapena are masterclasses in tightly plotted, economical narrative’ Metro'An excellent mystery! Agatha Christie meets P D James' Ragnar Jonasson____________________READERS LOVE SHARI LAPENA: ‘Best book I’ve read in ages’‘5* fast paced, twisting thriller’‘The pace never let up’‘On the edge of my seat to the end’‘I haven’t picked up a book in 9 years and I’m so glad that I picked this up! I loved it.’‘Incredibly readable and unputdownable’‘Very clever, well written, intriguing and suspenseful’‘Had me hooked from start to finish’