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''The tension never wavers'' Guardian
Sultry and engrossing Take it to the beach and savour every page' Observer

Summer''s almost over and Alex is no longer welcome...

Alex is a young woman teetering on the edge. Behind on her rent and with nothing to keep her in New York she agrees to spend August by the beach, in the lavish house of the older man she's been seeing.

After one misstep at a dinner party she's dismissed with a ride to the station and a ticket back to the city. But Alex decides to stay on the island, charming her way into the lives of the dazzlingly wealthy set who live there and leaving a trail of destruction behind her. Just how long can she keep going before she's found out?

A delicious, dark-sided novel' Guardian
Eerily captivating' Elle
Compulsively readable' Independent

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      Publisher: Random House
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 5/30/2024
      ISBN13: 9781529921915, 978-1529921915
      ISBN10: 1529921910
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      ''The tension never wavers'' Guardian
      Sultry and engrossing Take it to the beach and savour every page' Observer

      Summer''s almost over and Alex is no longer welcome...

      Alex is a young woman teetering on the edge. Behind on her rent and with nothing to keep her in New York she agrees to spend August by the beach, in the lavish house of the older man she's been seeing.

      After one misstep at a dinner party she's dismissed with a ride to the station and a ticket back to the city. But Alex decides to stay on the island, charming her way into the lives of the dazzlingly wealthy set who live there and leaving a trail of destruction behind her. Just how long can she keep going before she's found out?

      A delicious, dark-sided novel' Guardian
      Eerily captivating' Elle
      Compulsively readable' Independent

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