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For fans of Knives Out comes a spellbinding thriller from the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Woman in the Window“I’ll be dead in three months. Come tell my story.”So writes Sebastian Trapp, reclusive mystery novelist, to his longtime correspondent Nicky Hunter, an expert in detective fiction. With mere months to live, Trapp invites Nicky to his spectacular San Francisco mansion to help draft his life story . . . while living alongside his beautiful second wife, Diana; his wayward nephew, Freddy; and his protective daughter, Madeleine. Soon Nicky finds herself caught in an irresistible case of real-life “detective-fever.”“You and I might even solve an old mystery or two.”Twenty years earlier—on New Year’s Eve 1999—Sebastian’s first wife and teenage son vanished from different locations, never to be seen again. Did

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It isn’t paranoia if it’s really happening ... Anna Fox lives alone - a recluse in her New York City home, unable to venture outside. She spends her day drinking wine (maybe too much), watching old movies, recalling happier times ... and spying on her neighbors. Then the Russells move into the house across the way: a father, a mother, their teenage son. The perfect family. But when Anna, gazing out her window one night, sees something she shouldn’t, her world begins to crumble - and its shocking secrets are laid bare. What is real? What is imagined? Who is in danger? Who is in control? In this diabolically gripping thriller, no one - and nothing - is what it seems.

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The brand new edge-of-your-seat thriller from the author of the smash hit No.1 bestseller The Woman in the Window.''Elegant, absorbing, full of Hitchcockian menace' Lucy FoleyI was mesmerized' Lisa Jewell''Brilliantly plotted'' Liz NugentFans of detective fiction will be thrilled!' Shari LapenaI'll be dead in three months. Come tell my story.This is the chilling invitation from Sebastian Trapp, renowned mystery novelist, to his long-time correspondent Nicky Hunter, an expert in detective fiction. Welcomed into his lavish San Francisco mansion, Nicky begins to unravel Trapp's life story under the watchful eyes of his enigmatic wife and plainspoken daughter.But Sebastian Trapp is a mystery himself. And maybe probably a murderer.Two decades ago, his first wife and son vanished, the case never solved. Is the master of mystery playing a deadly game? If so, who will be the loser?And when a body surfaces in the family''s garden, they all realize the past isn''t buried it''s waiting.What re

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Now a major film on Netflix starring Amy Adams, Gary Oldman and Julianne Moore OVER 5 MILLION COPIES SOLD! THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ‘Astounding. Thrilling. Amazing’ Gillian Flynn ‘One of those rare books that really is unputdownable’ Stephen King 'Twisted to the power of max' Val McDermid ‘A dark, twisty confection’ Ruth Ware What did she see? It’s been ten months since Anna Fox last left her home. Ten months during which she has haunted the rooms of her old New York house, lost in her memories, too terrified to step outside. Anna’s lifeline to the real world is her window, where she sits, watching her neighbours. When the Russells move in, Anna is instantly drawn to them. A picture-perfect family, they are an echo of the life that was once hers. But one evening, a scream rips across the silence, and Anna witnesses something horrifying. Now she must uncover the truth about what really happened. But if she does, will anyone believe her? And can she even trust herself?

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Now a major film on Netflix starring Amy Adams, Gary Oldman and Julianne Moore OVER 5 MILLION COPIES SOLD! THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ‘Astounding. Thrilling. Amazing’ Gillian Flynn ‘One of those rare books that really is unputdownable’ Stephen King 'Twisted to the power of max' Val McDermid ‘A dark, twisty confection’ Ruth Ware What did she see? It’s been ten months since Anna Fox last left her home. Ten months during which she has haunted the rooms of her old New York house, lost in her memories, too terrified to step outside. Anna’s lifeline to the real world is her window, where she sits, watching her neighbours. When the Russells move in, Anna is instantly drawn to them. A picture-perfect family, they are an echo of the life that was once hers. But one evening, a scream rips across the silence, and Anna witnesses something horrifying. Now she must uncover the truth about what really happened. But if she does, will anyone believe her? And can she even trust herself?

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The brand new edge-of-your-seat thriller from the author of the smash hit No.1 bestseller The Woman in the Window.''Elegant, absorbing, full of Hitchcockian menace' Lucy FoleyI was mesmerized' Lisa Jewell''Brilliantly plotted'' Liz NugentFans of detective fiction will be thrilled!' Shari LapenaI'll be dead in three months. Come tell my story.This is the chilling invitation from Sebastian Trapp, renowned mystery novelist, to his long-time correspondent Nicky Hunter, an expert in detective fiction. Welcomed into his lavish San Francisco mansion, Nicky begins to unravel Trapp's life story under the watchful eyes of his enigmatic wife and plainspoken daughter.But Sebastian Trapp is a mystery himself. And maybe probably a murderer.Two decades ago, his first wife and son vanished, the case never solved. Is the master of mystery playing a deadly game? If so, who will be the loser?And when a body surfaces in the family''s garden, they all realize the past isn''t buried it''s waiting.What re

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