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Get ready for the biggest crime debut of 2019 . . .

´What a marvel! A corkscrew-twisty, knife-sharp thriller - yet it doubles as a tender ode to loss and longing. Prepare to be haunted´ A J Finn, bestselling author of The Woman in the Window

´Masterful and immersive, told with pace and nuance - totally gripping´ Chris Hammer, bestselling author of Scrublands
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Six friends. One killer. Who do you trust?

On a hot July night in 1983, six school friends go camping in the forest. Bright and brilliant, they are destined for great things, and young Aurora Jackson is dazzled to be allowed to tag along.

Thirty years later, a body is discovered. DCI Sheens is called to the scene, but he already knows what´s waiting for him: Aurora Jackson, found at long last.

But that´s not all. The friends have all maintained their innocence, but the body is found in a hideaway only the six of them knew about.

It seems the killer has always lurked very close to home . . .
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´A dark, deep, terrific thriller and a scorching portrait of friendship and its betrayal´ Nicci French

´A stunning debut. Brilliantly formed characters and a twisty, clever plot had me turning pages well past my bed time´ Heidi Perks, bestselling author of Now You See Her

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An atmospheric thriller that takes the idea of six friends with a dark place in their past and gives it a series of fresh, chilling twists. A novel that literally makes you hold your breath then gasp out loud Val McDermid

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Lodge, Gytha
Gytha Lodge is a writer and multi-award-winning playwright who lives in Cambridge. After studying creative writing at UEA, she was shortlisted for the Yeovil Literary Prize and the Arts´ Council England fiction awards, and developed a large online following for her young adult and children´s writing, with over five million reads accrued on platform Wattpad. She Lies in Wait is her debut novel.

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