Sun Damage

**THE EXPLOSIVE THRILLER FROM THE ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF DEAD HEAT**

The perfect holiday. The perfect crime...

When Ali has the chance to stay at a beautiful house in the south of France, she jumps at it.
But not everything is as it seems.
Surrounded by a group of wealthy friends, Ali blends expertly into the background.
Shes watching them all.
And she isnt the only one interested.
The heat rises. The pool shimmers. Secrets are exposed.
And Ali must face up to the biggest lie of all: herself.

Written with Durrants usual acuity, Sun Damage is a smart observation of family life and Brits abroad in the middle, bookended by a Highsmithian thrillerSUNDAY TIMES
Plenty of Ripleyish peril to keep the nerves on edgeCLARE CHAMBERS
No one creates characters like Sabine DurrantCLARE MACKINTOSH
I tore through Sun Damage!SJ WATSON
Claustrophobic and suspenseful, with an engaging narrator and a satisfying twist GUARDIAN
Sensuously atmospheric, Sun Damage is a twisty thriller with the added delight of acute social comedy. Without doubt Sabine Durrants best novel yetGILL HORNBY
The suspense sizzles off every pageERIN KELLY
One of our best thriller writersGOOD HOUSEKEEPING
An exploration of vulnerability, trickery and cruel dishonesty ... the ending gives great satisfactionLITERARY REVIEW
Secrets and tensions rise along with the temperature until they reach boiling pointRED
Absorbing, intriguing, with great twists and pace, SUN DAMAGE is a wonderful rollercoaster of a readB.A. PARIS
Durrant is relentless with the suspense ... superbly controlled, a novel thats obsidian dark under the blazing French sunSUNDAY INDEPENDENT