DEAD HEAT

Under the searing sun secrets simmer and betrayal lies thick in this claustrophobic explosive new thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Richard & Judy Book Club pick Lie With Me A real scorcher You won t want to miss this one HARLAN COBEN Gloriously dark and wildly engrossing LISA JEWELL Sun drenched and dripping with suspense this is the perfect summer read LUCY CLARKE Former journalist Matt Grimshaw s life is at a low ebb He s been let go by the paper where he s worked for years and his relationship with his long term girlfriend has come unstuck So when an invitation arrives from his two closest friends Celia and Adam Murphy to join them at their house in Greece he jumps at it It may be harsh and unwelcoming on the Mani Peninsula but Matt determines to stay there for the whole summer and to write his much put off screen play But then the Murphys plus children arrive and a wealthy newcomer to the area starts throwing loud and lavish parties in his big house across the bay As the nights become hotter and the parties wilder everyone s motivations darken Envy rises resentments grow until a terrible accident stops the summer in its tracks At least it looks like an accident Set over one blazing Mediterranean summer S