The Weekend Guests

'Utterly brilliant . . . plotting as twisted as any crime reader would desire!' ALEX GRAY

'An unputdownable, edge-of-your-seat thriller' LISA BALLANTYNE

FIVE OLD FRIENDS.

A REUNION TO DIE FOR . . .

A weekend on the wild, beautiful Dorset coast. Seven adults, six kids. A nanny: the ultimate special treat.

It should be perfect: old friends, a stunning house, champagne and windswept beaches. But it isn't.

Past grudges won't rest. Secrets won't stay put.

And by the end of the weekend, at least one of them will be dead.

Perfect for fans of THE HUNTING PARTY by Lucy Foley and ONE OF THE GIRLS by Lucy Clarke, this is a gripping locked-room thriller brimming with secrets and lies.

'Wow, what a great book! ... twists I didn't see coming' Reader Review

'A fantastic read I couldn't put it down. I flew through it' Reader Review

'Highly recommended for fans of Lucy Foley and Ruth Ware' Reader Review

'Great thriller!' Reader Review

'Compelling, immersive and pacy' Reader Review

Utterly brilliant. Characters and setting drawn with meticulous care, and plotting as twisted as any crime reader would desire! -- Alex Gray, Sunday Times bestselling author
A fascinating cast of characters, and the ghosts of relationships past, combine to make this an unputdownable, edge-of-your-seat thriller. Highly recommended -- Lisa Ballantyne, author of THE INNOCENT ONE
Sucks you in like a deadly riptide on a dangerous British coast. Tense, mysterious and atmospheric with the perfect touch of creepiness to keep you turning pages late into the night, this is the intelligent thriller you've been craving -- Sarah Strohmeyer, author of We Love to Entertain
Another triumph Press and Journal
Tensions lurk beneath the surface and dark secrets can't be contained in a tense thriller told through dual timelines and different viewpoints as the suspense builds Peterborough Telegraph
Previous praise for Liza North:
Deftly told . . . An accomplished debut and a fascinating study of the dangerous power of obsessive attraction Daily Mail
Will have you turning pages long into the night Scots Magazine
Compelling and compulsive. A perfectly crafted 'just one more chapter' read. I loved it! -- Victoria Selman, Sunday Times bestselling author of TRULY DARKLY DEEPLY
An impressive debut . . . A brilliant murder story The Critic

Liza North is a writer, academic and former journalist. Her first Scottish-based psychological thriller, Obsessed, was published in 2023. Educated at Oxford University and University College London, she has written for the Financial Times and the Guardian, and spoken at literary and crime writing festivals including Bloody Scotland. A reluctant runner, insatiable reader and lover of fancy gin, she lives in Edinburgh with her husband and two daughters.

Find her on Facebook, X or Instagram as @lizanorthwriter.

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