'S J Watson has done it again. Even more compelling than Before I Go To Sleep' Lesley Kara
The phenomenal new thriller from the multi-million-copy bestselling author.
Blackwood Bay. An ordinary place, home to ordinary people.
It used to be a buzzing seaside destination. But now, ravaged by the effects of dwindling tourism and economic downturn, it's a ghost town - and the perfect place for film-maker Alex to shoot her new documentary.
But the community is deeply suspicious of her intentions. After all, nothing exciting ever happens in Blackwood Bay - or does it?
Blackwood Bay. An ordinary place, home to an extraordinary secret.
'Dark and twisty, and full of surprises and so smartly done' Joanna Cannon
'I loved that behind this disturbing and clever plot there's a genuinely heartrending story.' Emma Curtis
'The master storyteller SJ Watson is back with another clever psychological thriller' Woman & Home
'An intriguing and unsettling new thriller' Fabulous
'Watson adroitly [brings] the strands of his story together to create a disturbing journey to a shocking truth' The Observer
'Creepy and packed with suspense and menace, it draws the reader into a community that has more than its fair share of skeletons to hide. Daily Mail
S. J. Watson's first novel, Before I Go To Sleep, became a phenomenal international success and has now sold over 6,000,000 copies worldwide. It won the Crime Writers' Association Award for Best Debut Novel and the Galaxy National Book Award for Crime Thriller of the Year. The film of the book, starring Nicole Kidman, Colin Firth and Mark Strong, and directed by Rowan Joffe, was released in September 2014. S. J. Watson's second novel, Second Life, a psychological thriller, was published to acclaim in 2015.
S. J. Watson lives in London.
Watson adroitly [brings] the strands of his story together to create a disturbing journey to a shocking truth
The Observer
Creepy and packed with suspense and menace, it draws the reader into a community that has more than its fair share of skeletons to hide.
Daily Mail
Dark and twisty, and full of surprises and so smartly done.
Joanna Cannon
S J Watson has done it again. Even more compelling than Before I Go To Sleep
Lesley Kara
S J Watson, pacing his story with mesmerising expertise, keeps you so invested in the fates of his characters
Jake Kerridge, Sunday Express