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She Lies in Wait: The gripping Sunday Times bestselling Richard & Judy thriller pick

She Lies in Wait: The gripping Sunday Times bestselling Richard & Judy thriller pick

by Gytha Lodge (Author)

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    Hardcover 2019

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Synopsis

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

Six friends. One killer. Who do you trust?

A dark, deep, terrific thriller and a scorching portrait of friendship and its betrayal Nicci French

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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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 400
 Edition: First Edition
 Publisher: Michael Joseph
Published: 21 Mar 2019
ISBN 10: 0241362970
ISBN 13: 9780241362976
Book Overview: Who killed Aurora Jackson? Jonah Sheens untangles a web of long-buried secrets in this outstanding debut thriller.

Media Reviews
A dark, deep, terrific thriller and a scorching portrait of friendship and its betrayal -- Nicci French
She Lies in Wait delivers on just about every level - a killer premise, an absorbing plot that twists and turns at just the right pace, and in DCI Jonah Sheens a lead detective who has hit the page fully-formed and instantly likeable. One to watch! -- Caz Frear, Richard and Judy bestselling author of Sweet Little Lies
Most enjoyable - Gytha Lodge is a skilled storyteller and she weaves such an intricate plot. The book hooked me early on and kept me up way past my bedtime on several nights! The team of detectives Gytha has put together is top notch. All in all, a very satisfying read -- James Oswald
The discovery of human remains hidden in the woods forces six friends to relive the night that ended their innocence. In this cracking, page-turning thriller, Gytha Lodge brings the reader on a twisty edgy ride, flipping deftly between two timelines as it races towards the reveal. Gripping stuff -- Karen Perry, bestselling author of Girl Unknown
I can't remember a debut I read with such pleasure - a really masterful handling of complex plot and beautiful characterisation -- Helen Callaghan, bestselling author of Dear Amy
A strong debut thriller with dual timelines. Mysterious, stylish, and utterly compelling -- Will Dean, bestselling author of Dark Pines
I loved it. A SUPERIOR crime book -- Marian Keyes
A stunning debut. Brilliantly formed characters and a twisty, clever plot had me turning pages well past my bed time. -- Heidi Perks, Sunday Times bestselling author of Now You See Me
She Lies in Wait drew me in from the very first page. Gytha Lodge has created a compulsive crime novel with a heartbreaking story and a complex plot as well as a whole set of brilliant characters, especially the clever and likeable DCI Sheens. Difficult to put down, it kept me guessing until the end -- Jenny Quintana, bestselling author of The Missing Girl
A stunner, a proper whodunnit. It kept me up well past bed-time, turning those pages. Well-plotted, brilliant characters, beautifully written: a sure-fire hit -- Jo Spain, no.1 bestselling author of The Confession
By turns elegant and savage, absorbing and clinical, She Lies In Wait is one of those rare debuts that stops you dead, commands you to turn each page, and leaves you piecing together a story you are desperate to unfold yet loath to finish. Seriously impressive. -- Chris Whitaker, CWA Dagger-winning author of Tall Oaks
Sheens and his team are compassionate, clever, and likeable... The mystery intrigues and twists, offering enough red herrings and moments of police procedural to please fans of the genre. There are already two more DCI Sheens novels in the works - hooray! * Kirkus (starred review) *
An atmospheric debut... Lodge smoothly intercuts the present-day police probe by whip-sharp recent transfer Det. Constable Juliette Hanson and other team members with flashbacks to the last day of Aurora's life as seen through her eyes... This psychological thriller marks a promising start to a planned series * Publishers Weekly *
Masterful and immersive, told with pace and nuance - totally gripping. The tension wracks up page after page. A fantastic book, a sure-fire bestseller -- Chris Hammer, No.1 Bestselling author of Scrublands
I thoroughly enjoyed it - a great evocation of being a teenager, and a tense meshing of time lines. I'm very glad it's the start of a series -- Harriet Tyce, author of Blood Orange
Gytha Lodge is an incredibly talented writer and this is an haunting, assured debut that will stay with the reader long after they've finished the last page. -- Jessica Barry, author of Freefall
Author Bio
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.