A dark and twisty psychological thriller from the award-winning author of The Silent Pool, a writer who “pulls you in at 100 mph” (Mark Billingham, international bestselling author).
How do you escape when you’ve set your own trap?
From behind the locked door of her home, Sarah broadcasts her popular podcast. When she starts to seek the truth about the murder of a teenage girl twelve years earlier, she soon finds herself the centre of unwanted attention.
While trying to manage her agoraphobia, as well as the online trolls and her family life, Sarah begins to uncover some uncomfortable facts relating to the cold case.
As she edges closer to accusing someone of the murder, the online threats soon become physical and as the outside world draws closer and closer to her front door threatening her home, her family and her life, Sarah must decide between fight or flight . . .
“There are some big twists . . . the final chapter is also mind-blowing! . . . a good, enjoyable gripping read!” —Curled Up with a Good Book
“Packed full of suspense . . . a dark and twisted read that will ensure you keep turning those pages.” —By the Letter Book Reviews
“I thought that the main characters for the book were well developed and they worked really well with the plot line . . . the suspense the author built up was great . . . Four stars from me for this one—I really enjoyed it!” —Donna’s Book Blog
Phil Kurthausen was brought up in Merseyside where he dreamt of being a novelist but ended up working as a lawyer. He has travelled the world working as a light bulb repair technician, a flower salesman and, though scared of heights, painted Sydney Harbour Bridge. Ken Dodd once put him in a headlock for being annoying. His work has been broadcast on BBC radio 4 extra, he has published some short stories and his novel ‘The Silent Pool’ won the Thriller Round in the Harper Collins People’s Novelist Competition broadcast on ITV in November 2011 and appeared in the final. It was later shortlisted for the Dundee International Literary Prize in 2012. More recently 'The Silent Pool' won Apple book of the month and his novel ‘Sudden Death’ was a best seller on the Amazon kindle charts.