Dead Heat

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Beschreibung

<p><b>Under the searing sun, secrets simmer and betrayal lies thick in this claustrophobic, explosive new thriller from the <i>Sunday Times</i> bestselling author of Richard &amp; Judy Book Club pick, <i>Lie With Me</i>.</b></p><p><b>'Gloriously dark and wildly engrossing' </b>LISA JEWELL<br><b>'D</b><b>ripping with suspense</b>' LUCY CLARKE<br><b>'Completely blew me away. Perfection!'</b> CLARE MACKINTOSH</p><p>____________</p><p><b>Former journalist Matt Grimshaw's life is at a low ebb</b>. 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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>At least, it looks like an accident...</p><p><b>Set over one blazing Mediterranean summer, Sabine Durrant's new thriller is tense, claustrophobic and utterly gripping.</b></p><p>____________</p><p><b>Praise for <i>Dead Heat</i> . . .</b></p><p><b>'Expertly constructed </b>and <b>guilefully written</b><b>, </b>it <b>inevitably reminds you of Patricia Highsmith</b>, but also of <b>The Great Gatsby' </b><i>Sunday Times</i></p><p>'An <b>outstanding </b>thriller' India Knight</p><p>'I<b> loved this book</b>. The descriptions are <b>so beautiful</b> that you almost don't notice the <b>brilliance of the plotting</b>' Elly Griffiths</p><p>'<b>Better than every season of <i>The White Lotus</i></b> spun into one' Sarah Hilary</p>

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781804954645

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

195 x 131 x 27 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2026

Verlag / Hersteller

Random House UK Ltd