She Lies in Wait

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...

Auteur
Gytha Lodge lives in Cambridge with her son. She Lies in Wait, her debut novel, was a Sunday Times bestseller, a Richard & Judy Book Club pick and an international bestseller. Set in the New Forest and the surrounding area, Lodge's highly-acclaimed DCI Jonah Sheens series also includes Watching From the Dark, Lie Beside Me, Little Sister and A Killer in the Family. Dead To Me is her first standalone thriller.

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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.

Résumé

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER & RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK

SIX FRIENDS. ONE KILLER. WHO DO YOU TRUST?

'A novel that literally makes you hold your breath then gasp out loud' VAL MCDERMID
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Seven teenagers went down to the woods. Only six came back . . .

30 years later, a body is discovered.

DCI Sheens already knows what's waiting for him - Aurora Jackson, found at last.

What he doesn't already know is that it's murder.

All six witnesses insist on their innocence, but DCI Sheens is sure one of them is lying.

But who?

'What a marvel! A corkscrew-twisty, knife-sharp thriller. . . Prepare to be haunted' A J Finn, bestselling author of The Woman in the Window

'I loved it. A SUPERIOR crime novel' Marian Keyes

'An engaging tale of lust, rivalry and murder' The Sunday Times

'A refreshing and original thriller with plot twists you never see coming!' 5 reader review*

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

'A stunning debut. Brilliantly formed characters and a twisty, clever plot had me turning pages well past my bed time' Heidi Perks, bestselling author of Now You See Her

'5* This twisty-turny read is a cut above the rest because of the brilliant writing' The Sun