Author:Barbara Vine
A classic of the crime genre, A Fatal Inversion plunges you into the darker side of humanity with a plot that will keep you guessing throughout!
'An absolute winner . . . a gripping read from start to end' Daily Mail
'Brilliant. Vine has the kind of near-Victorian narrative drive' Sunday Times
'I defy anyone to guess the conclusion' Daily Telegraph
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In the long hot summer of 1976, a group of young adults camp in Wyvis Hall, a beautiful Suffolk country house, after one of them unexpectedly inherits it. Revelling in their self-indulgent, irresponsible paradise, they scavenge, steal and sell heirlooms - to entertain and simply exist.
Ten years later, when the current owner buries their beloved dog in the Hall's animal cemetery, the bodies of a woman and child are discovered. But which woman? And whose child? As the facts slowly emerge, their past begins to catch up with them . . .
Written under Ruth Rendell's pen name, Barbara Vine, if you enjoy the novels of P.D. James, Ian Rankin and Scott Turow, you will love this book.
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'One of the best Barbara Vine novels' Goodreads Review
'Not an ordinary mystery . . . it is compelling and certainly thought-provoking' Goodreads Review
'Vine is expert at the slow disclosure of facts and feelings' Goodreads Review
Readers will have their money's worth. Ellroy can't write a dull line
—— PUBLISHERS WEEKLYA chilling, atmospheric rollercoaster of a read filled with clever unpredictable twists and beautiful imagery of Antarctica. I loved it! Amy McCulloch is the queen of the adventure thriller!
—— Claire DouglasAmy McCulloch is the ice queen of the stone-cold, twisting thriller. Midnight is chillingly atmospheric, with sub-zero tension and a creeping plot that makes it impossible to look away. I will never not read what she writes!"
—— Janice HallettIn Midnight, Amy McCulloch takes us on her most adrenaline-fuelled adventure yet. Transportive, absorbing and perfectly paced. You won't want to miss it!
—— Lucy ClarkeChills, thrills and intense suspense... Midnight is a clever mystery, a twisting page-turner, and a blistering adventure
—— Chris WhitakerAn atmospheric, chilling book where Amy's knowledge of Antarctica shines through. It was difficult to put down
—— Catherine CooperEnthralling. Combines an intricate murder mystery with lyrical passages describing ice cliffs and spectacular skies. Easily as good as her first
—— Sunday TimesGripping, and as thrilling as a blast of Antarctic air
—— Lou Morgan'A fast paced read, jam packed with suspense. The idyllic setting, untrustworthy cast and compulsive storyline make it the perfect summer thriller.'
—— John Marrs'The Dive offers an idyllic setting with all the elements required to ensure it becomes hellish! Packed with hold-your-breath tension, secrets and twists, this is one debut you'll want to take on holiday... If you dare!'
—— Alice Hunter, bestselling author of The Serial Killer’s Wife'Wow, what a roller coaster - I inhaled The Dive over a couple of days. It's going to be HUGE! I couldn't put it down. An expertly woven story, a non-stop pace, an evocative setting, plenty of twists and intrigue, with a perfect ending - I loved it!
—— Andrea Mara'This is a perfect read for a dreich Highland day ... sun-drenched shenanigans in Thailand... beautifully written, and full of locked-room tension from a serious new voice in the thriller world'
—— Neil Lancaster'Stylish, intense and brilliantly twisty. This is a terrific summer thriller.'
—— B. P. Walter'I loved The Dive - a twisty, gripping, unputdownable thriller set in a stunning but sinister location.'
—— Roz Watkins'Imagine Lucy Foley's The Guest List transported to a pristine tropical island occupied by travellers, where everyone is running away from something, and nothing and no-one is quite as it seems. The claustrophobic world of beach-bums, influencers and long-term ex-pats, each with their own agenda, is the perfect environment for a fast-paced closed-room thriller that demands to be read in one sitting - prepare to be submerged from the first page and not resurface until that unsettling final line.'
—— Charlotte Philby'Reading The Dive gave me the same wanderlust chills I got when I first read The Beach - Sara Ochs' stunning debut combines an exotic location to die for (literally), a host of itinerant characters with multiple secrets to hide and plenty of locked-room thrills. This is one sun-soaked, escapist thriller you won't want to miss!'
—— C. M. Ewan'A perfect debut thriller. The definition of an up-all-night page-turner.'
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—— Chat magazineThis breathless thriller keeps you hooked.
—— Crime MonthlyA strikingly assured and accomplished debut. Sara Ochs clearly has a fine understanding of the conventions and possibilities of the psychological thriller. She has devised an intricate and satisfying puzzle here.
—— Irish ExaminerSet on a beautiful Thai island, danger is always lurking just below the surface in this brilliantly thrilling murder mystery.
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