*NOW A RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK 2017* A stunning, atmospheric novel in the great tradition of
Death on the Nile and Patricia Highsmith, which tells of a young girl's journey on a cruise liner from England to a new life on the brink of the Second World War.
'Thrilling, captivating.
Simply stunning' Daily Express 5 *****
'An exquisite tale of love, murder and dark secrets' LISA JEWELL
‘Intoxicating.
I loved this book!
’ SANTA MONTEFIORE
'An utter treat .
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a glorious mix of proper old-school glamour and a labyrinthine plot full of class war, politics and sexual tension .
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A masterful storyteller.
' VERONICA HENRY
England, September 1939
Lily Shepherd boards a cruise liner for a new life in Australia and is plunged into a world of cocktails, jazz and glamorous friends.
But as the sun beats down, poisonous secrets begin to surface.
Suddenly Lily finds herself trapped with nowhere to go .
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Australia, six-weeks later
The world is at war, the cruise liner docks, and a beautiful young woman is escorted onto dry land in handcuffs.
What has she done?
Candis magazine BOOK OF THE MONTH
Red Magazine PICK OF THE MONTH: 'Think Patricia Highsmith on the seas'
Prime Magazine pick of SIX INTRIGUING READS
'Bag a copy of this Daphne du Maurier-style debut!
' Press Association
'Thrilling, seductive, utterly absorbing.
' PAULA HAWKINS, author of The Girl on The Train
'A gorgeously atmospheric read, prepare to be transported .
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' RUTH WARE, author of The Woman in Cabin 10
'Completely compelling and atmospheric.
I absolutely loved it' JANE FALLON, Author of MY SWEET REVENGE
'What a world of glamour, uncertainty and intrigue!
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It is a gem of a book' COLETTE MCBETH, author of The Life I Left Behind
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