A gripping new thriller with a killer twist!

Two bodies. Thirty years. And a secret that connects them both...

1990

A woman's body is found brutally murdered in the woods, and next to it, a shallow grave hiding a terrified young girl.

2021

When Mia and Rich move to an eco-village in Spain, they're looking for a new start. Val Verde is everything they wished for - at least to begin with. But when someone is murdered in an olive grove, Mia realises the village isn't the safe haven she was hoping for...

There's a killer in the village - and they'll stop at nothing until they get revenge...

a twisty, atmospheric new crime thriller that will keep you up all night

About the Author

E.V. Adamson is the pseudonym of Andrew Wilson, the novelist, biographer and journalist. He is the author of four novels which feature Agatha Christie as a detective. His non-fiction books include biographies of Patricia Highsmith, Sylvia Plath, Alexander McQueen, Harold Robbins and a group biography of the survivors of the Titanic. His first novel, The Lying Tongue, published in 2007, was shortlisted for the Jelf First Novel Award. He won the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Biography (2004) and the LAMBDA Literary Award (2003) for Beautiful Shadow: A Life of Patricia Highsmith. He was shortlisted for the Whitbread Biography Prize (2003) for the same book. He is also a creative writing mentor on the Gold Dust scheme and the new tutor on the Faber Academy crime course.

Reviews

'A heady tale of distrust and disillusion' The Times

'It had a beautifully evoked sense of place; the pace was relentless and the ending left so many intriguing questions!' Jane Shemilt

"A thrilling read set against an idyllic Spanish backdrop. Cleverly written with some excellent twists - I raced through this." Catherine Cooper

PRAISE FOR E.V. ADAMSON

'Assured and engrossing' The Sunday Times

'Fantastic - I read this in one sitting' Kate Mosse

'It's exactly what you look for in a thriller: well-drawn characters, a believable plot and an ending that makes you think long after you have finished reading' Belfast Telegraph

'Great fun' The Times

'Both a tightly-plotted, entertaining work of suspense and an unflinching study of the trauma of witnessing violence' LOUISE CANDLISH

"Meticulously plotted with an ending I really didn't see coming." SARAH VAUGHAN, author of ANATOMY OF A SCANDAL

'An 'of-the-moment' mystery which keeps you wondering until the final page.' JANE CORRY, author of I MADE A MISTAKE

'Fast-paced and unpredictable' JANE SHEMILT

'I loved this dark twisty tale' JACKIE KABLER

'It starts with a chilling act of murder and continues with twist after twist' CLAIRE MCGOWAN

'Superbly executed' JANE CASEY

'A powerful thriller disentangling what lies behind a bloody opening murder scene at one of London's most famous beauty spots' TANITH CAREY

'A twisty, dark, urban thriller.' CASS GREEN

'So perfectly pitched it gave me vertigo.' KATE WEINBERG, author of THE TRUANTS

'Five Strangers opens with a vicious death, then blindsides you on a twisted journey of possession and danger. I read it in one day.' RACHAEL BLOK

'Compelling and darkly addictive' GAVANNDRA HODGE

'An original, twisty and atmospheric thriller, packed with secrets and toxic relationships'ROZ WATKINS, author of THE DEVIL'S DICE

Book Information
ISBN 9780008439293
Author E.V. Adamson
Format Paperback
Page Count 320
Imprint HarperCollins
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Weight(grams) 220g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 18mm