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'HUGELY GRIPPING' Mark Billingham
'HEART-STOPPING' Elly Griffiths
'WHAT A READ!' Stuart Turton

16-year-old Sadie Saunders is missing.

Five friends set out into the woods to find her.

But they're not just friends...

THEY'RE SUSPECTS.

You see, this was never a search party.

It's a witch hunt.

And not everyone will make it home alive...

THE CHALK MAN meets THE HUNTING PARTY in this gripping story; witness four suspects as, alongside DI Fleet, you attempt to discover the truth about what happened to Sadie...
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WHAT AUTHORS ARE SAYING ABOUT SIMON LELIC

'What a read! It's proper clever. Loved it' STUART TURTON

'A bloody good read and the very definition of unpredictable ' JOHN MARRS

'Clever and atmospheric' MARK EDWARDS

'Skilful and compelling' OBSERVER, THRILLER OF THE MONTH

'A brilliantly tense tale' ARAMINTA HALL

'A marvel: intricate, complex and utterly gripping' ALEX LAKE

'Expect twists aplenty' WOMAN'S WEEKLY

'Simon Lelic just gets better and better' DERVLA MCTIERNAN

'A chillingly complex, well-crafted web' JANE CORRY

'A skilfully-woven mystery that oozes with tension' T M LOGAN

'A thriller that grabs you by the throat and never lets go' ELLY GRIFFITHS

'Atmospheric and chilling. Fantastic read!' CARLA KOVACH
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WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT SIMON LELIC

'The unpredictable twists kept coming, just when I thought I'd worked out what was going on' Reviewer, Netgalley

'I read it in one session . . . a fabulous read' Alison, Netgalley

'The story gradually formed from a variety of perspectives with the picture gradually becoming clear and an outcome that I didn't see coming' Carol, Netgalley

'Wow. Didn't want to put this down' Lucy, Netgalley

'The ending was an absolute belter. I did NOT see it coming and yet it made perfect sense' Roxanne, Netgalley

'I LOVED this . . . extraordinarily addictive' Liz, Netgalley

The killer isn't out there.
It's one of you.


About the Author
Simon Lelic is the author of five highly acclaimed thrillers: Rupture (winner of a Betty Trask Award and shortlisted for the John Creasy Debut Dagger), The Facility, The Child Who (longlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger and the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger), The House, The Liar's Room and The Search Party.

Reviews
Clever and atmospheric, with shades of Stand By Me -- Mark Edwards
A brilliantly tense tale with a whirlwind of an ending that's like riding a rollercoaster -- Araminta Hall
A bloody good read and the very definition of unpredictable ... Twisty, creepy, brilliantly paced and with a denouement I never saw coming -- John Marrs
A chillingly complex, well-crafted web. The voices cry out from Simon Lelic's pages as if they are standing right next to you -- Jane Corry
The Search Party is a marvel: intricate, complex and utterly gripping -- Alex Lake
A thriller that grabs you by the throat and never lets go. Taut, compelling and occasionally terrifying -- Elly Griffiths
Unpredictable, wildly original and with an ending that made me gasp, this is thriller writing at its very best -- Nuala Ellwood
Psychologically compelling and deeply moving ... Simon Lelic just gets better and better -- Dervla McTiernan
Wow! I have been totally gripped by this riveting read for the past few days. I was captivated by the chapters told from the search party's perspective. I felt as though I was right there in their heads. The setting was perfect, atmospheric and chilling. The story, riveting and compelling. The characters, intriguing and suspenseful. Fantastic read! -- Carla Kovach
Simon Lelic is on my radar from this point forward. The Search Party is taut, beautifully written, and scary as hell, with more twists than a mountain road -- Christina Dalcher
I loved this book, from one of my favourite authors. You'll definitely want to read this absorbing, creepy, and totally unputdownable novel -- Luca Veste
I raced through The Search Party, unable to put it down. It's tense, twisty and intricately plotted, with characters that stay with you long after you've read the last page -- Laura Marshall
A brilliantly original story with an immediately intriguing cast of characters and a compelling mystery that kept me hooked throughout. With his insightful characterisation combined with a gripping plot, Lelic has just recruited a brand new fan -- Philippa East
A masterful, original ... A thriller and a half -- Michael Wood



Book Information
ISBN 9780241422687
Author Simon Lelic
Format Hardback
Page Count 352
Imprint Viking
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Weight(grams) 605g
Dimensions(mm) 240mm * 162mm * 32mm