The Trap by Melanie Raabe is set, and ready to spring.

I know you killed my sister.
I wrote this novel for you.

Twelve years ago, Linda's sister Anna was murdered. Her killer was never caught, but Linda saw him. Now, all these years on, she's just seen him again. On TV.

He has since become a well-known reporter, and Linda - a famous novelist and infamous recluse - knows no one will believe her if she accuses him, so she does the only thing she can think of: she writes a thriller about a woman who is murdered, her killer never caught. When the book is published, she agrees to give just one media interview. At home. To the one person who knows more about the case than she does.

He knows what happened that night and she wrote a book about it but, when the doorbell rings, neither of them can be sure how the story will end.

They say you should write what you know ...

About the Author
Melanie Raabe was born in 1981 and grew up in former East Germany before moving to West Germany with her family. She studied media and literature and was a magazine editor before becoming a freelance journalist and writer. While freelancing, she performed in shows and wrote two plays, all while crafting novels at night. Melanie Raabe lives in Cologne and loves travelling, cooking, bungee-jumping, tattoos, indie rock, and cats. The Trap, which won the Stuttgart Crime Prize, is her first novel.

Reviews
The Trap had me hooked from the start. Linda's story unravels so cleverly, and Raabe keeps you questioning what's fact and what's not right to the end, ratcheting up the tension at the same time... A genuinely gripping debut: I had to keep reading until I'd finished! * Debbie Howells, author of The Bones of You *
You won't be able to resist * Elle *
A very clever, mind-bending thriller * Woman & Home *
A fast, twisty read for fans of Paula Hawkins and Gillian Flynn * Booklist *
A must-read for thriller lovers * Essentials *
Blurs the lines of justice deliciously * Dead Good Books *
The Trap is a page-turner in the very best sense of the word. It's clever, devious, and driven, and twists the reader inside out until it reaches a terrific ending * Ian Hamilton *



Book Information
ISBN 9781509810697
Author Melanie Raabe
Format Paperback
Page Count 352
Imprint Pan Books
Publisher Pan Macmillan
Weight(grams) 386g
Dimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm * 20mm