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Kept me guessing right till the end and the final twist was brilliant!' 5***** READER REVIEW\u003cbr\u003e'Pulls you in from the get-go and refuses to let go until the final page. Tense, exciting and intriguing' 5***** READER REVIEW\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen her husband Harry walks out after just six months, a girls' weekend away with two friends seems like just what Sam needs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut they aren't even halfway to their destination when things start to go wrong: car trouble that \u003ci\u003ejust happens\u003c\/i\u003e to leave them stranded in the town where Harry lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd that's only the beginning.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBecause there are three things Sam doesn't yet know:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOne of her friends is lying about why they're there.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOne is lying about who she is.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnd one of them will never make it home . . .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Thrilling . . . 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