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The Hiding Place

The addictive new psychological thriller from the bestselling author of THE HOUSE

The Liar's Room

The BBC Radio 2 Book Club pick

The House

The Search Party

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Unpredictable, wildly original and with an ending that made me gasp, this is thriller writing at its very best

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

I loved this book, from one of my favourite authors. You'll definitely want to read this absorbing, creepy, and totally unputdownable novel

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

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

A masterful, original ... A thriller and a half

You won’t believe the twist in this compulsive new Top Ten ebook bestseller from the ‘Stephen King-like’ Simon Lelic

Everyone thinks that Sadie Saunders is dead. Missing now for a week - there are whispers of murder. 
 
As the police flounder, five of Sadie's friends set off into the woods to find her: 
 
The boyfriend 
The rebel 
The good guy 
The best friend 
The outsider 
 
ONE WILL NOT RETURN. 
BECAUSE THEY'VE TAKEN THE KILLER WITH THEM.

'Hugely gripping' Mark Billingham, Rabbit Hole 
 'Heart-stopping Elly Griffiths, The Locked Room 
 'What a read!' Stuart Turton, The Devil and the Dark Water 
 
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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 Observer, Thriller of the Month; witness four suspects as, alongside DI Fleet, you attempt to discover the truth about what happened to Sadie... 
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 'A bloody good read and the very definition of unpredictable ' John Marrs, Keep it in the Family 
 
 'Clever and atmospheric' Mark Edwards, No Place to Run 
 
 'A brilliantly tense tale' Araminta Hall, Hidden Depths 
 
 'A marvel: intricate, complex and utterly gripping' Alex Lake, Ready or Not 
 
 'Simon Lelic just gets better and better' Dervla Mctiernan, The Murder Rule 
 
 'A chillingly complex, well-crafted web' Jane Corry, We All Have Our Secrets 
 
 'A skilfully-woven mystery that oozes with tension' T M Logan, The Holiday 
 
 'Atmospheric and chilling. Fantastic read!' Carla Kovach, One Girl Missing

Simon Lelic is the author of seven highly acclaimed thrillers: Rupture (winner of a Betty Trask Award and shortlisted for the John Creasey 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, The Search Party and The Hiding Place. He has also written The Haven series for younger readers, twice shortlisted for the CrimeFest awards.

The Search Party

You won’t believe the twist in this compulsive new Top Ten ebook bestseller from the ‘Stephen King-like’ Simon Lelic

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