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Final Cut

Final Cut

Summary

'Creepy and packed with suspense and menace, it draws the reader into a community that has more than its fair share of skeletons to hide.' Daily Mail

The phenomenal new thriller from the multi-million-copy bestselling author.

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Blackwood Bay. An ordinary place, home to ordinary people.

It used to be a buzzing seaside destination. But now, ravaged by the effects of dwindling tourism and economic downturn, it's a ghost town - and the perfect place for film-maker Alex to shoot her new documentary.

But the community is deeply suspicious of her intentions. After all, nothing exciting ever happens in Blackwood Bay - or does it?

Blackwood Bay. An ordinary place, home to an extraordinary secret.

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READERS ARE GRIPPED BY FINAL CUT

'Thrilling to the end, and will keep you guessing' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

'Full of twists, turns and great atmosphere' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

'A brilliantly crafted thriller' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐


WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING

'Dark and twisty, and full of surprises and so smartly done' Joanna Cannon

'I loved that behind this disturbing and clever plot there's a genuinely heartrending story.' Emma Curtis

'The master storyteller S J Watson is back with another clever psychological thriller' Woman & Home

'An intriguing and unsettling new thriller' Fabulous

'Watson adroitly [brings] the strands of his story together to create a disturbing journey to a shocking truth' The Observer

'S J Watson has done it again. Even more compelling than Before I Go To Sleep' Lesley Kara

Reviews

  • Watson adroitly [brings] the strands of his story together to create a disturbing journey to a shocking truth
    The Observer

About the author

S J Watson

S J Watson was born in the Midlands, lives in London and worked in the NHS for a number of years.
In 2009 Watson was accepted into the first Faber Academy
‘Writing a Novel’ course, a programme that covers all aspects of the novel-writing process. Before I Go To Sleep is the result.
Before I Go To Sleep has become a phenomenal international success, sold in 44 territories around the world. It is a New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller, and won both the Crime Writers’ Association Award for Best Debut Novel and the Galaxy National Book Award for Crime Thriller of the Year. Before I Go To Sleep is now a major movie starring
Nicole Kidman, Colin Firth and Mark Strong and directed by Rowan Joffe.
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