Vaughan is simply a genius at immersing you in simmering tensions and turning up the heat.”Ellery Lloyd

A stunning novel.”Gilly Macmillan

“A flawlessly constructed thriller, perfectly paced and filled with smart reveals. This is a read-in-one-sitting delight of a novel!”Lucy Clarke

A compelling novel about power, money and lies from the author ofAnatomy of a Scandal.

All families have secrets. But it’s the lies that can kill.

A lavish seventieth birthday party. A body found on a storm-lashed beach. And a secret that someone is dying to tell. . . .

Famed childrens author Dame Eleanor Kingman has summoned her family and friends to her exquisite manor house on the cliffs. They’re celebrating her birthdayand her latest number one bestseller in her series of books based on a mother fox and her cubs.

But the night before the party,