Five Strangers
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Beschreibung des Verlags
Five strangers. One horrific event. What did they see?
‘Assured and engrossing’ The Sunday Times
‘Tightly-plotted, entertaining’ LOUISE CANDLISH
‘Meticulously plotted with an ending I really didn’t see coming.’ SARAH VAUGHAN, author of ANATOMY OF A SCANDAL
A gripping new thriller about secrets, obsession and lies
When disgraced journalist Jen Hunter witnesses a horrific murder-suicide on Hampstead Heath one February alongside four strangers, she is compelled to find out what really happened that day. They all saw Daniel kill his girlfriend, Vicky – but can they trust their own memories?
Jen’s best friend, Bex, is worried about her. She knows Jen hasn’t always been the most stable of women. She knows about the lies. She knows why Jen lost her job at the paper.
As the lives of the Parliament Hill witnesses begin to unravel, one thing becomes clear: there is more to what happened that day on the heath.
And Jen needs to find out the truth – even at a cost.
Reviews
Praise for Five Strangers:
‘Assured and engrossing’ The Sunday Times
‘Fantastic- I read this in one sitting’ Kate Mosse
‘It’s exactly what you look for in a thriller: well-drawn characters, a believable plot and an ending that makes you think long after you have finished reading’ Belfast Telegraph
‘Great fun’ The Times
‘Both a tightly-plotted, entertaining work of suspense and an unflinching study of the trauma of witnessing violence’ LOUISE CANDLISH
“Meticulously plotted with an ending I really didn’t see coming.” SARAH VAUGHAN, author of ANATOMY OF A SCANDAL
‘An 'of-the-moment' mystery which keeps you wondering until the final page.’ JANE CORRY, author of I MADE A MISTAKE
‘Fast-paced and unpredictable’ JANE SHEMILT
‘I loved this dark twisty tale’ JACKIE KABLER
‘It starts with a chilling act of murder and continues with twist after twist’ CLAIRE MCGOWAN
‘Superbly executed’ JANE CASEY
‘A powerful thriller disentangling what lies behind a bloody opening murder scene at one of London's most famous beauty spots' TANITH CAREY
‘A twisty, dark, urban thriller.’ CASS GREEN
'So perfectly pitched it gave me vertigo.' KATE WEINBERG, author of THE TRUANTS
‘Five Strangers opens with a vicious death, then blindsides you on a twisted journey of possession and danger. I read it in one day.’ RACHAEL BLOK
‘Following a startlingly original opening, this tense mystery reels you in and never lets go!’ ABBY DAVIES, author of MOTHER LOVES ME
'Compelling and darkly addictive’ GAVANNDRA HODGE
'An original, twisty and atmospheric thriller, packed with secrets and toxic relationships’ ROZ WATKINS, author of THE DEVIL’S DICE
Praise for E.V. Adamson (writing as Andrew Wilson):
‘An exceptionally intricate mystery’ A.J. FINN
‘Fiendishly well-plotted’ LUCY FOLEY
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The pseudonymous Adamson's uneven debut opens with an intriguing setup. On a beautiful Valentine's Day on a hill in London's Hampstead Heath, five people, all strangers to each other, see a horrific murder/suicide involving a couple sitting on a park bench. One of the witnesses is journalist Jen Hunter, who lives with retired journalist Penelope Frasier in Penelope's enormous mansion in Hampstead. After Jen publishes a newspaper article about the crime, she and her best friend, Rebecca "Bex" Shaw, set out to interview the other four witnesses. When Jen is threatened by a mysterious stalker and frightening texts, things seem to point to her ex-boyfriend Laurence Robertson as the culprit. Bex persuades Jen to move in with her, and together they plot to kill Laurence. Meanwhile, the older and more experienced Penelope investigates the four other witnesses plus Bex, as well as the murder and suicide victims on her own, uncovering dark secrets and an interconnectedness no one else suspects. Unfortunately, the plot bogs down with repetitive, melodramatic dialogue and predictable narrative turns until reaching the clever if far-fetched ending. There's enough talent to suggest Adamson's capable of better next time.
