Final Cut

They tried to hide the truth. But the camera never lies... 

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.

Final Cut is the latest mind-blowing psychological thriller by S. J. Watson—author of Before I Go to Sleep, which has sold more than four million copies worldwide, and the critically acclaimed Second Life.


S. J. Watson was born in the Midlands. His first novel was the award-winning Before I Go to Sleep, which has sold more than four million copies in over forty languages, followed by the critically acclaimed novel Second Life. S. J. Watson lives in London.

‘As far as psychological thrillers go, you can’t get much more psychological, or more thrilling.’ Age on Before I Go to Sleep

'The summer’s single most suspenseful plot belongs to Before I Go To Sleep...pure page-turner.' New York Times on Before I Go to Sleep