The Wasp Trap
Six Friends. One Dinner. A Secret You Can’t Escape – A Twisted Thriller from the 5 Million Copy Bestseller Author
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IS IT A PARTY? OR IS IT A TRAP?
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
‘I loved this… incredibly satisfying’ Lisa Jewell
‘Wow, what a ride! Hooked me from the very first page and didn’t let go’
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Reader Review
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It starts with an invitation.
A dinner party, years after you all last worked together.
When everything ended so suddenly – and shockingly.
It is a long time for secrets to be kept.
For lies to be uncovered. For revenge to be planned.
Is it a party? Or is it a trap . . .
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Bestselling authors love THE WASP TRAP, the Waterstones Thriller of the Month (Feb 2026)
‘I read this in one sitting…Hugely enjoyable’ Alex Michaelides
‘Twisty, clever, often funny, always inventive’ Elly Griffiths
‘Sharp, fast-paced and brilliantly plotted. I loved it’ Clare Mackintosh
‘Hits you with twist after twist’ Ruth Ware
‘You’ll be up all night’ Steve Cavanagh
‘This is AMAZING’ Marian Keyes
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See what readers are already saying about The Wasp Trap
‘More twists than you can shake a stick at. Mark Edwards never disappoints’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
‘My goodness, what a great read! Compelling, and definitely his best so far’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
‘Totally loved it, if I could I would rate it higher’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
‘This isn’t just a book, it’s a full-throttle roller coaster’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
* The Wasp Trap is a Sunday Times bestseller in paperback fiction, 15/2/26
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Six former colleagues reunite after the death of their mentor in this propulsive suspense novel from Edwards (The Psychopath Next Door). In 1999, former psychology professor Sebastian Marlowe recruited six recent university grads to work at a digital startup headquartered in his English country estate. The project, inspired by Sebastian's obsessive study of love in the months after his wife's murder, was an early algorithmic dating app. Twenty-five years later, Sebastian is dead, and his former employees reunite for his memorial. Among them is Lily, who worked with Sebastian on a side project to help identify sociopaths and shared a traumatic experience with the professor that both agreed to keep buried forever. During dinner, two of Sebastian's current employees take the group hostage and insist they reveal their darkest secrets. They're pursuing cryptic information that Sebastian alluded to on his deathbed—which Lily fears might be the very secret that could ruin her life. Edwards has a nasty good time airing his cast's dirty laundry, stoking plot momentum with big and small revelations that are almost universally unpredictable. This will keep readers turning pages well into the night.
