The Treehouse

‘If you aren’t reading B P Walter yet, now’s the time’ A. J. Finn

'Accomplished, dark and stylish: I will read anything B P Walter writes’ Gillian McAllister

‘A fantastically dark and twisted thriller’ Nikki Smith

'B P Walter’s characterisation is terrifyingly good in this claustrophobic thriller’ Marion Todd

A toxic and unputdownable family thriller to keep you gripped in 2025. Perfect for fans of The White Lotus, Lisa Jewell and Ruth Ware.

A summer holiday. A family secret. A split-second decision that will change everything.

Twenty years ago, a summer holiday ended in tragedy for the Palmer family.

No one has spoken of it since.

Until a new tv series plays out the horrifying events of that night.

As the family are forced to relive that fateful trip, is it possible that each person is hiding their own secrets, and is someone willing to do whatever it takes to keep their past firmly in the past…

Praise for B P Walter

'A dark and twisted psychological thriller with a jaw-dropping finale’ Michael Wood

‘An excellent psychological thriller with a foreboding atmosphere which I found dark, sinister and disturbing’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Wow!! Dark, deceptive, and definitely bingeable in a day!!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Up there with this author’s best, I read it in one sitting as it moved along at a very quick pace’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'The novel has multiple clever layers to it and parts are delicious in their dark awfulness’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Another gripping read’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Dark and twisty and once again I was left speechless’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Good twists, great writing style, compelling upper class setting. Every character despicable in their own way’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐

'The characters were fantastically flawed and the plot twists were superb. Themes of greed, resentment, jealousy and negligence were weaved through so well’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

About the author

B P Walter was born and raised in Essex. After spending his childhood and teenage years reading compulsively, he worked in bookshops then went to the University of Southampton to study Film and English followed by an MA in Film & Cultural Management. He is an alumni of the Faber Academy and currently works in social media coordination for Waterstones in London.