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The propulsive new thriller from Sunday Times bestseller Harriet Tyce, author of Blood Orange, The Lies You Told and It Ends at Midnight

"Gripping." - Alex Michaelides, New York Times bestselling author of The Silent Patient and The Maidens "Another compelling read from the utterly brilliant Harriet Tyce." - Lisa Jewell, New York Times bestselling author of Then She Was Gone "Blisteringly brilliant." - Sarah Pinbrough, New York Times bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes It's New Year's Eve and the stage is set for a lavish party in one of Edinburgh's best postcodes. It's a moment for old friends to set the past to rights - and move on. The night sky is alive with fireworks and the champagne is flowing. But the celebration fails to materialize. Because someone at this party is going to die tonight. Midnight approaches and the countdown begins - but it seems one of the guests doesn't want a resolution. They want revenge. From the acclaimed author of Blood Orange, comes a thriller of a party spiraling into murder, when one guest's plan to right old wrongs ends in blood, told with Tyce's signature dark and propulsive twists.

Sadie loves her daughter and will do anything to keep her safe. She can't tell her why they had to leave home so quickly - or why Robin's father won't be coming with them to London. She can't tell her why she hates being back in her dead mother's house, with its ivy-covered walls and its poisonous memories. And she can't tell her the truth about the school Robin's set to start at - a school that doesn't welcome newcomers. Sadie just wants to get their lives back on track. But even lies with the best intentions can have deadly consequences...

Alison má všetko. Milujúceho, aj keď trochu suchopárneho manžela, rozkošnú šesťročnú dcérku a kariéru advokátky na vzostupe – práve dostala svoj prvý prípad vraždy. Lenže nič nie je také, ako to navonok vyzerá. Už len jednu noc. Potom s ním skončím. Alison priveľa pracuje, priveľa pije a zanedbáva svoju rodinu. Má vášnivý románik s kolegom, ktorého záľuba posúvať hranice je občas nad jej sily. Urobila som to. Zabila som ho. Mala by som zhniť vo väzení. Klientka jej prvého prípadu vraždy Madeleine nepopiera, že dobodala svojho manžela na smrť, a chce sa priznať. Lenže niečo na jej príbehu nesedí. Pri príprave obhajoby Alison nachádza isté paralely medzi svojím a Madeleininým životom. Záchrana tejto ženy môže byť prvým krokom k tomu, aby zachránila aj sama seba. Sledujem ťa. Viem, čo robíš. Niekto pozná jej tajomstvá. Niekto chce, aby zaplatila za všetko, čo urobila aj čo neurobila. A nemieni s tým prestať, kým Alison všetko nestratí.