An Unwanted Guest

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER. The new pulse-pounding and unputdownable thriller from the author of the number one bestseller THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR, and A STRANGER IN THE HOUSE. `Tense. Unpredictable. Unputdownable. Shari Lapena`s novels are domestic noir at its finest` Simon Kernick ********** We can`t choose the strangers we meet. As the guests arrive at beautiful, remote Mitchell`s Inn, they`re all looking forward to a relaxing weekend deep in the forest, miles from anywhere. They watch their fellow guests with interest, from a polite distance. Usually we can avoid the people who make us nervous, make us afraid. With a violent storm raging, the group finds itself completely cut off from the outside world. Nobody can get in - or out. And then the first body is found . . . and the horrifying truth comes to light. There`s a killer among them - and nowhere to run. Until we find ourselves in a situation we can`t escape. Trapped. ********** `If you want an unputdownable thriller, you`re in luck - best-seller Shari Lapena is back with a new whodunnit . . . Crafted like a vintage Christie and just as tense, this will be a smash hit` Heat `[An Unwanted Guest] once again shows her gift for smart characterisation combined with a subtle appreciation for the darkness of the human heart . . . A perfectly choreographed danse macabre` Mail on Sunday `Shari Lapena combines the cosy feel and cunning plotting of an Agatha Christie-era whodunnit with a sharp eye for contemporary life and she is rapidly becoming a go-to author for anyone seeking a light but lip-smacking mystery` Sunday Express `The psychological thrillers of Lapena are masterclasses in tightly plotted, economical narrative...This third novel has a premise straight out of a Agatha Christie classic` Metro `An excellent mystery! Agatha Christie meets P D James` Ragnar Jonasson Readers love Shari Lapena: `Best book I`ve read in ages` `5* fast paced, twisting thriller` `The pace never let up` `On the edge of my seat to the end` `I haven`t picked up a book in 9 years and I`m so glad that I picked this up! I loved it.` `Incredibly readable and unputdownable` `Very clever, well written, intriguing and suspenseful` `Had me hooked from start to finish`