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		<title>The Surf House</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<h2>*Don't miss the limited Collector's Edition of <em>The Surf House</em> with special endpapers and foil design beneath the dust jacket*</h2><p><strong>Buy now to secure a copy - limited to the first print run!</strong></p><p><strong>'Escapist, thrilling, unforgettable' GILLIAN McALLISTER</strong></p><p><strong>'The queen of the destination thriller is back with her best book yet' CLAIRE DOUGLAS</strong></p>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2>*Don&#8217;t miss the limited Collector&#8217;s Edition of <em>The Surf House</em> with special endpapers and foil design beneath the dust jacket*</h2>
<p><strong>Buy now to secure a copy &#8211; limited to the first print run!</strong></p>
<p><strong>&#8216;Escapist, thrilling, unforgettable&#8217; GILLIAN McALLISTER</strong></p>
<p><strong>&#8216;The queen of the destination thriller is back with her best book yet&#8217; CLAIRE DOUGLAS</strong></p>
<p><strong>&#8216;Utterly absorbing ? one of my books of the year&#8217; ANDREA MARA</strong></p>
<p>__________________________________________________________</p>
<h2>Welcome to The Surf House</h2>
<h2><em>Where everyone&#8217;s escaping something?</em></h2>
<p>*</p>
<p>High on the cliffs of Morocco, far from the city lights and the souks, stands <strong>The Surf House</strong>: a sanctuary for travellers chasing sunshine and waves.</p>
<p>But the idyll hides a dark mystery.</p>
<p>And when Bea washes in, seeking refuge after a dangerous encounter in Marrakesh, she soon gets caught in the current.</p>
<p>A woman her age &#8211; who stayed in the same area, walked the same beaches, met the same guests &#8211; disappeared one year earlier, vanishing without trace.</p>
<p>Somewhere inside The Surf House lies the truth &#8211; but there&#8217;ll be a price for uncovering it?</p>
<p>*</p>
<p><strong><em>Readers love getting swept away with Lucy Clarke&#8217;s destination thrillers:</em></strong></p>
<p>&#8216;<strong>Had me on the edge of my seat</strong>&#8216; ?????</p>
<p>&#8216;<strong>Brilliant ? kept me guessing the whole way through</strong>&#8216; ?????</p>
<p>&#8216;<strong>Twists &#038; turns galore, couldn&#8217;t put it down. Highly recommend!</strong>&#8216; ?????</p>
<p>&#8216;<strong>Very clever and I was gripped throughout. Will be reading more from Lucy Clarke for sure</strong>&#8216; ?????</p>
<p>&#8216;<strong>Very evocative and you get really involved with the beautiful setting and characters</strong>&#8216; ?????</p>
<p>&#8216;<strong>What a stonkingly fabulous read</strong>&#8216; ?????</p>
<p>Lucy Clarke&#8217;s book &#8216;The Hike&#8217; was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 2023-10-02.</p>
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		<title>The hike</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><strong>*The <em>Sunday Times</em> bestseller*</strong></p><h2>*DISCOVER YOUR NEXT ESCAPE WITH THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR*</h2><p>'A tear-those-pages thriller' <strong>ABIGAIL DEAN</strong><br>'Secrets galore' <strong><em>DAILY MAIL</em></strong><br>'Atmospheric, haunting, and beautifully written' <strong>GILLIAN McALLISTER</strong><br>'Queen of the destination thriller' <strong>CLAIRE DOUGLAS</strong></p>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>*The <em>Sunday Times</em> bestseller*</strong></p>
<h2>*DISCOVER YOUR NEXT ESCAPE WITH THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR*</h2>
<p>&#8216;A tear-those-pages thriller&#8217; <strong>ABIGAIL DEAN</strong><br />&#8216;Secrets galore&#8217; <strong><em>DAILY MAIL</em></strong><br />&#8216;Atmospheric, haunting, and beautifully written&#8217; <strong>GILLIAN McALLISTER</strong><br />&#8216;Queen of the destination thriller&#8217; <strong>CLAIRE DOUGLAS</strong></p>
<p>_______________________________________________________________</p>
<p><strong>THE PERFECT DAY FOR A HIKE</strong></p>
<p>Seeking the escape of a lifetime, four friends hike out into the beautiful Norwegian wild &#8211; nothing between them and the mountain peak but forest, sea and sharp blue sky.</p>
<p><strong>THE PERFECT PLACE TO DISAPPEAR</strong></p>
<p>But there&#8217;s a darker side to the wilderness. A woman went missing here one year ago. Now the friends are hiking into the heart of the mystery. And waiting on the trail is someone who&#8217;d do anything to keep their secrets buried &#8211; and to stop the group walking away alive . . .<br />_________________________________________________________________</p>
<p><strong><em>Readers love getting swept away with Lucy Clarke&#8217;s destination thrillers:</em></strong></p>
<p>&#8216;<strong>Had me on the edge of my seat</strong>&#8216; ?????</p>
<p>&#8216;<strong>Brilliant . . . kept me guessing the whole way through</strong>&#8216; ?????</p>
<p>&#8216;<strong>Twists &#038; turns galore, couldn&#8217;t put it down. Highly recommend!</strong>&#8216; ?????</p>
<p>&#8216;<strong>Very clever and I was gripped throughout. Will be reading more from Lucy Clarke for sure!</strong>&#8216; ?????</p>
<p>&#8216;<strong>Very evocative and you get really involved with the beautiful setting and characters</strong>&#8216; ?????</p>
<p>&#8216;<strong>What a stonkingly fabulous read</strong>!&#8217; ?????</p>
<p><em>The Hike</em> was a Sunday Times bestseller for w/e 7/05/2023</p>
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		<title>One of the Girls</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Emma]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<h2>*The thrilling new novel from Lucy Clarke, THE SURF HOUSE, is available to buy now*</h2>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2>*The thrilling new novel from Lucy Clarke, THE SURF HOUSE, is available to buy now*</h2>
<p><strong>&#8216;Brimming with tension&#8217;</strong> CLARE MACKINTOSH<br /><strong>&#8216;Talk about twists and turns&#8217;</strong> EMMA STONEX<br /><strong>&#8216;Utterly addictive . . . her best yet&#8217;</strong> ERIN KELLY<br /><strong>&#8216;The perfect holiday read&#8217; </strong>CLAIRE DOUGLAS</p>
<p><strong>WE WERE DYING FOR A HOLIDAY</strong></p>
<p>The six of us arrived on that beautiful Greek island dreaming of sun-drenched beaches and blood orange sunsets, ready to lose ourselves in the wild freedom of a weekend away with friends.</p>
<p><strong>On the first night </strong>we swam under a blanket of stars.</p>
<p><strong>On the second night</strong> the games began on our clifftop terrace.</p>
<p><strong>On the third night</strong> the idyll cracked, secrets and lies whispering on the breeze.</p>
<p><strong>And by the final night</strong> there was a body on the rocks below . . .</p>
<p><strong>WHO WOULD KILL FOR IT?</strong></p>
<p>_________________________________________________________________</p>
<p><strong>What readers are saying about <em>One of the Girls</em>:</strong></p>
<p>&#8216;If you are looking for <strong>a sun-soaked, fast-paced, keep-you-up-till-the-early-hours thriller</strong> for summer 2022 then my god this is it!&#8217; ?????</p>
<p>&#8216;I loved this, <strong>a thrilling murder mystery</strong> read about friendship, love, deception, lies and secrets&#8217;?????</p>
<p>&#8216;Absolutely gripping,<strong> a perfect summer read</strong>&#8216; ?????</p>
<p>&#8216;This was an <strong>absolutely delicious </strong>read that grabbed me from the get-go&#8217; ?????</p>
<p>&#8216;The ending, and the revelations leading up to it, <strong>blew me away</strong>&#8216; ?????</p>
<p>&#8216;<strong>WHAT A READ</strong>! . . . I was whizzing through the pages just to find out anything out&#8217; ?????</p>
<p>&#8216;<strong>Unputdownable! The ideal holiday read</strong>&#8216;?????</p>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<h2>The scorching, escapist new thriller from the <em>Sunday Times</em> bestselling author of <em>The Castaway</em>s</h2>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2>The scorching, escapist new thriller from the <em>Sunday Times</em> bestselling author of <em>The Castaway</em>s</h2>
<p><strong>&#8216;An addictive sun-soaked thriller&#8217;</strong><em>MARIE CLAIRE</em><br /><strong>&#8216;The perfect holiday read&#8217; </strong>CLAIRE DOUGLAS<br /><strong>&#8216;Brimming with tension&#8217;</strong> CLARE MACKINTOSH<br /><strong>&#8216;Talk about twists and turns&#8217;</strong> EMMA STONEX<br /><strong>&#8216;Utterly addictive . . . her best yet&#8217;</strong> ERIN KELLY</p>
<p><strong>WE WERE DYING FOR A HOLIDAY</strong></p>
<p>The six of us arrived on that beautiful Greek island dreaming of sun-drenched beaches and blood orange sunsets, ready to lose ourselves in the wild freedom of a weekend away with friends.</p>
<p><strong>On the first night </strong>we swam under a blanket of stars.</p>
<p><strong>On the second night</strong> the games began on our clifftop terrace.</p>
<p><strong>On the third night</strong> the idyll cracked, secrets and lies whispering on the breeze.</p>
<p><strong>And by the final night</strong> there was a body on the rocks below . . .</p>
<p><strong>WHO WOULD KILL FOR IT?</strong></p>
<p>_________________________________________________________________</p>
<p><strong>What readers are saying about <em>One of the Girls</em>:</strong></p>
<p>&#8216;If you are looking for <strong>a sun-soaked, fast-paced, keep-you-up-till-the-early-hours thriller</strong> for summer 2022 then my god this is it!&#8217; ?????</p>
<p>&#8216;I loved this, <strong>a thrilling murder mystery</strong> read about friendship, love, deception, lies and secrets&#8217;?????</p>
<p>&#8216;Absolutely gripping,<strong> a perfect summer read</strong>&#8216; ?????</p>
<p>&#8216;This was an <strong>absolutely delicious </strong>read that grabbed me from the get-go&#8217; ?????</p>
<p>&#8216;The ending, and the revelations leading up to it, <strong>blew me away</strong>&#8216; ?????</p>
<p>&#8216;<strong>WHAT A READ</strong>! . . . I was whizzing through the pages just to find out anything out&#8217; ?????</p>
<p>&#8216;<strong>Unputdownable! The ideal holiday read</strong>&#8216;?????</p>
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		<title>The Castaways</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<h2>*A Waterstones Thriller of the Month selection &#038; the <em>Sunday Times </em>bestseller*</h2><p><strong>A SECRET BEACH.</strong><br><strong>A HOLIDAY OF A LIFETIME.</strong><br><strong>WISH YOU WERE HERE?</strong></p><p><strong>THINK AGAIN?</strong></p>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2>*A Waterstones Thriller of the Month selection &#038; the <em>Sunday Times </em>bestseller*</h2>
<p><strong>A SECRET BEACH.</strong><br /><strong>A HOLIDAY OF A LIFETIME.</strong><br /><strong>WISH YOU WERE HERE?</strong></p>
<p><strong>THINK AGAIN?</strong></p>
<p>&#8216;We&#8217;re tipping it as <strong>one of 2021&#8217;s best reads</strong>&#8216; <strong>Marie Claire</strong><br />&#8216;<strong>Totally addictive</strong>, clever and atmospheric&#8217; <strong>Erin Kelly</strong><br />&#8216;<strong>Tense, unnerving</strong> and emotional&#8217; <strong>C. L. Taylor</strong><br />&#8216;<strong>Packed full of intrigue</strong>&#8216; <strong>Heidi Perks</strong></p>
<p>You wake on a beautiful, remote island.</p>
<p>Sparkling blue seas, golden sunsets, barely a footprint in the sand.</p>
<p>Yet this is no ordinary escape.<br />  <br />Next to the wreck of a plane, a stranger paces. Another sharpens a knife, scoring a list of the dead onto a palm tree. Others watch from the shadows of a campfire &#8211; all with untold stories, and closely-guarded secrets?</p>
<p><strong>This is no ordinary holiday.</strong><br /><strong>This is no ordinary island.</strong><br /><strong>This is no ordinary beach read.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Gripping, twisty and full of sun-soaked atmosphere, THE CASTAWAYS will whisk you far away to the island &#8211; and never let you go.</strong></p>
<h2>Everyone&#8217;s talking about the hottest thriller for 2021:</h2>
<p>&#8216;Wow? Beautifully paced, tense and twisty&#8217; <strong>B A Paris</strong></p>
<p>&#8216;A twisty, wonderful heartfelt story about sibling love, this is the author&#8217;s best yet&#8217;<strong> Prima</strong></p>
<p>&#8216;A beautifully written, emotional and intelligent thriller. Full of atmosphere and tension as well as brilliantly drawn characters that I cared about. I loved it!&#8217; <strong>Claire Douglas</strong></p>
<p>&#8216;Wow wow wow! I&#8217;ve enjoyed The Castaways more than any book for years!&#8217; <strong>Netgalley reviewer</strong></p>
<p>&#8216;<em>The Castaways</em> is a genuine page-turner &#8211; a taut, utterly compelling tale that will make you wonder just how far you&#8217;d be willing to go to find out the truth&#8217; <strong>T M Logan</strong></p>
<p>&#8216;Fantastic thriller, full of twists and turns!&#8217; <strong>Netgalley reviewer</strong></p>
<p>&#8216;This deft thriller is as emotionally intelligent on the complex dynamic between sisters as it is compulsive. I stayed up way too late to finish it&#8217; <strong>Kate Riordan</strong></p>
<p>&#8216;I was hooked from the very first page&#8217; <strong>Netgalley reviewer</strong></p>
<p>&#8216;I found this the perfect piece of escapism&#8217; <strong>Netgalley reviewer</strong></p>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><strong>A SECRET BEACH.</strong><br><strong>A HOLIDAY OF A LIFETIME.</strong><br><strong>WISH YOU WERE HERE?</strong></p><p><strong>THINK AGAIN?</strong></p>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>A SECRET BEACH.</strong><br /><strong>A HOLIDAY OF A LIFETIME.</strong><br /><strong>WISH YOU WERE HERE?</strong></p>
<p><strong>THINK AGAIN?</strong></p>
<p>&#8216;We&#8217;re tipping it as <strong>one of 2021&#8217;s best reads</strong>&#8216; <strong>Marie Claire</strong><br />&#8216;<strong>Totally addictive</strong>, clever and atmospheric&#8217; <strong>Erin Kelly</strong><br />&#8216;<strong>Tense, unnerving</strong> and emotional&#8217; <strong>C. L. Taylor</strong><br />&#8216;<strong>Packed full of intrigue</strong>&#8216; <strong>Heidi Perks</strong></p>
<p>You wake on a beautiful, remote island.</p>
<p>Sparkling blue seas, golden sunsets, barely a footprint in the sand.</p>
<p>Yet this is no ordinary escape.<br />  <br />Next to the wreck of a plane, a stranger paces. Another sharpens a knife, scoring a list of the dead onto a palm tree. Others watch from the shadows of a campfire &#8211; all with untold stories, and closely-guarded secrets?</p>
<p><strong>This is no ordinary holiday.</strong><br /><strong>This is no ordinary island.</strong><br /><strong>This is no ordinary beach read.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Gripping, twisty and full of sun-soaked atmosphere, THE CASTAWAYS will whisk you far away to the island &#8211; and never let you go.</strong></p>
<h2>Everyone&#8217;s talking about the hottest thriller for 2021:</h2>
<p>&#8216;Wow? Beautifully paced, tense and twisty&#8217; <strong>B A Paris</strong></p>
<p>&#8216;A twisty, wonderful heartfelt story about sibling love, this is the author&#8217;s best yet&#8217;<strong> Prima</strong></p>
<p>&#8216;A beautifully written, emotional and intelligent thriller. Full of atmosphere and tension as well as brilliantly drawn characters that I cared about. I loved it!&#8217; <strong>Claire Douglas</strong></p>
<p>&#8216;Wow wow wow! I&#8217;ve enjoyed The Castaways more than any book for years!&#8217; <strong>Netgalley reviewer</strong></p>
<p>&#8216;<em>The Castaways</em> is a genuine page-turner &#8211; a taut, utterly compelling tale that will make you wonder just how far you&#8217;d be willing to go to find out the truth&#8217; <strong>T M Logan</strong></p>
<p>&#8216;Fantastic thriller, full of twists and turns!&#8217; <strong>Netgalley reviewer</strong></p>
<p>&#8216;This deft thriller is as emotionally intelligent on the complex dynamic between sisters as it is compulsive. I stayed up way too late to finish it&#8217; <strong>Kate Riordan</strong></p>
<p>&#8216;I was hooked from the very first page&#8217; <strong>Netgalley reviewer</strong></p>
<p>&#8216;I found this the perfect piece of escapism&#8217; <strong>Netgalley reviewer</strong></p>
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